mlb roundup Friday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Orioles 11, Mariners 8

BALTIMORE

Chris Davis hit his major league-leading 40th home run and Nate McLouth contributed his first career grand slam to a power display that carried the Orioles. Ryan Flaherty also homered and had a career-high three hits for the Orioles, who never trailed but had to withstand four homers by Seattle.

Tigers 2, White Sox 1

DETROIT

Doug Fister pitched eight impressive innings, Austin Jackson homered and Jose Iglesias drove in a run in his Detroit debut to lead the Tigers. The White Sox lost their eighth straight game, and AL Central-leading Detroit has won 10 of 11. Fister (10-5) allowed a run and seven hits, striking out two. Joaquin Benoit pitched a hitless ninth for his 11th save in 11 chances. Iglesias, acquired from Boston this week in a three-team deal, started at third base in place of Miguel Cabrera, who experienced soreness after running and was scratched pregame.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Braves 6, Phillies 4

PHILADELPHIA

Brian McCann and Chris Johnson hit consecutive homers in a five-run fifth inning to lead the Braves to their eighth straight win. McCann’s two-run shot gave the Braves a 4-2 lead just two batters after Justin Upton tied it on an RBI single. McCann’s 16th homer gave the Braves a 5-2 lead. Johnson extended his hitting streak to 11 games with his seventh homer. He also had a seventh-inning double to extend his streak of multihit games to eight games.

Cardinals 13, Reds 3

CINCINNATI

David Freese set the tone with a bases-loaded double in the first inning, and Daniel Descalso hit two of the Cardinals’ three homers as St. Louis pulled away. The Cardinals have emerged from a deep hitting slump by scoring 13 runs in each of their last two games. It’s the first time this season they’ve had double-digit run totals in consecutive games. Shelby Miller (11-7) limited Cincinnati’s slumping offense to two singles over the first five innings before Joey Votto hit a three-run homer in the sixth. Bronson Arroyo (9-9) matched his season high by giving up seven runs in only 32/3 innings, his shortest outing of the season.

Dodgers 6, Cubs 2

CHICAGO

Mark Ellis extended his hitting streak to 13 games before both he and manager Don Mattingly were ejected, and the Dodgers matched an 89-year-old club record with their 12th straight road victory. Ellis doubled and scored in the third before being tossed when he and Mattingly argued a called third strike in the fourth inning, but that didn’t stop the Dodgers from improving to 12-2 since the All-Star break. Nick Punto added two hits and drove in two runs. Adrian Gonzalez and Yasiel Puig each added a pair of hits and scored a run.

INTERLEAGUE

Giants 4, Rays 1

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Madison Bumgarner struck out 11 in seven innings, Brandon Crawford hit a two-run homer as the Giants beat the Rays. This was the first time since 2004 that the teams met. The last-place Giants won their third in a row overall. Tampa Bay has lost two in a row, including its first game in August. The Rays went 21-5 in July. Bumgarner (11-7) gave up one run, working around seven hits and three walks. Sergio Romo got two outs for his 26th save. Brandon Belt had three hits, including a solo homer, for the Giants.

Diamondbacks 7, Red Sox 6

BOSTON

Cody Ross capped his four-hit return to Fenway Park with a tie-breaking homer that gave the Diamondbacks a win over the Red Sox. Ross, Boston’s regular right fielder last season, drove in three runs, doubled twice and singled once. His big hit came with the score tied at 6 when he led off the seventh inning against Pedro Beato (1-1) with his seventh homer of the year. Brad Ziegler allowed singles to Stephen Drew and Jacoby Ellsbury in the ninth but got his sixth save in six chances by retiring the last two batters.

Mets 4, Royals 2, 11 innings

NEW YORK

Eric Young Jr. homered with two outs in the 11th inning and the Mets overcame a blown lead to beat Kansas City, snapping the Royals’ winning streak at nine. Young slammed a 3-1 pitch from Luis Mendoza (2-6) over the right-field fence for his first career game-ending hit and just his second home run of the season.

Associated Press