MLB roundup: Rays beat up on Orioles

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays moved four games above .500 for the first time in nearly two years, surging past the Baltimore Orioles with a 15-5 win on Friday night at Tropicana Field.

The Rays jumped out to a 9-2 lead in the first three innings and reset their season high for scoring, getting home runs from Derek Norris, Shane Peterson and Logan Morrison. The slumping Orioles matched a dubious major league record by allowing at least five runs in 20 straight games — the first team to do so since the 1924 Philadelphia Phillies.

Tampa Bay roughed up starter Ubaldo Jimenez (2-3), who didn’t survive the third inning. Rays starter Chris Archer (6-4) threw six innings, not needing his best stuff to win his second straight start.

The Rays got four RBIs each from Evan Longoria and Peterson, who was called up before the game and had a two-run homer.

Marlins 2, Cubs 0

MIAMI — Giancarlo Stanton homered, Jose Urena pitched six scoreless innings and Miami defeated Chicago at Marlins Park.

One night after Chicago routed Miami 11-1, Urena (6-2) held the Cubs to five hits and three walks. Relievers Kyle Barraclough, David Phelps and A.J. Ramos completed the shutout. Ramos posted his 11th save of the season.

Stanton’s solo homer in the third inning gave Miami a 1-0 lead. It was his 19th long ball of the season, and he also doubled and was hit by a pitch in a 2-for-3 night. The Cubs got a good pitching performance by John Lackey (5-8), who allowed three hits, two walks and two runs (one earned) in six innings.

Red Sox 9, Angels 4

BOSTON — Boston retired David Ortiz’s No. 34 in a pregame ceremony and then went out and built a six-run lead en route to a victory over Los Angeles.

Sandy Leon drove in four runs with a two-run homer and two-run double, and Hanley Ramirez also hit a two-run homer for Boston. Rick Porcello (4-9) avoided becoming the major league’s first 10-game loser as the Red Sox opened a seven-game homestand.

The Red Sox entered the game a percentage point behind the New York Yankees in the American League East. They had three runs and one hit off Alex Meyer (3-4) in the first inning, Meyer wild-pitched home two of the runs after Xander Bogaerts’ RBI double.

Twins 5, Indians 0

CLEVELAND — Jorge Polanco homered and Brian Dozier had three hits and two RBIs as Minnesota shut out Cleveland at Progressive Field.

Twins starter Adalberto Mejia (2-3) threw 104 pitches in five scoreless innings, allowing two hits, with four strikeouts and five walks. Cleveland starter Trevor Bauer (6-6) pitched 6 2/3 innings, giving up five runs (four earned) and eight hits with four strikeouts and one walk.

Mejia and relievers Tyler Duffey, Taylor Rogers and Trevor Hildenberger combined on a four-hitter.

Nationals 6, Reds 5

WASHINGTON — – Bryce Harper had an RBI single to right field with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning off Raisel Iglesias as Washington came back to beat Cincinnati.

The liner scored Trea Turner, who singled with two outs and went to third on a single by Brian Goodwin. The winning pitcher was Matt Albers (3-1), who worked a scoreless top of the 10th. Iglesias (2-2) was stuck with the loss as Harper had the winning hit on a full-count pitch.

Goodwin, who had three hits, belted his second solo homer of the game to lead off the seventh to tie it at 5 against reliever Wandy Peralta. Daniel Murphy lined a solo homer, the 100th home run of his career, into the Nationals’ bullpen in right to lead off the sixth against reliever Michael Lorenzen to cut the lead to 5-3.

Pirates 4, Cardinals 3

ST. LOUIS — John Jaso clouted a tiebreaking homer Friday night as Pittsburgh rallied for a 4-3 win over St. Louis.

It was the fifth homer for Jaso, who pounced on a changeup over the middle of the plate from Seung Hwan Oh (1-4) and drilled it 406 feet into the seats in right-center field.

Felipe Rivero (3-1) earned the win, pitching 1 2/3 scoreless innings. He bailed the Pirates out of eighth-inning trouble, getting a lineout from Aledmys Diaz and a flyout from Paul DeJong to strand runners at the corners. Rivero then pitched around a leadoff walk to Eric Fryer in the ninth.

Athletics 3, White Sox 0

CHICAGO — Khris Davis hit his 19th home run of the season and Jharel Cotton pitched five shutout innings as Oakland ended its four-game losing streak.

Cotton (5-7) won his first night game of 2017, going five innings while allowing no runs and scattering three hits. He left the game after allowing a single to start the sixth because of a blister on his right thumb.

Matt Joyce also hit a home run for the A’s, who remained undefeated against Chicago starter Mike Pelfrey (3-6). Pelfrey dropped to 0-5 career against Oakland. He threw 106 pitches in 4 2/3 innings.

Braves 5, Brewers 4

ATLANTA — Brandon Phillips had a home run and a double and Atlanta Braves survived a bullpen meltdown to hang on for a win over Milwaukee.

Phillips was 2-for-5, scored twice and drove in a pair of runs to pace the Atlanta attack. The second baseman showed no signs of the groin issue that caused him to leave Thursday night’s game early.

Atlanta appeared to be in control with a 5-1 lead after six innings when the Brewers’ bats took advantage of some shaky relief work. Milwaukee scored a run in the seventh on Domingo Santana’s RBI single and twice in the eighth on a sharp two-run double by Orlando Arcia.