FRIDAY’S GAMES

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CUBS 10, Cardinals 5:

Kyle Hendricks won his ninth straight decision, Patrick Wisdom hit a two-run homer and Chicago beat St. Louis. Kris Bryant drove in three runs with a pinch-hit double.

White Sox 12, ORIOLES 1: Baltimorearea native Gavin Sheets homered in his first trip to Camden Yards as a major leaguer, and Chicago routed Baltimore. José Abreu reached base four times and drove in three runs.

CLEVELAND 2, Royals 1:

Bobby Bradley homered leading off the ninth inning as Cleveland overcame some brutal baserunning that led to manager Terry Francona’s ejection for a win over Kansas City.

Pirates at METS, late: New York is 26-12 in home games in 2021. The New York pitching staff averages 10 strikeouts per nine innings. Pittsburgh has gone 13-29 away from home. Pittsburgh has slugged .356 this season.

RAYS 7, Blue Jays 1: Three Tampa Bay relievers combined on five more scoreless innings, Ji-Man Choi drove in three runs and the Rays won their fifth consecutive game.

Phillies at RED SOX, late: Boston is 27-17 on its home turf. Philadelphia is 18-27 in road games. The Phillies won the last meeting 6-2 on May 23. Zack Wheeler secured his fourth victory for Philadelphia.

Braves 5, MARLINS 0: Charlie Morton pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, Ronald Acuña Jr. was restrained after being plunked by another Marlins pitcher and Atlanta beat Miami.

Athletics at RANGERS, late: Texas is 21-23 in home games in 2020. Oakland is 23-17 on the road. The Rangers won the last meeting 8-3 on July 1. John King earned his sixth victory for Texas.

Tigers at TWINS, late: Ryan Jeffers and Miguel Sanó homered and Minnesota took advantage of a replay reversal to score three runs in the seventh inning, rallying past Detroit 5-3 on Thursday night.

Yankees at ASTROS, late: Houston is 28-17 on its home turf. New York is 21-20 on the road. The Astros won the last meeting 7-4 on May 6. Andre Scrubb earned his first victory for Houston.

Reds at BREWERS, late: Avisaíl García hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning as Milwaukee beat Cincinnati 5-3 Thursday night, boosting its NL Central lead to seven games over the Reds.

Nationals at GIANTS, late: San Francisco is 27-13 on its home turf. Washington is 18-22 on the road. The Nationals won the last meeting 5-0 on June 13.

D-backs at DODGERS, late: Los Angeles is 28-13 in home games in 2021. Arizona is 10-36 in road games. The Dodgers won the last meeting 9-8 on June 20. Garrett Cleavinger notched his second victory for Los Angeles.

Rockies at PADRES, late: San Diego is 32-17 in home games in 2021. Colorado has gone 7-33 away from home. The Rockies won the last meeting 8-7 on June 16.

Angels at MARINERS, late: Seattle is 27-19 in home games in 2020. Los Angeles has gone 18-22 away from home. The Mariners won the last meeting 9-5 on June 6.