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Gregorius Has 6 RBIs, Yankees Roll to 15-4 Win Over Braves  —  ATLANTA — Didi Gregorius drove in a career-high six runs, Brian McCann hit a three-run homer in his return to Atlanta and the New York Yankees shook off a scoring slump to beat the Braves 15-4 on Friday night.

Hamels Strikes Out 10, Rangers Beat Orioles  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Cole Hamels delivered his best performance yet for the Texas Rangers, striking out 10 in eight innings Friday night during a 4-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles.  —  Star outfielder Adam Jones started for the Orioles …

Tomlinson Lines Game-Winning Single as Giants Beat Cardinals  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Rookie Kelby Tomlinson lined a bases-loaded single up the middle with one out in the ninth against previously unbeaten Kevin Siegrist, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Cardinals 5-4 on Friday night to snap St. Louis' five-game winning streak.

Nunez Homers, Twins Take Opener Against Astros 3-0  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Eduardo Nunez homered and Kyle Gibson pitched 5 2-3 scoreless innings to help the Minnesota Twins to a 3-0 victory over the AL West-leading Houston Astros on Friday night.  —  Gibson (9-9) gave up four hits, struck out four and walked three.

Nationals Fall Behind Early, Lose to Marlins 4-3  —  WASHINGTON — Martin Prado and Marcell Ozuna homered off Washington starter Max Scherzer, and the Miami Marlins built a three-run lead and held on to beat the Nationals 4-3 on Friday night.  —  The Nationals began play 6 1-2 games behind the NL-East leading Mets.

Morales Hits 2-Run Homer, Royals Beat Rays 3-2  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Kendrys Morales hit his 15th homer, Edinson Volquez pitched into the seventh inning and the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Friday night.  —  Morales put the Royals up 3-1 …

Kershaw Strikes Out 14 in Dodgers' 4-1 Win Over Cubs  —  LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw struck out a season high-tying 14 to win for the first time in three outings and the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 Friday night in the series opener.

Jungmann, Santana Lead Brewers Over Reds  —  MILWAUKEE — Taylor Jungmann pitched six strong innings and fellow rookie Domingo Santana homered to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.  —  Jungmann (8-5) limited the Reds to three hits and three walks while striking out five.

Bauer, Kipnis Lead Indians to 3-1 Win Over Angels  —  CLEVELAND — Trevor Bauer, starting in place of an ill Danny Salazar, allowed one run in eight innings and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 on Friday night.  —  Bauer (10-10) won for the second time in nine starts.

Kennedy, Padres Fall to Phillies, 7-1  —  PHILADELPHIA — Ian Kennedy continued to pitch well in August, but the Padres' offense couldn't generate enough offense to back him.  —  Phillies rookie Aaron Nola pitched seven strong innings and Cameron Rupp homered and drove in four runs …

Mariners fire GM Jack Zduriencik  —  13m - MLB KYLE SEAGER DANNY HULTZEN MIKE ZUNINO ROBINSON CANO NELSON CRUZ SEATTLE MARINERS + more  —  ESPN MLB analyst Tim Kurkjian discusses the Mariners' firing of general manager Jack Zduriencik.