Tommy Medica had his first multi-homer and five-hit game on Friday night to lead the Padres in their triumphant 10-1 series opener against the Braves.

Kyle Hendricks, who grew up about one hour from Dodger Stadium near Newport Beach, Calif., scattered four hits over seven innings, posted his first multi-hit game, and collected his first RBI in the Cubs’ 8-2 win over the Dodgers Friday night.

Andrew McCutchen, hidden by a slump for two weeks, and Pedro Alvarez, lost on the bench since the All-Star break, torched a furious tying rally in the eighth and the Pirates closed the deal with another rally in the ninth for a comeback, and come-back-to-life, 9-4 victory over the Diamondbacks on Friday night.

Raul Ibanez hit a fifth-inning solo shot against Oakland starter Sonny Gray to lead Kansas City to a 1-0 victory in the series opener. Jeremy Guthrie retired the first nine batters he faced and finished six shutout innings.

Jose Abreu extended his hitting streak to 21 games, Tyler Flowers homered and Alexei Ramirez drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth-inning as the White Sox rallied for a 10-8 victory over the Twins on Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field.

Jose Abreu’s fourth-inning, run-scoring single Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field extended the White Sox rookie’s hitting streak to 21 straight games, meaning he also has hit in an amazing 39 of his last 40 games.

On a day that saw both teams welcome a Trade Deadline addition and shuffle their respective rotations, Milwaukee rode a welcome wave of hits and another Wily Peralta gem to a 7-4 win over the Cardinals. The Brewers ensured they would leave Busch Stadium on Sunday with sole possession of first place in the National League Central.

Josh Hamilton suffered a contusion on his left middle finger, and possibly a fracture, in Friday night’s 5-3 win over the Rays at Tropicana Field.

Mike Matheny’s frustration with expanded replay reached a boiling point on Friday, leading to his second ejection of the season and postgame criticism about what he feels are shortcomings in the system.

The normally lights-out Angels bullpen made things interesting in the ninth inning Friday night at Tropicana Field, but Huston Street never broke as the Angels clung to a 5-3 win in their series opener against the Rays.

With eight quality innings on Friday night at Comerica Park, Justin Verlander got the Tigers the victory they needed, taking advantage of a three-run fifth inning and holding on for a 4-2 win against the Rockies.

Mookie Betts, who only recently converted to playing the outfield after playing mainly second base in the Minors and is ranked the Red Sox’s top prospect, made a sensational leaping catch in the eighth inning to help thwart a potential Yankees rally.

For Ryan Vogelsong, this was a complete game without the footnote. Vogelsong pitched his first nine-inning Major League complete game Friday night, yielding two hits while facing just one batter over the minimum in the Giants’ 5-1 triumph over the New York Mets.

Wei-Yin Chen struck out a season-high eight batters and held the Mariners to one run over 7 1/3 innings of a 2-1 win for the Orioles on Friday night at Camden Yards in the opener of a three-game series against Seattle.

Anthony Ranaudo allowed just two runs over six innings and got the win in his big league debut as the Red Sox posted a 4-3 win over the Yankees on Friday night at Fenway Park.

Behind eight innings of one-run ball from Roberto Hernandez and a go-ahead solo home run from Marlon Byrd in the sixth, the Phillies defeated the Nationals, 2-1, on Friday night at Nationals Park.

Rockies right fielder Carlos Gonzalez exited Friday night’s 4-2 loss against the Tigers after he reaggravated his right ankle sprain while making a sliding catch in right-field foul territory at Comerica Park.