After Matt Cain’s pitching held the Mets spellbound through much of Friday evening, the Giants relied on good old-fashioned power, as Buster Posey’s two-run homer broke a deadlock in the eighth inning and lifted San Francisco to a 4-2 triumph.

Kole Calhoun hit a leadoff homer and doubled in a pair of runs during a five-run fourth inning to help the Angels run away with an 8-4 victory over the White Sox on Friday night in Anaheim. Jered Weaver improved to 7-4, allowing two runs over six innings with nine strikeouts, and Albert Pujols hit his 507th career homer.

Jason Heyward drove in three runs with three hits including a two-run homer and Craig Kimbrel came on to record a four-out save, his 16th of the season and 155th of his career as the Braves took the first game of three-game set against the D-backs at Chase Field on Friday night, 5-2.

For the second time this year, Tanner Roark was almost unhittable against San Diego, as the Nationals blanked the Padres, 6-0, at Petco Park on Friday night.

Dallas Keuchel threw six scoreless innings against the Twins on Friday night, and the Astros got home runs from Marwin Gonzalez, George Springer and Matt Dominguez and held on to win their sixth consecutive road game, 5-4, to improve to 10-3 in their last 13 games.

Dee Gordon tripled twice, singled, drove in three runs, scored twice, walked and stole a base at Coors Field Friday night, leading a 7-2 win over the Rockies, whose losing streak reached eight.

Chase Whitley fired seven strong innings for his first Major League win as Brian McCann’s bases-clearing double was the decisive blow in the Yankees’ 4-2 win over the Royals on Friday night.

The A’s won, 4-3, in 11 innings in Baltimore on Friday evening, but an even bigger battle commenced outside the box score in the series opener at Camden Yards.

As of Wednesday, Rangers left fielder Michael Choice had three home runs on the season. Two days later, he now has five — one from Thursday’s game against the Orioles, one from Friday’s matchup with the Indians. And on Friday night, his seventh inning solo shot made all the difference in the Rangers’ 6-4 win at Globe Life Park.

Masahiro Tanaka and Dellin Betances have been dominant, while Chase Whitley has been useful and more. Pitching injuries have damaged the Yankees, but this trio has done more than enough to salvage the situation.

Brett Lawrie’s solo homer in the fifth tied his career high of 11 and was Toronto’s go-ahead run in a gritty 3-1 win over the visiting Cardinals at Rogers Centre. It was the second win in as many starts for Marcus Stroman.

The Rays ended their agonizing 10-game losing streak Friday night, shutting out the Mariners, 4-0, before 14,577 at Tropicana Field. Erik Bedard out-pitched his Seattle counterpart, Chris Young, blanking the Mariners on four hits in six innings.

The Tigers won for the first time in a week Friday night, beating Boston, 6-2, in the series opener at Comerica Park. Backed by a rejuvenated offense that clubbed 13 hits and got back-to-back homers by Ian Kinsler and Torii Hunter, Drew Smyly won for the first time in over a month, tossing six innings and allowing one earned run.

The Cardinals bailed reliever Seth Maness out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth inning on Friday by turning the club’s first triple play since Albert Pujols and David Eckstein tallied one on May 5, 2005.

The Bucs’ eight-run sixth against the Brewers marked the best inning they have had at the plate all season. They turned a two-run lead into a double-digit cushion and breezed to a 15-5 win against the first-place Crew at PNC Park.

Cole Hamels continued his ownership of the Reds in an 8-0 victory on Friday night. He allowed five hits, two walks and struck out seven in 7 2/3 scoreless innings to improve to 2-3 with a 3.49 ERA.

Jim Callis analyzes the second day of the Draft, picking the three best prospects chosen, the three best chosen outside the third round and the three best still on the board.