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Friday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Rays 8, Blue Jays 0

TORONTO

Drew Smyly pitched a two-hitter and retired his final 19 batters for the first complete game of his career, leading Tampa Bay over struggling Toronto. Evan Longoria homered and drove in three runs, and Wil Myers also connected as the Rays began a stretch of 26 straight games against AL East opponents. Marcus Stroman (7-5) was hit hard as the Blue Jays fell to an AL-worst 5-13 in August.

Mariners 5, Red Sox 3

BOSTON

Austin Jackson’s bases-loaded double with two outs in the ninth inning keyed a five-run rally as Seattle sent Boston to its sixth straight loss. Red Sox closer Koji Uehara (5-4) held a 3-0 lead with two outs and a runner on first before the Mariners broke loose. Seattle ended a nine-game losing streak at Fenway Park. Dominic Leone (6-2) pitched one inning of relief for the victory and Fernando Rodney got his 37th save.

Royals 6, Rangers 3

ARLINGTON, TEXAS

Rookie right-hander Yordano Ventura struck out six in six innings for his 10th victory, and Billy Butler and Josh Willingham had inning-starting homers for AL Central-leading Kansas City. The hard-throwing Ventura (10-9) allowed one run, four hits, and three walks. Greg Holland worked a scoreless ninth for his MLB-leading 40th save in 42 opportunities after Wade Davis retired all three batters he faces to extend the majors’ longest active scoreless streak to 222/3 innings.

Yankees 4, White Sox 3

NEW YORK

Martin Prado hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning. Facing a full-count pitch from Daniel Webb (5-4) with the bases loaded, Prado lined a hit up the middle to complete the Yankees’ comeback from three runs for their fourth win in 11 games. Prado hit a two-run homer in the third, and Jacoby Ellsbury had an RBI double in the fifth off John Danks after Chicago’s Jose Abreu connected for a three-run shot in the first against Shane Greene.

Twins 20, Tigers 6

MINNEAPOLIS

Eduardo Escobar got a career-high five hits, including a homer and a triple, and Minnesota batted around twice in a rout of Detroit. The 20 runs are the most in a major league game this season. Danny Santana had a homer and four RBIs and Oswaldo Arcia and Trevor Plouffe also homered for the Twins, who scored six runs in the second inning and nine in the sixth to drop the Tigers to 21/2 games behind Kansas City in the AL Central race. Robbie Ray (1-4) lasted just 1 1-3 innings, giving up six runs and six hits. Ian Kinsler led off the game with a homer for Detroit, but the team with the vaunted starting pitching staff was reduced to using infielder Andrew Romine on the mound in the eighth inning. Arcia and Plouffe homered off Romine.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Phillies 5, Cardinals 4

PHILADELPHIA

Ryan Howard drove in a pair of runs, and Kyle Kendrick overcame a rocky first inning to lead Philadelphia. Ben Revere, who entered the day second in the National League in hitting, went 3 for 4 to raise his average to .315. Chase Utley and Marlon Byrd also drove in runs for Philadelphia, which won its third in four games. Matt Adams homered and Matt Holliday drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who lost for the second time in nine games.

Giants 10, Nationals 3

WASHINGTON

The Washington Nationals’ winning streak ended at a team record-tying 10 games as San Francisco rookie Joe Panik hit his first major league home run and sent the Giants to a romp. Panik went 4 for 5 in his first four-hit game, highlighted by his three-run shot to center field. Tim Hudson and four relievers quieted the bats of the Nationals.

Braves 3, Reds 1, 12 innings

CINCINNATI

Justin Upton hit a two-run homer in the 12th inning, rallying Atlanta over Cincinnati after Braves left-hander Mike Minor came up four outs short of a no-hitter. Upton’s 25th homer off Manny Parra (0-1) gave Atlanta its seventh victory in eight games. David Hale (4-4) pitched out of a two-on threat in the 11th. Craig Kimbrel got the last three outs for his 38th save in 42 chances.

INTERLEAGUE

Cubs 4, Orioles 1

CHICAGO

Jake Arrieta shut down his former team, holding Baltimore to four hits in seven innings, and Javier Baez homered again. Baez hit his sixth homer in his 18th game since getting called up from Triple-A. Baltimore’s Nelson Cruz hit his major league-leading 34th homer, a solo shot off Arrieta (7-4) in the seventh.

Associated Press