Wilmer Flores' grand slam highlights Mets' four home run-night in win over Phillies  —  Something wild appears to be going on with the Mets.  —  Fresh off taking four of five from fellow wild-card contenders in San Francisco and St. Louis, the Mets returned home on Friday night and blasted …

Blue Jays Hit 4 Home Runs, Send Twins to 8th Straight Loss  —  TORONTO — Russell Martin and Justin Smoak each homered and drove in five runs as the Toronto Blue Jays hammered Minnesota 15-8 Friday night, handing the Twins their eighth straight loss.  —  Josh Donaldson, who drove in three runs …

Rays give up on multitalented but oft-injured Desmond Jennings  —  HOUSTON — The immediate reaction in hearing Friday evening that the Rays had decided to release oft-injured outfielder Desmond Jennings was to ask: What took them so long?  —  They gave him another chance after he sat …

Bryant's 2-Run Homer Rallies Cubs Past Dodgers 6-4 in 10  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 27, 2016, 2:03 A.M. E.D.T.  —  LOS ANGELES — Kris Bryant hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the 10th inning to go with an earlier solo shot, lifting the Chicago Cubs over the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 …

Trio of Homers Lift Royals to 6-3 Win Over Red Sox  —  BOSTON — Eric Hosmer and Alex Gordon homered, and Ian Kennedy allowed one run through five innings as the Kansas City Royals continued their monthlong hot streak with a 6-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.

Diamondbacks Beat Reds on 2-Out Wild Pitch in 11th  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 27, 2016, 2:42 A.M. E.D.T.  —  PHOENIX — Without getting a hit, the Arizona Diamondbacks' Brandon Drury has delivered his team two 11th-inning wins in three nights.  —  Two nights after a game-winning sacrifice fly …

HRs by Correa, Gattis Give Houston 5-4 Win Over Rays  —  HOUSTON — Carlos Correa and Evan Gattis hit back-to-back homers in the ninth inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.  —  Mikie Mahtook's first homer this season …

Gonzalez Earns 100th Win as Nats Beat Rockies  —  WASHINGTON — Jayson Werth and Daniel Murphy hit solo homers and drove in two runs each, and Gio Gonzalez earned his 100th career victory as the Washington Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Friday night.

Rookie Reyes will start Saturday, replacing Leake  —  ST. LOUIS  • After a road trip that included his first major-league win and his first major-league save, the Cardinals' highest-watt prospect will have another career milestone Saturday, this time at home.  —  Alex Reyes will make his first major-league start.

Weaver Gets 1st Big-League Win as Cardinals Beat A's  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 27, 2016, 12:09 A.M. E.D.T.  —  ST. LOUIS — Luke Weaver didn't have any big plans to celebrate his first major league win.  —  Jedd Gyorko homered and Weaver pitched six strong innings as the St. Louis Cardinals beat …