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Rockies Send Giants to 7th Straight Loss, 2-1  —  DENVER — Nolan Arenado and Carlos Gonzalez hit back-to-back homers in the first inning, backing a strong outing by Jorge De La Rosa, and the Colorado Rockies beat San Francisco 2-1 on Friday night to send the Giants to their seventh straight loss.

Danks Goes the Distance as White Sox Beat Royals 12-1  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — John Danks threw a seven-hitter and Adam Eaton matched his career high with four hits, including a three-run homer, as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 12-1 Friday night.

Brad Ausmus' job as Tigers manager in jeopardy  —  Manager Brad Ausmus' job appears to be in real jeopardy after the Tigers, who were predicted by most to win the AL Central recently fell into last place.  —  Ausmus is a brilliant and personable fellow, but it doesn't help that Tigers fans …

Rookie Severino Wins Again, Yankees Hit 3 HRs to Beat Rays  —  NEW YORK — Sizzling rookie Luis Severino won his third straight start and Alex Rodriguez hit his 681st career home run, sending the New York Yankees over the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Friday night for their sixth win in seven games.

Kelly Wins 7th Straight Start; Red Sox Beat Phillies 7-5  —  BOSTON — Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a solo homer and David Ortiz an RBI double in Boston's four-run seventh inning as Joe Kelly won his seventh straight start and the Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5 Friday night.

McHugh, Conger Lead Houston to 8-0 Win Over Twins  —  HOUSTON — Collin McHugh went 7 2-3 innings and Hank Conger hit a grand slam as the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 8-0 on Friday night.  —  McHugh (15-7) gave up seven hits and struck out six in picking up his second straight win.

Davis Homers Twice Again, Passes Cruz for ML Lead  —  TORONTO — Baltimore Orioles slugger Chris Davis has homered twice against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night and has five homers in his last eight at-bats to overtake Seattle's Nelson Cruz for the major league lead.  —  Davis now has 40 homers on the season.

Rizzo Slam Helps Power Cubs Past D-Backs 14-5  —  CHICAGO — Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam in Chicago's eight-run fifth inning, and rookie Addison Russell homered twice in a game for the first time in his career to power the Cubs and Jon Lester to a 14-5 rout of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.

CJ Cron's 5 RBIs Lead Desperate LA Angels Past Texas, 5-2  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — C.J. Cron tripled, doubled, singled and drove in five runs, carrying the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.  —  Garrett Richards (13-10) pitched five-hit ball …

Pirates Snap Skid With Win in St. Louis  —  (The Sports Xchange) - Another excellent start from J.A. Happ helped the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-3 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.  —  In trimming St. Louis' National League Central Division lead to 5-1/2 games, Pittsburgh (80-53) …

Morrison, Seager Help Mariners Outslug A's, 11-8  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Logan Morrison had three hits, including a two-run double as part of Seattle's six-run third inning, and the Mariners held off the Oakland Athletics 11-8 on Friday night.  —  Kyle Seager and Stefen Romero both homered …

O'Flaherty allows walk-off as Mets lose in 11 innings  —  Eric O'Flaherty allowed a walk-off double in the 11th inning to Martin Prado after Kelly Johnson tied the game with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, as the New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins, 6-5, Friday at Marlins Park.