Ken Giles was not happy, and neither were his coaches. In a 1-0 loss to the Pirates on Friday night at PNC Park, Giles showed disgust following a mound visit, after which he intentionally walked Pedro Alvarez with two outs and a runner on second base in the bottom of the eighth inning.
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Aramis, Brewers pounce on Zimmermann
Brewers third baseman Aramis Ramirez had three doubles and five RBIs, and Wisconsin native Jordan Zimmermann was out of the game — both before the end of the fourth inning of Milwaukee’s 8-4 win over the Nationals on Friday night at Miller Park.
Garcia fires Cardinals past Royals in I-70 tilt
Behind eight shutout innings from Jaime Garcia, the Cardinals opened their home portion of the I-70 Series with a 4-0 win over the Royals on Friday night at Busch Stadium.
Astros KO Felix in 1st inning, rout Mariners
The Astros broke out of their weeklong offensive slumber in impressive fashion, erupting for eight runs in the first inning against Felix Hernandez to snap a seven-game losing streak with a 10-0 win on Friday night.
Offensive outburst sends O’s past Yankees
Chris Davis homered and drove in a season-high four runs as the Orioles defeated Michael Pineda and the Yankees, 11-3, on Friday night, notching their fifth consecutive victory.
Harper striking fear in opponents’ dugout
Not many hitters can put a scare into an opposing manager whose team is up five runs in the sixth inning. But not many hitters are Bryce Harper.
Andrus’ four-RBI night lifts Texas past Twins
The Rangers took advantage of four unearned runs off one game-turning error in the eighth inning and held on for a 6-2 victory over the Twins on Friday night.
Astros provide overdue outburst in 8-run first
The Astros made trying to score runs painful to watch during their seven-game losing streak. Then, just like that, they made scoring look easy in the first inning on Friday night against one of the best pitchers in the game.
Blue Jays rally for 9 in 7th, win 9th straight
In a surreal turn of events at Fenway Park, nine straight Toronto batters reached base and all of them scored during a furious seventh-inning rally that led the red-hot Blue Jays to a 13-10 victory over the Red Sox on Friday night. Toronto’s won nine in a row, while Boston has dropped four straight.
Backup catcher Sucre spins scoreless frame
Backup catcher Jesus Sucre became the fourth Mariners position player ever to pitch in a game and the first since 2008 as he threw a scoreless eighth inning while Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon looked to save his bullpen in a 10-0 loss to the Astros on Friday.
Felix unable to get out of first in tough outing
Felix Hernandez suffered the shortest healthy start of his 11-year career on Friday as the Astros knocked the Mariners ace out with eight runs in just a third of an inning in a stunning start to a three-game series at Minute Maid Park.
In home debut, Correa HRs for fans, family
Carlos Correa, the 20-year-old who made his Major League debut for the Astros on Monday in Chicago, made his Minute Maid Park debut on Friday when the Astros faced Cy Young contender Felix Hernandez and the Mariners. In his second at-bat of the 10-0 victory, he launched a solo homer to right, his second big-league blast, to announce his arrival.
‘Incredible’ inning extends win streak
The Blue Jays appeared to be down and out, their eight-game winning streak all but officially over, until all of a sudden everything changed in a matter of minutes on a bizarre Friday night at Fenway Park.
Altuve day to day with right hamstring strain
In his second at-bat of the first inning on Friday, Jose Altuve came up limping after running out a ground ball to shortstop and exited the game with discomfort in his right hamstring.
Mookie runs into wall, sprains lower back
Red Sox center fielder Mookie Betts suffered a lower back sprain during Friday night’s 13-10 loss to the Blue Jays after he ran into the bullpen wall while trying to make a catch.
ASG debate: Miggy or Fielder at first for AL?
There can be no wrong choice among the supremely worthy candidates for the American’s League starter at first base in the 2015 All-Star Game. Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers is a perennial All-Star and perhaps the finest all-around hitter of his generation. Prince Fielder of the Rangers isn’t exactly new to the center stage. He has been on five All-Star teams, and it was eight years ago that he established himself as a premiere power hitter with a 50-home-run season for the Brewers.