Around the Horn

Around the Horn

Friday’s other MLB games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Rays 16, Orioles 4

BALTIMORE

Tampa Bay emerged from the All-Star break by scoring seven runs in the first inning, and the Rays got homers from Tommy Pham and Nate Lowe in a rout of error-prone Baltimore. Seeking to reach the postseason for the first time since 2013, second-place Tampa Bay resumed its pursuit of the Yankees in the AL East by reaching season highs in runs and hits (20). Lowe led the charge with a career-high four hits and three RBIs, and Kevin Kiermaier had three hits, scored three runs and drove in two. Given all that offensive support, Yonny Chirinos (8-4) had an easy time earning his first victory in six starts since June 7. The right-hander gave up two runs and four hits over seven innings with eight strikeouts.

Yankees 4, Blue Jays 0

NEW YORK

Domingo German cruised through six innings of three-hit ball, Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run double for New York. New York has won 17 of 21 and boasts the American League’s best record at 58-31. German (11-2) threw just 78 pitches, 54 for strikes, and retired 15 in a row following Eric Sogard’s leadoff hit. The team leader in wins, he limited Toronto to three singles and did not walk a batter. Pitching on eight days’ rest, the slender right-hander featured a biting curveball that led to six of his seven strikeouts, all swinging.

Rangers 9, Astros 8

ARLINGTON, TEXAS

Danny Santana lined a game-winning single with two outs in the ninth inning for Texas who rallied from a four-run deficit after major league strikeout leader Gerrit Cole exited the game. Elvis Andrus had a one-out single and a stolen base before All-Star slugger Joey Gallo drew a walk off Roberto Osuna (3-2). Santana, who homered earlier in the game, ended it with a liner that was just out of the reach of a diving attempt by center fielder George Springer.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Nationals 4, Phillies 0

PHILADELPHIA

Stephen Strasburg struck out six in six innings and Victor Robles hit a two-run single for Washington. Strasburg (11-4) allowed seven hits and walked one, continuing his dominance over the Phillies. He’s 13-2 against them, 6-0 in Philadelphia. Phillies starter Nick Pivetta (4-4) allowed three runs and six hits in five innings and actually lowered his ERA to 5.81. The Nationals took a 2-0 lead in the second when Robles lined a single to right with the bases loaded.

Marlins 8, Mets 4

MIAMI

Garrett Cooper, Curtis Granderson and Brian Anderson all homered and drove in two runs to power Miami. The Marlins beat the Mets for the fourth straight time. Miami’s Caleb Smith (5-4) pitched six innings, allowing two unearned runs and three hits. He struck out six and worked around a season-high five walks. Granderson and Cooper hit back-to-back home runs as part of a four-run third inning for the Marlins off Jason Vargas (3-5) to take a 4-2 lead. It was Granderson’s eighth of the season, Cooper’s ninth. Granderson and Cooper also keyed another rally for the Marlins in the sixth. Granderson led off with a walk and Cooper hit a double off the glove of center fielder Michael Conforto on a deep fly ball, scoring Granderson and ending Vargas’ outing.

Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 2

ST. LOUIS

Jake Lamb and Ketel Marte homered, Robbie Ray allowed just two hits over 61/3 innings, for Arizona. Ray (7-6) struck out eight and walked two as the Diamondbacks won their fourth straight. He won back-to-back road starts for the first time since May 3-8 and improved to 9-0 when starting on six-plus days of rest dating to 2015. Ray also improved to 2-1 with a 1.41 ERA in four career starts at Busch Stadium.

Rockies 3, Reds 2

DENVER

Daniel Murphy hit a go-ahead solo shot in the eighth for his first homer at Coors Field as a member of the Rockies and Colorado rallied to snap a six-game skid. Trailing 2-1 in the eighth, David Dahl tied the game with a solo homer off David Hernandez (2-5). Two batters later, Murphy sent a slider from Hernandez over the fence in right-center. It was Murphy’s eighth homer this season. Murphy also had an RBI double. Jairo Diaz (2-2) picked up the win despite a rocky eighth and Wade Davis threw a 1-2-3 ninth for his 13th save.

Associated Press