AROUND THE HORN Friday’s MLB games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Orioles 6, Blue Jays 4

TORONTO

J.J. Hardy hit a two-run homer for first-place Baltimore, which improved to 4-0 against Toronto. Chris Davis, Jonathan Schoop, and Seth Smith also connected, and Wade Miley (1-0) pitched six innings for his first win of the season. Toronto has dropped seven in a row, extending its franchise-worst start. The Blue Jays’ 28 runs are the fewest in the majors Blue Jays ace Aaron Sanchez (0-1) allowed five runs and seven hits in 51/3 innings.

Rays 10, Red Sox 5

BOSTON

Logan Morrison hit a grand slam and Shane Peterson homered in his first big league at-bat since 2015. Chris Archer (2-0) gave up one run in 52/3 innings. Brad Miller and Steven Souza Jr. also homered for the Rays. Peterson added an RBI single. Mookie Betts had four hits for the Red Sox. Porcello (1-1) gave up eight runs in 41/3 innings, halting the majors’ longest active streak of pitching at least six innings at 20 games.

Royals 7, Angels 1

KANSAS CITY, MO.

Danny Duffy gave up a run on a Mike Trout first inning single, but retired 15 of the last 16 batters he faced. He allowed three hits while striking out six and walking two. Moustakas homered in the first and the Royals added a run in the second when Paulo Orlando scored on a wild pitch by JC Ramirez (2-1). Kansas City scored twice in the third on Eric Hosmer’s grounder and Salvador Perez’s sacrifice fly. Ramirez, making his first start in the majors after 111 relief appearances, was pulled after 75 pitches and five innings, both career highs.

White Sox 2, Twins 1

MINNEAPOLIS

Dylan Covey allowed one run on five hits while pitching into the sixth inning of his big league debut. Covey walked three and struck out one in 5 1-3 innings. Matt Davidson’s third homer of the year reached the upper deck in right field off Twins reliever Ryan Pressly (0-1) and David Robertson picked up his second save. Dan Jennings (1-0) pitched one inning of scoreless relief.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Nationals 3, Phillies 2, 10 innings

WASHINGTON

Daniel Murphy doubled home Bryce Harper in the 10th inning. The Phillies lost their fourth in a row. Harper opened the 10th with a single off Jeanmar Gomez. Murphy hit an opposite-field double to left and Harper came around to easily beat the throw. Shawn Kelley (1-0) pitched a perfect 10th inning. Gomez (1-1), who was removed from the closer’s role this week after filling it last season, threw a scoreless ninth before Washington broke through.

Marlins 3, Mets 2

MIAMI

J.T. Realmuto hit a game-ending RBI double with two out in the ninth inning, and the Miami Marlins snapped the New York Mets’ five-game win streak. The Marlins avoided extra innings after a 16-inning loss to the Mets on Thursday. New York’s Noah Syndergaard allowed two runs, one earned, in six innings, and his ERA soared to 0.95. Syndergaard struck out four and still hasn’t walked a batter in 19 innings this season. Miguel Rojas had three hits for Miami and walked to lead off the ninth against Josh Edgin (0-1). Realmuto hit a 3-2 pitch into the right-center field gap, and Rojas scored without a play.

Braves 5, Padres 2

ATLANTA

Ender Inciarte hit the first home run in baseball’s newest stadium, local product Nick Markakis drove in the first two runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres in the regular-season debut for SunTrust Park. The Braves won their second straight game after a 1-6 start. Julio Teheran (1-0) was a bit wild but lasted six innings. He gave up both San Diego runs, working around four walks and two hit batters. Jim Johnson worked the ninth for his second save. Markakis put the Braves ahead in the first with a two-run double off Jhoulys Chacin (1-2). Inciarte gave Atlanta some breathing room in the sixth with a two-run shot into the right-field seats, his third homer of the season.

Brewers 10, Reds 4

CINCINNATI

Eric Thames’ third home run of the season capped Milwaukee’s four-run sixth inning against a Cincinnati bullpen that went into the game with a National League-best 1.13 ERA. Blake Wood (0-1) allowed three hits and three runs, including Jonathan Villar’s tiebreaking double off the glove of right fielder Patrick Kivlehan. Thames followed with a two-run shot into the right field seats off left-hander Wandy Peralta. The Brewers, who had a season-high 12 hits, broke it open with a four-run seventh en route to their fourth straight win. Zack Cozart hit a two-run homer in the second inning and Joey Votto added a solo shot in the third to give the Reds a 3-0 lead against Tommy Milone (1-0), who gave up three runs and six hits in five innings.

INTERLEAGUE

Yankees 4, Cardinals 3

NEW YORK

Masahiro Tanaka got back on track with 61/3 effective innings, Aroldis Chapman escaped his own jam for his third save in three days and the New York Yankees got their fifth straight win. Chapman allowed a two-out walk to Randal Grichuk and a double to pinch-hitter Jose Martinez before Dexter Fowler grounded out to second to end it. Chapman got his third save on the season. Tanaka (1-1) entered with an 11.74 ERA over his first two starts. The Japanese right-hander allowed three runs, five hits and two walks and struck out five. Starlin Castro and Austin Romine homered for New York, which is 4-0 to begin this nine-game homestand. Michael Wacha (1-1) struck out eight for struggling St. Louis but allowed two homers and four runs over six innings.

Associated Press