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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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

Inside Baseball: Managerial heat in NL East, especially in Washington  —  There may be more than a division title at stake as Terry Collins of the Mets and Matt Williams of the Nationals battle it out in the NL East with a month to go.  Two managerial jobs could possibly hang in the balance …

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.