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Playoff races heat up, MLB.TV Premium price slashed
Through 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday, you can sign up for MLB.TV Premium for only $24.99, half of its current price, for the rest of the season. That includes every out-of-market game — plus the World Series.
K-Rod ties Fingers for 11th on saves list
Brewers closer Francisco Rodriguez pitched a perfect ninth inning in Friday night’s 6-3 win over the Dodgers to earn career save No. 341, matching him with Milwaukee legend Rollie Fingers for 11th on Major League Baseball’s all-time saves list.
Brewers stun Dodgers with five-run eighth
Held hitless from the second inning through the seventh, the Brewers broke free in the eighth on Friday for five runs on five hits. The biggest by far was the pinch-hit, two-out, three-run double from Lyle Overbay that sent Milwaukee to a 6-3 win at Dodger Stadium.
Splash time: Aviles launches first walk-off homer
Indians utility man Mike Aviles has made the most of some long nights this week. On Friday night at Progressive Field, he drilled a pitch to deep left in the 11th inning against the Orioles for the first game-winning homer of his career.
Willingham’s double helps KC stretch Central lead
Josh Willingham’s bases-clearing double sparked a pivotal five-run fourth that helped the first-place Royals earn a 6-5 win over the Twins in the series opener on Friday night.
Halos hold on, pull within a game of first-place A’s
Garrett Richards pitched 7 1/3 innings of two-run ball and Kole Calhoun fell a triple shy of the cycle, pacing the offense while the Angels beat the Rangers, 5-4, at Globe Life Park on Friday night.
Cueto delivers, becoming MLB’s first 15-game winner
Rookie Kris Negron notched a career-high four hits, with his fourth hit being a RBI single in the top of the ninth that gave Johnny Cueto and the Reds a 3-2 victory on Friday. It snapped a three-game losing streak.
Astro-batics result in Houston run on wild sequence
Red Sox reliever Burke Badenhop had done his job, it seemed. The Astros’ Matt Dominguez grounded to short with two outs in the eighth inning and the Red Sox leading by a run Friday night at Fenway Park. But after the bizarre sequence that followed, Houston’s Gregorio Petit scored to tie the game and Boston manager John Farrell challenged two aspects of the play.
Lynn earns win No. 13 as Cardinals top Padres
Three of the Cardinals’ runs were scored by players who reached base as a result of Tyson Ross’ wildness, which was in sharp contrast to another in-control start by Cardinals starter Lance Lynn in St. Louis’ 4-2 victory on Friday night.
Braves smack four homers to cruise past A’s
Freddie Freeman, Justin Upton, Evan Gattis and Phil Gosselin homered as the Braves jumped out to a 5-0 lead after three innings. Alex Wood threw six strong innings to continue his strong second half, as the Braves buried the A’s, 7-2, in the opener of their three-game weekend series.
On first Fenway homer, Cespedes clears Monster
Yoenis Cespedes had already displayed his power for the Red Sox on the road, but he gave the Fenway faithful a treat in Friday night’s 5-3, 10-inning loss to the Astros.
Cobb, McCarthy epitomize strength in survivors’ duel
The men on the mound Friday night weren’t just starting pitchers dueling it out in the Rays’ 5-0 series-opening win over the Yankees. Tampa Bay’s Alex Cobb and New York’s Brandon McCarthy have a more interesting connection. Both Cobb and McCarthy have had to come back from being hit in the head with line drives during games. Both have had to deal with the long recovery from a serious head injury that followed.
Chapman’s strikeout streak ends at 49 games
Reds closer Aroldis Chapman’s remarkable record strikeout streak is over and it ended on a huge defensive play that gave his team a victory.
Astros post first Fenway victory, equal ’13 win total
Jake Marisnick hit a bloop ground-rule double down the right-field line with two outs and the bases loaded in the 10th inning to score a pair and send the Astros to a 5-3 win over the Red Sox on Friday night for their first win at the venerable ballpark. Also, their 51st win of the season matches last year’s total.
Nationals edge Bucs in opener for fourth straight win
Bryce Harper and Adam LaRoche drove in two runs apiece and helped the Nationals down the Pirates, 5-4, at Nationals Park on Friday night.
Thrill of the climb: Cobb leads Rays back to .500
With a 5-0 win in their series opener against the Yankees on Friday night, the Rays accomplished what only three other teams in Major League history — including the 2004 Tampa Bay club — have done: come from at least 18 games under .500 and get back even. The ’04 Devil Rays were also 18 games under, joining the 1899 Louisville Colonels (22 under) and the 2006 Florida Marlins (20 under).