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Pete Alonso homers, knocks in three as Mets edge A'sPete Alonso remained red hot Friday night, when the Mets slugger homered and finished with three hits and three RBIs to lead New York to a 7-6 win over the Athletics in the opener of a three-game series in West Sacramento, Calif.,Luisangel Acuna added two hits for the Mets, who have won seven of eig...

Yoshinobu Yamamoto fans nine as Dodgers shut out CubsRight-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six scoreless innings and Tommy Edman hit a three-run homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers remained perfect at home this season with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.,Yamamoto (2-1) gave up two hits and had nine strikeouts and one walk while beating t...

Cal Raleigh's 8th-inning blast leads Mariners past RangersCal Raleigh hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Texas Rangers 5-3 on Friday.,Jorge Polanco and Rowdy Tellez also went deep for Seattle in the opener of a three-game series between the American League West rivals. The Mariners won for the...

Jose Quintana shuts down D-backs in Brewers debut

Milwaukee left-hander Jose Quintana pitched seven scoreless innings in his team and season debut as the Brewers shut out the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-0 in Phoenix on Friday.,Jackson Chourio singled and scored in the Brewers' two-run fifth inning to extend his hitting streak to 13 games. Brice Turang h...

Nick Pivetta strikes out 10 as Padres blank Rockies

Nick Pivetta fanned 10 hitters over seven shutout innings Friday night while Jose Iglesias poked two RBI singles in a six-run fifth inning as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Colorado Rockies 8-0.,Pivetta (2-1) gave up just three hits and a walk in his second dominant performance at Petco P...

Four-run inning helps Tigers down Twins

Dillon Dingler finished 3-for-5 with an RBI, Zach McKinstry drove in two, and the Detroit Tigers held on for a 7-6 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Trey Sweeney and Javier Baez each doubled and drove in a run for Detroit, which won for the eighth time in its past 10 games...

Yainer Diaz's career night guides Astros over Angels

Yainer Diaz clubbed his first career grand slam and produced a career-high five RBIs as the Houston Astros thumped the visiting Los Angeles Angels 14-3 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,The Astros sent 20 batters to the plate in the fifth and sixth innings and totaled 10 runs in tho...

Giants' five-run first beats Yankees in rain-shortened game

Jung Hoo Lee hit a three-run homer in a five-run first inning off Marcus Stroman as the visiting San Francisco Giants withstood heavy rain to roll to a 9-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night in a game that was called during the top of the sixth.,Lee and Lamonte Wade Jr. drove in three...