Chi. Cubs 9, Pittsburgh 4
The Chicago Cubs combined the long ball with pitcher Jason Hammel's effective fastball as they pulled out of a two-game slump on Friday.
Baltimore 1, Detroit 0
Adam Jones does not worry much about personal milestones, thinking more about victories. He earned both on Friday night.
Chi. White Sox 7, NY Yankees 1
Chris Sale still gets strikeouts.
Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 2
The jury is still out on whether or not the Philadelphia Phillies -- kings of the one-run victory -- are for real. But, in the meantime, they're taking care of the teams they're supposed to.
Washington 5, Miami 3
It was not a question of how hard the ball was hit against Washington Nationals starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez on Friday night.
Houston 7, Boston 6
George Springer wasn't very nice to an old friend and teammate Friday night.
Cleveland 7, Minnesota 6
A win is a win, or is it? After his team's wild, home run-filled 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins Friday at Progressive Field, Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona said this was more than just your garden variety victory.
Oakland 6, Tampa Bay 3
Danny Valencia had his first two home runs of the season, but his biggest play in the Oakland Athletics' 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays came in the ninth inning, with the bases loaded and the go-ahead run at the plate.
Toronto 5, Texas 0
Veteran right-hander R.A. Dickey retired 14 straight Texas hitters and the Toronto offense got going late as the Blue Jays shut down the Rangers 5-0 on Friday night.
Milwaukee 1, San Diego 0
On one side, there was a 31-year-old journeyman starter who up until last fall, had been out of affiliated baseball since 2009. On the other, a 28-year-old who had been called up from Triple-A earlier in the day and hadn't started a big league game since 2014.
Kansas City 5, Atlanta 1
Salvador Perez got the clutch hit for the insurance runs, while Edinson Volquez pitched deep into the game, which is what the Kansas City Royals needed.
Colorado 5, NY Mets 2
Jon Gray won his first career game on Friday night with a dazzling outing at a place where success had been elusive.
San Francisco 3, Arizona 1
Joe Panik had not swung at a 3-0 pitch in 38 previous major league opportunities, but this might start a trend.
LA Angels 7, Seattle 6
The way things have been going for the Los Angeles Angels, Friday night was starting to look awfully familiar. Then C.J. Cron and the bats came alive just in time to snap a six-game losing streak and shoot a little life into what was beginning to look like a morbid season.
LA Dodgers 8, St. Louis 4
It wasn't exactly how he pictured it, but Ross Stripling finally earned his first major league victory in his seventh try in the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday at Dodger Stadium.