Austin Riley hit a three-run homer Friday night for the surging Atlanta Braves, who beat the visiting Houston Astros 6-2 in the first game between the clubs since last October's World Series.
The Braves, who defeated the Astros in six games last year to clinch their first title since 1995, have won 10 of their past 11 games. The Astros lost for just the third time in nine games.
Sandoval held Detroit to four hits and didn't walk a batter for the first time in 20 starts this season. He notched nine strikeouts and required only 97 pitches to finish his gem. Manning allowed three hits and one walk while striking out six in seven innings. Wynton Bernard added two hits for the Rockies, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Jose Urena tossed 6 2/3 effective innings for the win, and Daniel Bard struck out three in the ninth for his 25th save.Royals 3, Rays 2
Michael Rucker , Mark Leiter Jr. and Brandon Hughes didn't yield a run over the final three innings as Chicago won its fourth straight game. Rucker retired all three batters he faced, Leiter fanned all three he encountered and Hughes worked around one hit to pick up his second save. The big blow was a two-run homer by Alex Call, the first long ball of his career. Since the Padres acquired the four-time All-Star from the Milwaukee Brewers, Hader is 1-1 with a blown save and a 16.20 ERA.
Francisco Lindor contributed three hits and Starling Marte had two for the Mets, who had lost three of four games to the Atlanta Braves to start the week. New York starter Chris Bassitt tossed six innings and gave up seven hits and two runs.
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