Sep 2, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Orioles pitcher Dylan Bundy (37) pitches during the first inning against the New York Yankees at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Photo Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
BALTIMORE – Dylan Bundy pitched 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball as the Baltimore Orioles, with three homers in the second inning, beat the New York Yankees 8-0 Friday in the first of a crucial three-game series for both teams.
Baltimore (73-61) won for just the third time in eight games while the Yankees (69-64) lost for only the third time in nine outings. The win gave Orioles manager Buck Showalter 1,413 career victories, putting him in a tie for 25th place with former Yankees manager Miller Huggins (1918-29).
The Orioles hit three doubles and four home runs, giving them a MLB-best 213 this year. Mark Trumbo had two hits, including a homer, and Pedro Alvarez, Chris Davis and Manny Machado had two-run homers.
Rays 8, Blue Jays 3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Alex Cobb pitched for the first time in nearly two years, and Tampa Bay beat Toronto at its own game, slugging three home runs off the Blue Jays’ bullpen to pull away at Tropicana Field.
Cobb, making a promising return from Tommy John surgery, held the Blue Jays to two runs in five innings, and an inning after he left, the Rays broke open a 2-2 game. Logan Morrison hit a two-run home run in the sixth for the lead, and Luke Maile and Brad Miller added home runs in the seventh to pull away.
Toronto came into the night with a two-game lead atop the American League East, but dropped to 6-8 against the last-place Rays this season. Starter Marcus Stroman (9-6) gave up the lead in the sixth on Morrison’s 12th home run of the season, while Danny Farquhar (1-0) picked up the win after a scoreless inning of relief.
Indians 6, Marlins 2
CLEVELAND — Carlos Carrasco pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings and struck out 11 to lead Cleveland to a victory over Miami at Progressive Field.
Abraham Almonte had two doubles and two RBIs for the Indians, who have won four games in a row.
Carrasco (10-7) allowed six hits and one walk in his first career appearance against Miami and did not allow a runner past second base.
Brewers 1, Pirates 0
PITTSBURGH — Seven Milwaukee pitchers combined to shut out Pittsburgh, holding the Pirates to seven hits in a shutout victory at PNC Park.
Junior Guerra, Jacob Barnes, Blaine Boyer (2-3), Jhan Marinez, Carlos Torres, Corey Knebel and Tyler Thornburg led Milwaukee to its second win in a row following a six-game losing streak.
Pittsburgh has lost four in a row and was shut out for the second time in three games.
Reds 3, Cardinals 2
CINCINNATI — Eugenio Suarez singled home Zack Cozart with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting Cincinnati to a victory over St. Louis in the opener of a three-game series Friday night at Great American Ball Park.
After failing to cash in on bases-loaded situations in the seventh and eighth innings, the Reds had them loaded again with one out in the ninth against Seung Hwan Oh.
Suarez singled through a drawn-in infield for the game-winner.
Nationals 4, Mets 1
NEW YORK — A.J. Cole earned his first major league win by throwing six solid innings Friday night as Washington beat New York at Citi Field.
Bryce Harper went 2-for-3 with one RBI and two runs scored and factored into each run scoring inning for the Nationals, who have won four straight to extend their National League East lead to a season-high 10 1/2 games over the Mets.
Wilson Ramos had an RBI single among his two hits while Anthony Rendon had a two-run single in the ninth. Trea Turner had two hits and two stolen bases.
Cubs 2, Giants 1
CHICAGO — A bid for a second career no-hitter fell short but the victory by left-hander Jon Lester and the Chicago Cubs was just as sweet.
Lester pitched 6 2/3 no-hit innings and allowed only three hits in a complete game as the Cubs beat San Francisco.
Lester (15-4) didn’t give up a hit until Hunter Pence’s solo home run with two out in the seventh inning. He threw 102 pitches, struck out four and walked two as the Cubs won their fifth straight.
Braves 8, Phillies 4
PHILADELPHIA — Left fielder Matt Kemp showed a flair for the dramatic, hitting a game-tying home run in the fifth inning and picking up his fourth RBI of the night in a four-run ninth inning, leading Atlanta to a win over Philadelphia in front of a sparse crowd of 17,175 at Citizens Bank Park.
Ender Inciarte added three hits to extend his hit streak to 13 games for the Braves, who have the National League’s worst record but have now won five straight.
The Phillies, who have now lost four in a row and six of their last seven, jumped out to a 4-0 lead on a three-run homer by catcher A.J. Ellis, but saw the Braves tie it in the fifth and break it open in the ninth when reliever Jeanmar Gomez allowed two runs on four hits and was removed without retiring a batter. Gomez was charged with all four runs by the Braves.
