Kansas City 6, Tampa Bay 0
Jason Vargas kept Tampa Bay hitters off-balance and Alex Gordon enjoyed the view from his new spot in center field.
Boston 4, Milwaukee 1
Mookie Betts had done well during the Boston Red Sox's first two games at Milwaukee this week, but had little to show for it as the Red Sox lost both those contests.
Houston 3, NY Yankees 2
Dallas Keuchel made plenty of good pitches Thursday night, but the most significant throw for the Houston Astros belonged to left fielder Jake Marisnick.
Toronto 7, Seattle 2
Marco Estrada survived a shaky first inning, and then allowed his teammates to do their thing Thursday night.
Texas 5, San Diego 2
Jonathan Lucroy told Mike Napoli before the game that he was due for a big night.
Minnesota 7, Chi. White Sox 6
Brandon Kintzler quickly got into trouble Thursday when he entered in relief in the eighth inning with a one-run lead and two runners on base against the Chicago White Sox.
Colorado 10, LA Dodgers 7
The Colorado Rockies built a 10-run lead Thursday night but had to call on closer Greg Holland to finish off the Los Angeles Dodgers and seal a 10-7 win.
Arizona 2, Pittsburgh 1
Zack Greinke admitted to being a bit "amped up" in the first three innings of the Thursday night game, going as far as to apologize to the plate umpire for snapping at him.
Detroit 7, LA Angels 1
Many Rookie of the Year winners struggle in their sophomore seasons. Michael Fulmer does not appear to be one of them.
Cincinnati 3, San Francisco 2
Close game or blowout, it makes no difference.