UPDATE 1-Baseball-Highlights from Friday's MLB games

(Adds later games)
July 31 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from Major League
Baseball games on Friday:
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Rangers 6, Giants 3
Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre and shortstop
Elvis Andrus each hit two-run homers as the Rangers beat the San
Francisco Giants 6-3.
Both of the home runs came off San Francisco ace Madison
Bumgarner, who matched a season high by allowing six earned
runs.
Beltre put the Rangers up 2-0 with his homer to left in the
first and Andrus capped a four-run second with his shot to left,
giving the Rangers a 6-2 edge. Catcher Chris Gimenez and center
fielder Delino DeShields also had RBIs in the inning.
Texas starter Nick Martinez pitched 6-1/3 innings for his
first win since June 9. He gave up seven hits and struck out
four.
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Blue Jays 7, Royals 6 (11 innings)
Third baseman Josh Donaldson hit a single in the 11th inning
to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 7-6 victory over the Kansas City
Royals.
Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki singled with one out in
the 11th against left-hander Franklin Morales then took second
when Morales was called for a balk on a throw to first with
Donaldson at the plate.
Donaldson then singled to give the Blue Jays and
right-handed reliever Liam Hendriks (3-0) the win.
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Red Sox 7, Rays 5
Mike Napoli launched a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh
inning as Boston pulled out a 7-5 victory over the Tampa Bay
Rays.
The homer followed a walk to DH David Ortiz and came after
the Rays had taken the lead with two runs in the top of the
inning.
Napoli's 13th homer of the season made a winner of reliever
Junichi Tazawa.
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Phillies 9, Braves 3
David Buchanan pitched one of the best games of his young
major league career and got all the backing he would need from
the Phillies offense in a 9-3 win over the Atlanta Braves.
Buchanan went 7-1/3 innings and gave up three runs, two of
which came from a two-run home run by Atlanta first baseman
Freddie Freeman, before he was replaced.
Philadelphia notched a 4-0 first innings lead after Ryan
Howard hit a three-run double to the center field fence.
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Pirates 5, Reds 4
Andrew McCutchen homered and shortstop Jung Ho Kang doubled
three times and scored twice to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a
thrilling 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
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Mariners 6, Twins 1
Taijuan Walker threw a complete-game one-hitter for the
Seattle Mariners in a 6-1 win over the Minnesota Twins.
The only hit Walker allowed was a solo home run by Twins
third baseman Miguel Sano in the fourth inning. He retired nine
in a row after that and 16 of the final 17 men he faced in all.
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Orioles 8, Tigers 7
Manny Machado hit a two-run homer in the sixth and Chris
Davis added an RBI single later in the inning as the Orioles
rallied from an early six-run deficit to pull out an 8-7 victory
over the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit right fielder J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer in
the third while catcher James McCann and first baseman Jefry
Marte went deep on back-to-back pitches off left-hander Wei-Yin
Chen in the fourth to help the Tigers to the 6-0 edge.
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Padres 8, Marlins 3 (11 innings)
First baseman Yonder Alonso forced in the winning run with a
bases-loaded walk on four pitches from Marlins closer A.J. Ramos
in the top of the 11th inning to lead the San Diego Padres past
the Miami Marlins.
San Diego scored five runs in the inning, including a
two-run single by second baseman Jedd Gyorko, who finished the
game with three RBIs.
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Cardinals 7, Rockies 0
St. Louis used a five-run sixth inning, all with two outs,
to record a 7-0 win over Colorado.
Michael Wacha (12-4) worked seven shutout innings for the
victory, giving up four hits and a walk while striking out
seven.
Kyle Kendrick (4-12) took the loss, leaving after one inning
with right shoulder inflammation. He allowed four hits and two
runs.
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Mets 2, Nationals 1 (12 innings)
Second baseman Wilmer Flores homered leading off the bottom
of the 12th inning to lift the New York Mets to a 2-1 win over
the Washington Nationals.
Flores also had an RBI single in the fourth inning.
Right-hander Carlos Torres (4-4) struck out the side in the
12th for the win.
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Cubs 4, Brewers 1
Anthony Rizzo homered for the third straight game as the
Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers.
Rizzo finished with two hits and gave Chicago some breathing
room with his solo shot off left-hander Neal Cotts in the
seventh.
Jason Hammel (6-5) went 5-2/3 innings for the Cubs and held
Milwaukee to a run on six hits and two walks.
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Diamondbacks 6, Astros 4 (10 innings)
Catcher Wellington Castillo capped a three-hit performance
with a leadoff home run in the top of the 10th inning as the
Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for a 6-4 win over the Houston
Astros.
Castillo had a single and a double before lining the first
pitch from Astros right-hander Pat Neshek (3-2) just inside the
left-field pole. He finished 3-for-5 with three runs.
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Yankees 13, White Sox 6
The New York Yankees pounded out 18 hits in a 13-6 victory
against the Chicago White Sox.
Mark Teixeira went 3-for-4 and smacked two long home runs
to center field for six RBIs, including a grand slam in the
second inning that gave New York a 6-0 lead against rookie
left-hander Carlos Rodon.
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Indians 2, A's 1
Right-hander Danny Salazar allowed one hit and one unearned
run in eight innings as the Cleveland Indians rallied for a 2-1
victory over the Oakland A's.
Salazar (9-6) struck out four and walked one.
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Dodgers 5, Angels 3
Second baseman Howie Kendrick homered against his ex-mates,
leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-3 victory over the Los
Angeles Angels.
Zack Greinke started instead of Dodgers team mate Clayton
Kershaw, who rested his sore hip for an extra day. Grienke
allowed two runs on five hits with eight strikeouts and a walk
in eight innings.
Angels' outfielder Mike Trout, who went 3-for-4 and drove in
all three runs, smacked his 32nd home run in the ninth off
Kenley Jansen before the closer earned his 18th save.
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