LEADING OFF: Garcia joins Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, Votto run  —  A look at what's happening all around the majors Friday:  —  RIVALRY ROOKIE  —  Left-hander Jaime Garcia gets his first close-up look at the Yankees-Red Sox craziness when he takes on Boston in the Bronx.

Fowler's grand slam powers Cardinals to 6th straight win  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dexter Fowler hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.  —  St. Louis tied a season-high with its sixth straight win.

Pittsburgh Pirates: Josh Bell rises in win over Detroit Tigers  —  DETROIT — Josh Bell never showed much power in the minor leagues.  So when Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle moved Bell to the cleanup spot this season, more than a few eyebrows were raised.

Next Slide  —  Here are the main storylines:  —  Box Score: Reds 10, Padres 3  —  Scooter Gennett overcame his platoon splits and Brad Hand.  Gennett seemed to have the deck stacked against him when he stepped to the plate against Padres left-hander Brad Hand, with two outs, the bases loaded and the Reds trailing by one.

Mets ace deGrom's arm hit by liner, exits 10-0 rout of Phils  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mets ace Jacob deGrom pitched brilliantly until he was hit in the pitching arm by a line drive and exited in the seventh inning, and New York homered four times to rout the Philadelphia Phillies 10-0 on Thursday night.

Toronto Blue Jays ride Marco Estrada past New York Yankees  —  TORONTO — Marco Estrada pitched seven scoreless innings to earn his first win since May 27 and Jose Bautista homered as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 4-0 on Thursday night.

Corey Dickerson's three-run homer lifts Rays over Indians  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Corey Dickerson's three-run homer in the eighth inning carried the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.  —  Dickerson's two-out blast off Nick Goody (1-2), his 22nd …

Washington Nationals scoot past Miami Marlins  —  WASHINGTON — The depth of the Washington Nationals organization, especially in the outfield, was on display Thursday night.  —  Center fielder Brian Goodwin hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth, and rookie Andrew Stevenson …

Cubs challenge: Hold off Brewers and Cardinals without Willson Contreras  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon discusses catcher Willson Contreras' pulled hamstring on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The warning signs gradually surfaced before Willson Contreras was injured Wednesday.

Next Slide  —  It was finally time for a meeting.  —  After the Brewers put forth another listless showing Thursday night in a 7-2 loss to Minnesota, resulting in a four-game sweep by the Twins and a five-game losing streak overall, veteran pitcher Matt Garza called a players-only meeting in the home clubhouse at Miller Park.

Girardi says ‘good possibility’ Montgomery starts Sunday  —  TORONTO (AP) Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Thursday there's “a really good possibility” that rookie left-hander Jordan Montgomery will be recalled from Triple-A to start against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.

Moncada plays the hero as White Sox beat Astros 3-2 in 11  —  CHICAGO (AP) — The Houston Astros came into Chicago hoping to break one of their few slumps this season in a three-game series with the American League's worst team.  Instead, they leave the Windy City reeling after being swept by the White Sox.

Series Preview: Cardinals vs. Braves  —  Scouting report  • Fans who have followed the Cardinals this season might not recognize the latest version of the team, which entered Thursday on a five-game winning streak, having scored 42 runs in its last four games.