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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Yoenis Cespedes had three hits including a two-run homer and Lucas Duda had three hits including a solo blast as the New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants 11-4 on Friday night.

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SEATTLE (AP) Felix Hernandez pitched six solid innings in his first start in nearly two months and was backed by home runs from Mike Zunino, Ben Gamel and Kyle Seager in the Seattle Mariners’ 13-3 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

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ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves got some encouraging news from All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman, who said Friday that his recovery from a fractured left wrist is going better than expected. The slugger indicated his realistic goal is to return before the All-Star Game.

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NEW YORK (AP) Ronald Torreyes hit a game-winning single with two outs in the 10th inning after midnight, and the New York Yankees edged the Texas Rangers 2-1 on a rainy Friday night for just their second win in 10 games.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays had spent every day of the 2017 season within three games of .500, good or bad, until Friday’s emphatic 15-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Whit Merrifield hit a two-run, two-out double that capped a four-run rally in the ninth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Friday night to reach .500 for the first time since April.

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Don’t quit your day job

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BOSTON (AP) Hanley Ramirez and Sandy Leon hit two-run homers and the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-4 on Friday to cap a night in which David Ortiz’s number became the latest retired at Fenway Park.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Activated from the disabled list and inserted into the New York Mets’ starting lineup at second base rather than shortstop, Asdrubal Cabrera said he wants to be traded.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) Left-hander Julio Urias, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ top prospect, needs shoulder surgery and will miss the rest of the season.

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No. 34 took its place at Fenway Park on Friday.

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The former Florida governor parted ways with Derek Jeter’s group to buy the MLB team in May.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Chris Young, Kansas City’s winning pitcher in the 2015 World Series opener, had been designated for assignment.

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Ken_Rosenthal will rock an @oldskoolcafe #bowtie during the New York Mets-San Francisco Giants game on FOX

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Aaron Judge homers again, but the Angels get the last laugh

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Big Papi will have his No. 34 jersey retired by the Red Sox on Friday night

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LOS ANGELES — Any West Coast baseball fan scanning the summer schedule would not have isolated the three-game series starting Friday between the visiting Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers as must-see MLB.

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NEW YORK — Two nations will turn their eyes to Yankee Stadium on Friday night, when Japanese stars Masahiro Tanaka and Yu Darvish oppose each other on American soil for the first time as the New York Yankees host the Texas Rangers in the opener of a three-game series.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) Joc Pederson hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh and the Los Angeles Dodgers used the long ball again to power past the New York Mets 6-3 on Thursday night and complete a four-game sweep.

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ATLANTA — A pair of hard-throwing right-handers oppose each other Friday when Milwaukee makes its only visit to Atlanta this season, to begin a three-game series at SunTrust Park.

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MIAMI — Chicago Cubs right-hander John Lackey, who turns 39 in October, will be the first to admit he doesn’t throw as hard as he did a few years ago.

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SAN DIEGO — It’s back to work and back home for the San Diego Padres as they welcome the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.

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CLEVELAND — After a rousing eight-game road trip, the red-hot Cleveland Indians return home Friday night to host the staggering Minnesota Twins in the first game of a three-game series.

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If the Pittsburgh Pirates or St. Louis Cardinals were in any other division but the National League Central, they might already be cast in the role of seller at next month’s trading deadline.

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MIAMI (AP) Addison Russell had four hits, including a home run, to pace the Chicago Cubs to an 11-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night.

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Josh Reddick homered and scored four runs, Jake Marisnick and Marwin Gonzalez each went deep and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 12-9 on Thursday.

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DENVER (AP) Paul Goldschmidt and Chris Owings hit three-run homers, Zack Godley threw well into the eighth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 10-3 on Thursday.

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MIAMI (AP) Derek Jeter told Major League Baseball on Thursday he doesn’t yet have the necessary money to buy the Miami Marlins and is still seeking help from other investors, a person familiar with the negotiations said.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Carlos Gomez homered twice to drive in five runs and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-4 on Thursday for a split of the four-game series.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Well, look at the Royals now.

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