Julio Rodriguez homered during his third consecutive four-plus-hit game and rookie Bryce Miller pitched 6 1/3 sharp innings as the visiting Seattle Mariners topped the Houston Astros 2-0 on Friday.
After following a 4-for-6 performance on Wednesday with the first five-hit game of his career against the Kansas City Royals, Rodriguez finished 4-for-5 including his 21st home run, a 414-foot blast to left field leading off the third inning on Friday.
Rangers starter Andrew Heaney had his second straight short outing, lasting just 3 2/3 innings. Nathaniel Lowe and Mitch Garver homered for Texas, which has lost two in a row after winning 12 of 14.Bobby Witt Jr. hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the sixth inning, and visiting Kansas City took advantage of some shoddy Chicago defense for a one-run win.
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the eighth, after the Yankees got on the board for the first time in three games on DJ LeMahieu's RBI groundout in the third. Jhony Brito allowed seven runs and nine hits in 2 1/3 innings.Detroit scored early and got six solid innings from left-hander Tarik Skubal and held off host Cleveland in the makeup of the game that was rained out on Thursday.
In the eighth, Brayan Rocchio singled home the tying run, Will Brennan doubled in two more and Gabriel Arias brought home the fourth run with a single. Jose Cisnero took the loss, while Enyel De Los Santos got the win and Emmanuel Clase got his 33rd save, the 100th of his career.Christian Encarnacion-Strand drilled a hanging slider from Jordan Hicks into the upper deck in left with one out in the ninth to give Cincinnati a walk-off win over visiting Toronto.
Kyle Schwarber homered twice for the Phillies, losers of four of their last five games. Philadelphia's Jake Cave went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. Schwarber's solo homer to lead off the ninth marked his 32nd long ball of the season. Michael Lorenzen gave up seven runs, six earned, on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings in his first start since no-hitting the Nationals on Aug. 9.
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