Pittsburgh 9, Colorado 0
The Pittsburgh Pirates relied on their veteran hitters and young pitchers to coast to a 9-0 victory on Friday in the series opener against the visiting Colorado Rockies.
Washington 5, Philadelphia 4
Daylen Lile hit an RBI single in the ninth inning and then scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error, lifting the visiting Washington Nationals to a 5-4 win against the Philadelphia Phillies in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.
Houston 10, Baltimore 7
Both Jeremy Pena and Christian Walker drilled three-run homers, and the Houston Astros held on to defeat the host Baltimore Orioles 10-7 on Friday night.
Boston 1, NY Yankees 0
Brayan Bello pitched seven stellar innings and the Boston Red Sox continued their dominance of the host New York Yankees with a 1-0 victory on Friday night.
Detroit 7, Kansas City 5
Riley Greene hit his 30th homer, a two-run shot, and the host Detroit Tigers rallied past the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Friday.
Toronto 5, Miami 2
Shane Bieber, pitching in the majors for the first time in 507 days, worked six strong innings to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-2 win over the host Miami Marlins on Friday night.
NY Mets 12, Atlanta 7
Rookie Nolan McLean pitched seven strong innings and Juan Soto homered and drove in four runs to help the visiting New York Mets defeat the Atlanta Braves 12-7 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.
Tampa Bay 10, St. Louis 6
Top Tampa Bay prospect Carson Williams had two hits, including a two-run homer, in his major league debut, and the Rays grounded the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 10-6 on Friday night.
Minnesota 9, Chi. White Sox 7
Royce Lewis went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and Byron Buxton, Luke Keaschall and Edouard Julien each had two hits and an RBI to lift the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 9-7 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Friday.
Texas 4, Cleveland 3
Joc Pederson doubled home Corey Seager with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the Texas Rangers roared back to walk off the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.
Milwaukee 5, San Francisco 4
William Contreras launched a walk-off home run in the ninth inning Friday, propelling the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-4 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants.
Chi. Cubs 3, LA Angels 2
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a go-ahead solo home run in top of the ninth inning, powering the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game interleague series on Friday in Anaheim, Calif.
Arizona 6, Cincinnati 5
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a walk-off single in the 11th inning and Gabriel Moreno hit a three-run homer in his return to the Arizona lineup as the Diamondbacks beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Friday in Phoenix.
San Diego 2, LA Dodgers 1
Yu Darvish outdueled Blake Snell on Friday night and the San Diego Padres tied the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the National League West with a 2-1 win.
Seattle 3, Athletics 2
Josh Naylor's 100th career home run broke a tie in the seventh inning as the Seattle Mariners edged the visiting Athletics 3-2 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series between the American League West rivals.