Rookie’s blast carries Astros
The Associated Press
BALTIMORE — Astros rookie Yuli Gurriel had a career-high four hits, including a home run, and Houston received a gritty pitching performance from Mike Fiers in an 8-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
Colin Moran hit his first major league homer and first triple for Houston, and Brian McCann also went deep.
The Astros took an 8-2 lead into the ninth before Adam Jones hit a two-run double off James Hoyt, and Jonathan Schoop homered with two on against Chris Devenski.
CARDINALS 11, CUBS 4
In Chicago, Paul DeJong hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in St. Louis’ nine-run eighth inning, and the Cardinals cooled off the Cubs.
The Cubs carried a 3-2 lead into the eighth, looking for their seventh consecutive win. But St. Louis sent 14 batters to the plate in its highest-scoring inning of the season, taking advantage of a combined six walks by three relievers while improving to 4-4 since the All-Star break.
PHILLIES 6, BREWERS 1
In Philadelphia, Aaron Nola tied a career high with nine strikeouts in seven sharp innings, Freddy Galvis hit a two-run homer and the Phillies beat reeling Milwaukee.
Nola (7-6) allowed one run and five hits. He has six straight quality starts, going 4-1 and lowering his ERA from 4.76 to 3.38 in that span.
The NL Central-leading Brewers have lost six in a row and their lead over the World Series champion Cubs is only one game.
INDIANS 13, BLUE JAYS 3
In Cleveland, Edwin Encarnacion homered and drove in four runs against his former team, and the Indians broke open a close game with an eight-run seventh inning to pull away from Toronto.
Encarnacion, who played the last six seasons with the Blue Jays before signing a three-year, $60 million contract with Cleveland in January, hit a leadoff homer in the second, broke a 3-all tie in the fifth with a two-run double and added an RBI single in the seventh.
METS 7, ATHLETICS 5
In New York, Michael Conforto hit a pair of two-run homers and Jerry Blevins rescued the Mets’ bullpen with a five-out save as New York held off Oakland for its third straight victory.
T.J. Rivera put the Mets ahead in the sixth inning with a two-run single that turned into a Little League home run
RANGERS 4, RAYS 3 (10 INNINGS)
In St. Petersburg, Fla., Elvis Andrus homered early and snapped a 10th-inning tie with a two-out infield single that gave struggling Texas a comeback victory over Tampa Bay.
Andrus hit a sharp grounder off Brad Boxberger (2-1) that forced Evan Longoria to make a diving stop. Pinch-runner Delino DeShields scored when the third baseman was unable to complete the throw to first base.
TIGERS 6, TWINS 3
In Minneapolis, Victor Martinez hit two homers and Detroit topped Minnesota.
Anibal Sanchez (2-0) gave up three runs in 5⅔ innings for the Tigers, who lost star slugger Miguel Cabrera to a bruised right clavicle in the fourth. Cabrera had X-rays that were negative and he is day to day.
MARLINS 3, REDS 1
In Cincinnati, Jose Urena pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning, Christian Yelich drove in two runs and Miami opened a sixgame road trip with a rain-delayed victory over Cincinnati.