Seattle rallies past Cubs
Mike Zunino hit a game-ending single in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.
Michael Saunders and Raul Ibanez led off the 10th with back-to-back walks before Blake Parker (0-1) was relieved by Shawn Camp. Jason Bay advanced both runners with a sacrifice bunt, and Justin Smoak was intentionally walked to load the bases with one out. Zunino then worked the count full before singling up the middle.
Yoervis Medina (3-2) pitched the 10th to earn the win. Oliver Perez struck out the side in the ninth, his 12 consecutive scoreless inning pitched.
Alfonso Soriano and Dioner Navarro homered for the Cubs, who ended a two-game winning streak.
Braves 3, Diamondbacks 0 — At Atlanta: Julio Teheran pitched six strong innings, and Andrelton Simmons homered for Atlanta, which has won three of four and leads second-place Washington by 5 1/2 games in the NL East. The Braves retired former All-Star third baseman Chipper Jones’ number before the game.
Padres 9, Marlins 2 — At Miami: Will Venable drove in three runs and saved one with a diving catch in right field to help San Diego beat Ricky Nolasco and Miami.
Nationals 6, Mets 4 — At New York: Ian Desmond doubled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and Washington rallied late after a dominant Matt Harvey departed. Harvey struck out 11 and left with the Mets leading, 4-1, after seven innings.
Pirates 10, Brewers 3 — At Pittsburgh: Gerrit Cole overcame a rocky start to become the first Pirates pitcher to win his first four career starts in more than a century and Starling Marte missed getting cycle a few feet short of a home run in a win over Milwaukee. Marte had a double and triple among his three hits, and just missed a homer in the eighth when he flied out to deep center field.
Rockies 4, Giants 1 — At Denver: Michael Cuddyer homered to extend his hitting streak to 25 games, Jhoulys Chacin pitched eight scoreless innings and Colorado beat slumping San Francisco.
Phillies 16, Dodgers 1 — At Los Angeles: Delmon Young had a career-high six RBIs, and Michael Young went 4-for-6 as Philadelphia pounded out 21 hits to hammer Los Angeles.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 5 — At Boston: Jonny Gomes broke a tie with a seventh-inning single and Boston won after squandering a five-run lead.
Tigers 6, Rays 3 — At St. Petersburg, Fla.: Major league wins leader Max Scherzer became the first starting pitcher in 27 years to win 12 consecutive decisions to begin a season, and Miguel Cabrera hit two home runs to lead Detroit.
Orioles 4, Yankees 3 — At Baltimore: Nate McLouth hit a tiebreaking homer off CC Sabathia in the seventh inning, Manny Machado had two RBIs and Baltimore rallied to win.
Indians 19, White Sox 10 — At Chicago: Jason Kipnis reached base six times and scored four runs, Ryan Raburn homered and drove in four, and Cleveland rallied from five down early on to pound the White Sox in Game 1 of a doubleheader. The second game ended late after being delayed by rain.
Angels 4, Astros 2 — At Houston: Pinch-runner Peter Bourjos scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on an error and Erick Aybar added a two-run single in the ninth to lead Los Angeles.
Royals 9, Twins 3 — At Minneapolis: Eric Hosmer hit two of Kansas City’s season-high four home runs, and James Shields pitched six strong innings to win for the first time in 11 starts for Kansas City.
INTERLEAGUE
Athletics 6, Cardinals 1 — At Oakland, Calif.: Bartolo Colon tossed eight innings of one-run ball to win his eighth straight start. The A’s scored five runs in the second inning to knock Shelby Miller (8-6) out of the game and drop the Cardinals (48-31) a game behind Pittsburgh for the best record in the majors — and the NL Central lead.
Rangers 4, Reds 0 — At Arlington, Texas: Martin Perez pitched six-hit ball into the seventh inning and AL West-leading Texas handed Cincinnati its third straight loss and sixth in the last seven.