Philadelphia 4, NY Mets 2
Right-hander Aaron Nola pitched seven strong innings as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the visiting New York Mets 4-2 Friday night.
Washington 8, Miami 2
Max Scherzer took the major league lead with 16 wins as the Washington Nationals defeated the visiting Miami Marlins 8-2 on Friday night.
NY Yankees 7, Toronto 5
Giancarlo Stanton hit a long home run in the bottom of the seventh inning as the host New York Yankees overcame an early four-run deficit to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 in a rain-shortened game Friday night.
Chi. Cubs 1, Pittsburgh 0
Kyle Schwarber hit a solo home run and Cole Hamels pitched seven scoreless innings Friday as the visiting Chicago Cubs won their third game in a row, 1-0 over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.
Cleveland 2, Baltimore 1
Jose Ramirez hit a two-run homer, and Carlos Carrasco threw seven shutout innings as the Cleveland Indians defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in the opener of a weekend series at Progressive Field on Friday night.
Cincinnati 2, San Francisco 1
Phillip Ervin hit the third pitch of the bottom of the 11th inning for a walk-off home run Friday night, delivering the Cincinnati Reds a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game series at Cincinnati.
Boston 7, Tampa Bay 3
Mitch Moreland delivered the tiebreaking RBI single in the fifth inning Friday night for the Boston Red Sox, who rallied for a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of a three-game series at Fenway Park.
Colorado 11, Atlanta 5
Ian Desmond drove in five runs Friday, and Kyle Freeland struck out nine batters as the visiting Colorado Rockies earned an 11-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
Texas 6, LA Angels 4
The Texas Rangers scored five runs in the second inning and made it stand in a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in Arlington, Texas.
Chi. White Sox 9, Kansas City 3
Jose Abreu and Nicky Delmonico each hit three-run home runs to highlight a seven-run seventh inning and James Shields gave up three runs on six hits over seven innings to pick up his fifth win of the season as the Chicago White Sox rallied to defeat the visiting Kansas City Royals, 9-3, on Friday night at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Minnesota 5, Detroit 4
Joe Mauer's three-run, pinch-hit homer highlighted a four-run seventh and the host Minnesota Twins edged the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Friday at Target Field.
St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 2
Marcell Ozuna's two-run single in the first inning spotted St. Louis an early lead, and rookie Jack Flaherty continued his mastery over Milwaukee as the Cardinals defeated the visiting Brewers 5-2 on Friday at Busch Stadium in the opener of a key three-game series between the two National League Central rivals.
Oakland 4, Houston 3
Matt Olson homered off left-hander Tony Sipp leading off the bottom of the 10th inning Friday night, completing a comeback that delivered the Oakland Athletics a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros in the opener of a three-game series between the top two teams in the American League West in Oakland, Calif.
Arizona 9, San Diego 4
Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer in the first and Steven Souza Jr. added a three-run double in the sixth as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the San Diego Padres 9-4 at Petco Park on Friday to maintain their 1 1/2-game lead on Colorado in the National League West.
LA Dodgers 11, Seattle 1
Manny Machado hit two of Los Angeles' five home runs to back a strong start by rookie Walker Buehler as the Dodgers defeated the host Seattle Mariners 11-1 Friday night in the opener of a three-game interleague series.