Texas 5, Baltimore 4
Ryan Rua hit a tiebreaking pinch-hit three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning, and the Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 in the opener of their weekend series at Oriole Park on Friday night.
Pittsburgh 7, Milwaukee 3
Gregory Polanco homered and rookie Nick Kingham struck out nine Friday as the Pittsburgh Pirates pasted the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 7-3.
Cleveland 6, NY Yankees 5
Rookie Shane Bieber pitched into the eighth inning as the host Cleveland Indians held on for a 6-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night at Progressive Field.
Philadelphia 2, Miami 0
Jake Arrieta pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the host Miami Marlins 2-0 on Friday night at Marlins Park.
Toronto 13, Boston 7
Justin Smoak hit two home runs and had four RBIs as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays emphatically ended the Boston Red Sox's major-league-leading 10-game winning streak with a 13-7 victory Friday night.
NY Mets 4, Washington 2
Noah Syndergaard wriggled in and out of trouble over five innings and earned the win in his first start in seven weeks Friday night, when he helped his cause with an RBI single in the second inning of the New York Mets' 4-2 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals at Citi Field.
Arizona 2, Atlanta 1
Shortstop Nick Ahmed had two hits, including the go-ahead single in the seventh inning, and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 at SunTrust Park.
Chi. White Sox 9, Kansas City 6
James Shields pitched 6 2/3 effective innings, and the Chicago White Sox held off a late rally to defeat the visiting Kansas City Royals 9-6 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Houston 3, Detroit 0
Alex Bregman set a career high for homers and Dallas Keuchel posted his third scoreless start on the season as the host Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Friday at Minute Maid Park.
Minnesota 11, Tampa Bay 8
Joe Mauer homered and drove in four runs and Jake Cave had three hits, including a double and triple, and had two RBIs and two runs scored to lead the surging Minnesota Twins to their third straight win, 11-8, over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night at Target Field in Minneapolis.
Cincinnati 9, St. Louis 1
Matt Harvey allowed only one run in five innings, and Dilson Herrera and Scooter Gennett hit home runs as the visiting Cincinnati Reds continued their torrid play with a 9-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday in the opener of the three-game series between National League Central rivals at Busch Stadium.
Colorado 10, Seattle 7
Trevor Story homered and drove in four runs and Charlie Blackmon also homered as the Colorado Rockies beat the Seattle Mariners 10-7 in Denver on Friday night.
LA Dodgers 3, LA Angels 2
Max Muncy hit a home run in the first inning Friday and added a go-ahead single in the seventh as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 3-2 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium.
Chi. Cubs 5, San Diego 4
Javier Baez rounded the bases in the top of the 10th on a stolen base and two errors as the Chicago Cubs, who were one strike away from losing in the ninth, defeated the Padres 5-4 in San Diego on Friday night to move into a tie for first in the National League Central.
San Francisco 7, Oakland 1
Buster Posey broke a sixth-inning tie with an RBI single and Steven Duggar capped a big game with a two-run double in a five-run seventh, propelling the San Francisco Giants to a 7-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics in the opener of a three-game interleague series Friday night in San Francisco.