Minnesota 9, Detroit 3
Pablo Lopez pitched seven strong innings, Minnesota batters backed him with four homers and the Twins cruised past the host Detroit Tigers, 9-3, on Friday night.
Cleveland 3, Philadelphia 1
Ben Lively allowed one run and three hits over six innings to fuel the visiting Cleveland Guardians to a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.
Cincinnati 3, Tampa Bay 2
Stuart Fairchild doubled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning as the Cincinnati Reds opened a three-game interleague series against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 3-2 victory on Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla.
San Diego 6, Baltimore 4
Jurickson Profar's second two-run homer of the game broke a ninth-inning tie and sparked San Diego to a 6-4 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Friday night, stretching the Padres' winning streak to six games.
Toronto 6, Texas 5
Ernie Clement hit a walk-off single in the ninth and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Texas Rangers 6-5 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.
NY Mets 8, Atlanta 4
J.D. Martinez, Mark Vientos and Francisco Alvarez homered in the third inning Friday night for the host New York Mets, who continued their surge with an 8-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves in the second game of a four-game series.
Boston 9, NY Yankees 7
Masataka Yoshida's two-run single up the middle highlighted a three-run eighth inning that helped the Boston Red Sox earn a 9-7, series-opening victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Friday.
Kansas City 6, Chi. Cubs 0
Salvador Perez homered and Brady Singer threw seven strong innings as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Chicago Cubs 6-0 on Friday evening.
Houston 5, LA Dodgers 0
Framber Valdez pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings while Alex Bregman and Jon Singleton slugged home runs as the Houston Astros claimed the opener of a three-game interleague series with a 5-0 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.
Seattle 10, Chi. White Sox 0
Josh Rojas, Dylan Moore and Victor Robles smacked successive home runs in a first-inning barrage and George Kirby delivered seven solid innings as the visiting Seattle Mariners routed the Chicago White Sox 10-0 on Friday.
Miami 6, Milwaukee 2
Bryan De La Cruz and Jake Burger homered during a three-run first inning on Friday as the visiting Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 in the opener of a three-game series.
Washington 10, St. Louis 8
Jacob Young tripled home three runs in the 10th inning and the visiting Washington Nationals went on to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-8 Friday night.
Oakland 5, LA Angels 4
Seth Brown went 3-for-4 with a homer, and his sixth-inning RBI single on an overturned umpire's call snapped a tie and lifted the Oakland A's to a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday in Anaheim, Calif.
Arizona 4, Pittsburgh 3
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had three hits and scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch to help the Arizona Diamondbacks notch a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night at Phoenix.
San Francisco 11, Colorado 4
Tyler Fitzgerald hit two home runs, Kyle Harrison struck out 11 and the San Francisco Giants opened a four-game home series with an 11-4 romp over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.