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Edman hits leadoff HR filling in for Ohtani and Yamamoto strikes out 10 as Dodgers beat Texas 3-0

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto matched his career high with 10 strikeouts over seven innings after Tommy Edman led off the game with a home run and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Texas Rangers 3-0 on Friday night.

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Harris has 2 hits and 2 RBIs, Baldwin hits pinch-hit single in 8th to help Braves beat Twins 6-4

ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Harris II had two hits and two RBIs, Drake Baldwin delivered a game-winning pinch-hit single in the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Friday night.

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Bowden Francis pitches six innings as Blue Jays win third straight, beat Mariners 3-1

TORONTO (AP) — Bowden Francis pitched six innings to win for the first time in three starts, George Springer had two hits and scored twice and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1 on Friday night for their third straight victory.

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Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. suspended 1 game following ejection, violation of social media policy

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was suspended for one game and fined by Major League Baseball on Friday following his ejection during a game at the Tampa Bay Rays and violation of MLB’s social media policy.

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De La Cruz, McClain each hit a 3-run HR as Reds beat Orioles 8-3

BALTIMORE (AP) — Elly De La Cruz and Matt McLain each hit three-run home runs and the Cincinnati Reds began their first nine-game road trip of the season with an 8-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.

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Francisco Lindor hits leadoff homer in 9th to lift the Mets past the Cardinals, 5-4

NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor homered off Ryan Fernandez leading off the ninth inning, and the New York Mets survived a late blown lead to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Friday night.

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Goldschmidt has 3 hits, Rodón strikes out 9 in Yankees' 1-0 victory over the Rays

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Bo Naylor's 3 hits, 3 RBIs power the Guardians to a 10-7 win over the Pirates

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bo Naylor had a solo home run and two-run double among his three hits and Luis L. Ortiz pitched five innings and beat his former team as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-7 on Friday night.

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Trevor Story has 2 HRs, 6 RBIs to lead Red Sox to 10-3 win over White Sox

BOSTON (AP) — Trevor Story went 3 for 4 with two homers and six RBIs, Hunter Dobbins pitched six strong innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 10-3 on Friday night. Story had his 20th career multi-homer game.

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Francis, Springer lift Jays to 3-1 win over Mariners

TORONTO — Right-hander Bowden Francis allowed a run in six innings, while George Springer belted two hits and scored twice to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-1 win over the Seattle Mariners in Friday's opener of a three-game series against the Seat

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