PHILADELPHIA // Bartolo Colon pitched eight innings for his 200th career victory, Travis d’Arnaud homered, and the New York Mets held on for a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
Daniel Murphy recorded his fifth straight multihit game with two singles for the Mets, who have won 10 of 11 in Philadelphia.
Marlon Byrd homered, Grady Sizemore drove in two runs, and Ben Revere had two of the Phillies’ nine hits. Revere is batting a major league-best .388 since June 26.
The 41-year-old Colon (11-9) joined Pedro Martinez and Juan Marichal as the only Dominican-born pitchers to reach 200 victories. He gave up one run and six hits, struck out six and walked none.
A.J. Burnett (6-12) surrendered 11 hits, tying a season high, and gave up five runs in his third consecutive loss. He struck out eight but fell to 0-4 with a 6.66 ERA in his last five starts.
ORIOLES 12, CARDINALS 2
BALTIMORE // J.J. Hardy hit two of Baltimore’s season-high six home runs, and the Orioles cruised past St. Louis to move a season-high 17 games over .500. Hardy hit a solo shot and a three-run drive for his 11th multihomer game. Manny Machado, Adam Jones, Chris Davis and Ryan Flaherty also connected as Baltimore (66-49) reached double figures in runs for the first time since April 24.
RAYS 4, CUBS 3, 10 innings
CHICAGO // Kevin Kiermaier, who entered the game in the eighth inning, drove in the winning run with a single in the 10th to give Tampa Bay a victory over the Chicago Cubs. Desmond Jennings went 2 for 5 with a homer, and Ben Zobrist went 3 for 5 as Tampa Bay won its second straight. Brad Boxberger (3-1) blew the save in the ninth, but pitched a perfect 10th to get the win. Hector Rondon (3-4) took the loss.
PIRATES 2, PADRES 1
PITTSBURGH // Gregory Polanco and Josh Harrison had three hits each, and Vance Worley outdueled Ian Kennedy as Pittsburgh edged San Diego. The Pirates (62-53) moved a season-high nine games over .500. Worley (5-1) struck a season-high seven in seven innings and gave up one run, five hits and a walk.
TIGERS 5, BLUE JAYS 4
TORONTO // Nick Castellanos tied the game with a two-run homer in the ninth inning, and Eugenio Suarez followed with a go-ahead shot as Detroit rallied to beat Toronto. The Tigers trailed 4-2 entering the ninth against closer Casey Janssen. J.D. Martinez started the inning with a double. After an out, Castellanos homered on the first pitch. Two pitches later, Suarez gave the Tigers their first lead with a drive to center.
MARLINS 2, REDS 1
CINCINNATI // Nathan Eovaldi gave his second straight shutdown performance, holding Cincinnati to five hits over eight shutout innings, and Giancarlo Stanton hit his NL-leading 28th homer, powering Miami to a victory. The Reds fell to 8-13 since the All-Star break.
YANKEES 10, INDIANS 6
NEW YORK // Carlos Beltran hit a grand slam and drove in five runs as the New York Yankees broke out to support fill-in starter Esmil Rogers and beat sloppy Cleveland for their sixth win in seven games. Derek Jeter tied Honus Wagner with his 3,430th hit in a five-run first inning against Trevor Bauer (4-7), and Beltran’s 11th career slam highlighted a five-run sixth. The Indians, who have the majors’ worst fielding percentage, prolonged both innings with errors in their fourth straight loss and seventh consecutive defeat in the Bronx.
BRAVES 7, NATIONALS 6
ATLANTA // Justin Upton and Freddie Freeman hit two of Atlanta’s four homers off Stephen Strasburg, and the Braves snapped an eight-game losing streak with a win over Washington. Atlanta, which nearly blew a 7-0 lead, moved within 31/2 games of the NL East-leading Nationals. Washington, which had won two straight and four of six, has dropped 21 of 30 to the Braves.
ROYALS 4, GIANTS 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. // Billy Butler homered and drove in three runs, and right fielder Nori Aoki threw out two runners in the same inning as Kansas City beat San Francisco for its fifth straight victory. The Royals, who haven’t been in the playoffs since winning the 1985 World Series, hold a half game lead for the second AL wild card.
BREWERS 9, DODGERS 3
MILWAUKEE // Rickie Weeks hit a three-run homer, and Gerardo Parra had two hits and two RBIs to lead Milwaukee over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers went ahead 3-2 in the top of the seventh, then Milwaukee capitalized on two errors by reserve shortstop Justin Turner and scored four runs in their half of the inning.
ASTROS 4, RANGERS 3
HOUSTON // Robbie Grossman’s two-run homer put Houston ahead in the eighth inning and the Astros held on to top Texas. Chris Carter hit his 25th home run for Houston, which trailed 2-1 entering the eighth. Grossman, who finished with three hits, homered off of Neal Cotts (2-6) to put the Astros on top.
DIAMONDBACKS 5, ROCKIES 3
PHOENIX // David Peralta had two extra-base hits and stole home, Miguel Montero hit a three-run homer, and Arizona beat listless Colorado. Montero homered off Tyler Matzek (2-7) in the first inning of the matchup between the NL West’s two worst teams.
ATHLETICS 6, TWINS 5
OAKLAND, Calif. // Scott Kazmir faced the minimum through six innings before running into trouble, Coco Crisp hit a bases-loaded triple, and Oakland held off Minnesota for its 11th straight win in the series. The Twins last victory over the Athletics was at Minnesota on Sept. 10, 2013. The A’s are 5-0 this year.
MARINERS 4, WHITE SOX 1
SEATTLE // Mike Zunino hit a three-run homer, Hisashi Iwakuma pitched seven innings, and Seattle beat the Chicago White Sox for its fourth straight victory. Zunino moved into a tie for the major league lead in home runs by a catcher with his 18th.
RED SOX 4, ANGELS 2
ANAHEIM, Calif. // Mike Napoli homered against former batterymate Jered Weaver, and Yoenis Cespedes hit a two-run double, leading Boston over the Los Angeles Angels. Allen Webster (2-1) allowed two runs and four hits over 6 2-3 innings in his third start since getting recalled from Triple-A.
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