SATURDAY’S GAMES
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Giants at CUBS, late: Kris Bryant drew a pair of standing ovations in his return to Wrigley Field, then Evan Longoria and Brandon Belt homered in the seventh inning to send San Francisco over Chicago 6-1 Friday.
Rangers at ATHLETICS, late: Matt Olson had four hits and drove in four runs, Starling Marte added an RBI triple and Oakland beat Texas 10-5 on Friday night for its third straight win.
Blue Jays at ORIOLES (Game 1), late: Cedric Mullins and Ryan Mckenna homered off Robbie Ray and Baltimore beat the Blue Jays 6-3 on Friday to end Toronto’s winning streak at eight.
Blue Jays at ORIOLES (Game 2), late: Baltimore is 22-46 on its home turf. The Orioles offense has compiled a .239 batting average as a team this season. Toronto is 38-33 in road games.
Rockies at PHILLIES, late: Elias Díaz hit a grand slam, Germán Márquez pitched six shutout innings and Colorado continued to hurt Philadelphia’s playoff chances with an 11-2 win over the Phillies on Friday night.
Rays at TIGERS, late: Miguel Cabrera got his ninth straight hit before the string ended, Jonathan Schoop launched a grand slam and Detroit beat Tampa Bay 10-4 Friday night.
Brewers at CLEVELAND, late: Lorenzo Cain hit a grand slam to cap a six-run fifth inning, Eduardo Escobar homered from both sides of the plate and Milwaukee moved closer to the NL Central title, beating Cleveland 10-3 on Friday.
Nationals at PIRATES, late: Ke’bryan Hayes capped off a ninth-inning rally with an RBI single as Pittsburgh slipped past Washington 4-3 on Friday. The Pirates trailed 3-2 going into the ninth.
Angels at ASTROS, late: Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 44th home run, but got tagged by José Altuve, Alex Bregman and Houston in a 10-5 over Los Angeles on Friday. Ohtani (9-2) had been 8-0 in his last 13 starts.
Royals at TWINS, late: Andrew Benintendi had four hits and two home runs, the last a two-run shot in the 11th to send Kansas City to a 6-4 victory over Minnesota on Friday night.
Red Sox at WHITE SOX, late: José Abreu hit a three-run homer and Carlos Rodón pitched five effective innings on extended rest, helping Chicago beat Boston 4-3 on Friday night.
Reds at CARDINALS, late: Jose Barrero made the most of an unexpected start by doubling in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning, leading Cincinnati over St. Louis 4-2 Friday. Barrero was recalled from Triple-a Louisville.
Marlins at BRAVES, late: Jorge Soler had a two-run single during a five-run fifth, Ian Anderson tied a career high with nine strikeouts and Atlanta beat Miami 6-2 on Friday. The comeback win was the Braves’ 35th this season.
Yankees at METS, late: Rookie Tylor Megill struck out a career-high 10 and the Mets took advantage of a string of mistakes by the reeling Yankees to rout their Bronx rival 10-3 Friday night.
Padres at DODGERS, late: Julio Urías pitched seven shutout innings for his major league-leading 17th victory, Max Muncy slugged a two-run homer and Los Angeles beat San Diego 3-0 on Friday night to snap a two-game skid.
D-backs at MARINERS, late: Tom Murphy hit a two-run home run in the second inning and added a solo shot in the sixth, and Seattle beat Arizona 5-4 on Friday night.