Hill Pitches 2-Hit Shutout and Fans 10, Red Sox Beat Orioles  —  BOSTON — Rich Hill kept up his startling comeback, pitching a two-hitter and striking out 10 as the Boston Red Sox beat the Orioles 7-0 Friday night.  —  The 35-year-old Hill (2-0) was released by Washington in June …

Carrasco Pitches 1-Hitter, Fans 15 as Indians Beat Royals  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Carlos Carrasco pitched a one-hitter, allowing only a seventh-inning single, and struck out a career-high 15 to lead the Cleveland Indians over the Kansas City Royals 6-0 Friday night.

Rangers Beat Astros 6-2 to Push AL West Lead to 4½ Games  —  HOUSTON — Shin-Soo Choo homered and drove in three runs as the Texas Rangers beat Houston for the eighth straight time, winning 6-2 Friday night and extending their AL West lead over the Astros to 4 1/2 games.

Duda's two homers help cut magic number to 1  —  Lucas Duda hit two three-run home runs and Noah Syndergaard pitched into the eighth inning as the New York Mets cut their magic number to clinch the NL East to one game with a 12-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday at Great American Ballpark.

Red Sox Name Frank Wren Senior VP Of Baseball Operations  —  The Red Sox announced this afternoon that former Braves GM Frank Wren has been hired as the team's senior vice president of baseball operations.  Wren, 57, worked with president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski previously in the Marlins and Expos organizations.

Cole Outpitches Lester, Leads Pirates Over Cubs 3-2  —  CHICAGO — Gerrit Cole outpitched Jon Lester as the Pittsburgh Pirates hung on for their seventh straight win, beating Chicago 3-2 Friday to delay the Cubs' playoff celebration.  —  Pittsburgh increased its lead for the NL's top wild card …

Dickey Earns 100th Win as Blue Jays Beat Rays 5-3  —  TORONTO — R.A. Dickey pitched seven innings to earn his 100th career win, Josh Donaldson hit his 40th home run and the Toronto Blue Jays moved closer to clinching their first playoff berth in 22 years with a 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.

Sabathia Gives Up Costly Homers, Yanks Lose 5-2 to White Sox  —  NEW YORK — CC Sabathia gave up two costly homers in the seventh inning and prized rookie Carlos Rodon pitched out of trouble all night as the Chicago White Sox damaged New York's playoff drive Friday with a 5-2 victory over the Yankees.

Altherr Homers Twice in Phillies' 8-2 Win Over Nationals  —  WASHINGTON — Rookie Aaron Altherr had four hits, including an inside-the-park grand slam and a solo homer, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 8-2 Friday night in what was likely Jordan Zimmermann's home farewell.

Fastball velocity of 97.26 mph best in NL since All-Star break  —  9/15/15: Carlos Martinez permits one run on four hits over eight innings, striking out nine and walking just two in the Cardinals' win  —  There was a time when it wasn't certain Carlos Martinez would ever even be in the St. Louis Cardinals' rotation.

Davis' HR Boosts Brewers Past Cardinals 4-3  —  ST. LOUIS — Khris Davis homered off Trevor Rosenthal leading off the ninth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Friday night.  —  The loss cut the Cardinals' NL Central lead to three games over Pittsburgh with eight games remaining.

LA Angels Beat Seattle 8-4, Move to Edge of Playoff Position  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Albert Pujols and C.J. Cron hit two-run homers, and the Los Angeles Angels surged within a half-game of playoff position with an 8-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.