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Friday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Blue Jays 6, Astros 2

TORONTO

Aaron Sanchez pitched into the ninth inning, Jose Reyes and Jose Bautista each hit a two-run homer, and the Blue Jays beat Houston to end a seven-game losing streak against the Astros. Sanchez (5-4) allowed one run and six hits in eight-plus innings, leaving after giving up three straight hits to start the ninth. Roberto Osuna finished to give Toronto its first win over Houston since Aug. 1, 2014. Jason Castro hit a leadoff homer in the ninth, snapping a 21-inning scoreless streak by Blue Jays pitchers.

Rangers 4, Royals 0

KANSAS CITY, MO.

Chi Chi Gonzalez threw a three-hit shutout in his second major league start as the Rangers beat the skidding Royals. The Royals lost for the eighth time in 10 games, while the Rangers have won six of seven and 14 of 18 to move into second place in the AL West behind Houston. Gonzalez (2-0), the Rangers’ 2013 first-round draft pick out of Oral Roberts, has not allowed a run and yielded only five hits in 142/3 innings in his first two starts. He checked the Royals on three singles, walked two and struck out two.

Yankees 8, Angels 7

NEW YORK

Alex Rodriguez moved past Barry Bonds for second place on the career RBIs list and got four hits as the Yankees built a huge lead, then scrambled to hold off the for their fourth straight victory. Down 8-1 in the ninth inning, the Angels rallied for six runs with the help of a routine popup that dropped between two infielders for a single. Their first eight batters reached base against Esmil Rogers and Dellin Betances. The Angels still had the bases loaded with no outs, trailing 8-6. Betances, nicked for an earned run for the first time this season, retired the next three batters for his second save. He struck out pinch-hitter Carlos Perez with runners at the corners to end it, sending Los Angeles to its third loss in a row. Light-hitting Stephen Drew homered twice and Mark Teixeira connected early as the Yankees took advantage of their ballpark’s short porch in right field and Jered Weaver’s soft tosses.

Red Sox 4, Athletics 2

BOSTON

Oakland’s Pat Venditte became the first pitcher in 20 years to throw with both arms in the same game, but Boston’s Wade Miley pitched neatly into the eighth inning as the Red Sox beat the Athletics. The game was delayed after the top of the second when a woman was removed by stretcher from the Fenway Park stands bleeding from the head after being struck by a broken bat.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Padres 6, Reds 2

CINCINNATI

Will Venable hit the first of San Diego’s three solo homers on Friday night, taking advantage of Jon Moscot’s shaky debut, and the Padres pulled away in a rain-delayed game. Will Middlebrooks and Derek Norris also connected for the Padres, who matched their season high for homers. Every starter except the pitcher had a hit. The Reds lost for the 13th time in 18 games, unable to overcome a rough first inning by another rookie starter. They’ve used four rookies in the rotation this season. Moscot (0-1) was called up to fill in for the injured Raisel Iglesias.

Giants 5, Phillies 4

PHILADELPHIA

Buster Posey hit the go-ahead home run in the seventh inning, and Matt Duffy and Justin Maxwell also homered, helping the Giants snap a five-game skid. The defending World Series champions spent Thursday’s off day visiting the White House for the third time in five years. Right-hander Tim Lincecum didn’t make the trip to Washington, instead flying by himself from San Francisco to Philadelphia to be fully rested.

Nationals 7, Cubs 5

WASHINGTON

Danny Espinosa gave Washington an early lead with a three-run homer in the second inning and the Nationals snapped a three-game losing streak. The Nationals finished with 12 hits and broke out of a recent offensive slump in which they scored only 15 runs while losing six of their last seven.

INTERLEAGUE

Brewers 10, Twins 5

MINNEAPOLIS

Adam Lind hit a three-run homer among his three hits and drove in six runs to lift the Brewers. Lind connected in the third inning, had an RBI double in the eighth and a two-run single in the ninth. Jean Segura and Jonathan Lucroy also went deep for the Brewers, who had lost nine of 11. Joe Mauer had two hits, including a three-run homer, for the Twins (32-22). But Torii Hunter and Kurt Suzuki misplayed flyballs in the eighth inning to allow the majors-worst Brewers (19-36) to break a tie and go on to beat the team with the second-best record in the American League.

Associated Press