Aug 19, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Indians center fielder Tyler Naquin (30) rounds the bases on a game-winning inside-the-park home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the ninth inning at Progressive Field. The Indians won 3-2. Photo Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
CLEVELAND — Tyler Naquin followed Jose Ramirez’s game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth inning with a walk-off inside-the-park homer to lift the Cleveland Indians to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night at Progressive Field.
Trailing 2-1, Cleveland tied it when Ramirez hit an 0-2 pitch from Toronto closer Roberto Osuna (2-2) over the right field wall.
Naquin then hit a 1-2 pitch off the top of the right field wall. The ball ricocheted toward center fielder Melvin Upton Jr., who fell down as he attempted to throw the ball into the infield. Naquin, tearing around the bases, dove through the air on a headfirst slide across home plate to beat the relay.
Reliever Jeff Manship (2-1), who pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning, earned the victory. Manship combined with starter Trevor Bauer on a five-hitter, with 15 strikeouts.
Red Sox 10, Tigers 2
DETROIT — David Ortiz and Jackie Bradley Jr. ambushed rookie Michael Fulmer with a pair of two-run home runs in the first inning, Hanley Ramirez added a late pair of two-run doubles and Rick Porcello tamed his former team on four hits over seven innings to make his 17th win a Boston victory over Detroit.
Porcello (17-3) became the second pitcher in the majors with 17 wins by quieting the Tigers, who traded him to the Red Sox following the 2014 season. He struck out eight and walked two and one of the two runs he gave up was unearned.
Heath Hembree pitched the eighth and Fernando Abad the ninth for Boston.
Astros 15, Orioles 8
BALTIMORE — Jose Altuve homered and drove in five runs, sparking an 18-hit Houston attack as the Astros overcame five Baltimore home runs en route to victory.
Altuve finished 3-for-6 with a two-run homer, a two-run double plus an RBI single as the Astros (62-60) snapped a five-game losing streak.
George Springer (4-for-5, two RBIs), Alex Bregman (3-for-5, two RBIs), Evan Gattis (3-for-4, one RBI) and Teoscar Hernandez (3-for-4, three RBIs) led the Houston offense.
Rangers 6, Rays 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Cole Hamels took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and Adrian Beltre went 4-for-5 with two home runs as Texas cruised to a win over Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field.
Hamels (13-4) didn’t give up a hit until Corey Dickerson’s single with two outs in the sixth and had a shutout into the eighth before giving up a home run to the Rays’ Steven Souza.
The Rangers won their fourth straight and ended a four-game win streak for the Rays.
Beltre had his 30th career multi-homer game, giving him 21 home runs for the season, with solo shots in the sixth and seventh.
Athletics 9, White Sox 0
CHICAGO — Right-hander Kendall Graveman pitched a two-hitter for his first career shutout, Khris Davis homered and doubled among his three hits, and Oakland rolled to a victory over Chicago.
Davis went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and four runs scored. Stephen Vogt and Yonder Alonso added home runs for the A’s, who matched their largest blowout win of the season. Oakland snapped a five-game losing skid.
A pair of singles by Adam Eaton and Jose Abreu marked the only offense for the White Sox. Chicago lost for the fourth time in the past five games and the 14th time in the past 21.
Reds 9, Dodgers 2
CINCINNATI — Relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen and Joey Votto hit three-run homers and Tim Adleman pitched five shutout innings as Cincinnati defeated Los Angeles in the opener of a four-game series at Great American Ball Park.
Cincinnati won its fourth straight game to tie a season high while ending a nine-game losing streak to Los Angeles. The Reds, whose pitchers drove in five runs, improved to 20-12 since the All-Star break.
Dodgers right-hander Bud Norris (6-10), who was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list prior to Friday’s game, allowed six runs and seven hits 3 2/3 innings.
Marlins 6, Pirates 5
PITTSBURGH — Robert Andino’s RBI single in the ninth lifted Miami to a victory over Pittsburgh at PNC Park, ending the Marlins’ three-game losing streak.
Miami climbed to within a half-game of the Pirates in the chase for the second National League wild-card spot, which is held by St. Louis.
With the game tied 5-5, J.T. Realmuto led off the ninth for Miami with a walk off of Neftali Feliz (4-1). Ichiro Suzuki bunted Realmuto to second, and Andino followed with a single to right to push in the winning run.
