FRIDAY’S GAMES

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Royals 6, CUBS 2: Salvador Perez hit two of Kansas City’s five home runs in the Royals’ victory over Chicago. Emmanuel Rivera, Andrew Benitendi and Cam Gallagher also homered.

Braves at ORIOLES, late: Baltimore is 17-37 on its home turf. The Orioles are slugging .398 as a unit. Atlanta is 34-27 on the road. The Braves offense has compiled a .242 batting average as a team this season.

Twins at YANKEES, late: Leadoff hitter Luke Voit had a two-run double in New York’s four-run third inning and the surging Yankees beat Minnesota 7-5 Thursday night for their season-high seventh straight victory.

Tigers at BLUE JAYS, late: Toronto is 31-25 on its home turf. The Blue Jays are hitting a collective batting average of .265 this season. Detroit is 25-35 on the road. The Tigers have a team onbase percentage of .307.

Angels at CLEVELAND, late: Cleveland is 29-27 in home games in 2021. Los Angeles is 30-31 in road games. Cleveland won the last meeting 3-2 on May 19. Aaron Civale secured his sixth victory for Cleveland.

Rangers at RED SOX, late: Boston is 37-24 on its home turf. Texas has gone 14-45 away from home. The Rangers won the last meeting 5-3 on May 2. Josh Sborz notched his third victory for Texas.

White Sox at RAYS, late: Tampa Bay is 39-22 on its home turf. Chicago has gone 29-28 away from home. The White Sox won the last meeting 8-7 on June 16. Ryan Burr earned his first victory for Chicago.

Marlins at REDS, late: Joey Votto slammed a three-run homer, Luis Castillo pitched seven innings of one-run ball and Cincinnati beat Miami 6-1 on Thursday night. Jorge Alfaro had an RBI single in the fourth for the Marlins.

Mariners at ASTROS, late: Houston is 37-23 on its home turf. Seattle is 29-31 on the road. The Astros won the last meeting 11-4 on July 28. Jake Odorizzi earned his fourth victory for Houston.

Nationals at BREWERS, late: Milwaukee is 32-27 on its home turf. Washington is 21-35 on the road. The Brewers won the last meeting 3-0 on May 30. Brandon Woodruff secured his fourth victory for Milwaukee.

Pirates at CARDINALS, late: St. Louis is 33-27 on its home turf. Pittsburgh is 18-44 on the road. The Cardinals won the last meeting 7-6 on Aug. 12. T.J. Mcfarland recorded his second victory for St. Louis.

D-backs at ROCKIES, late: Colorado is 41-21 on its home turf. Arizona is 14-45 in road games. The Rockies won the last meeting 9-3 on July 8. Chi Chi Gonzalez notched his third victory for Colorado.

Giants at ATHLETICS, late: Oakland is 34-25 in home games in 2021. San Francisco is 36-24 on the road. The Athletics won the last meeting 6-2 on June 27. Cole Irvin earned his sixth victory for Oakland.

Mets at DODGERS, late: Trea Turner went 2 for 4 and drove in a run to lead Los Angeles past New York 4-1 on Thursday night for its seventh straight win. The Dodgers moved within 21⁄2 games of the NL West-leading Giants.

Phillies at PADRES, late: San Diego is 40-24 in home games in 2021. Philadelphia is 25-35 in road games. The Padres won the last meeting 11-1 on July 4. Austin Adams earned his third victory for San Diego.