Baseball

Cincinnati Reds (45-42, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (51-36, first in the NL East) Philadelphia; Friday, 1:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Andrew Abbott (7-1, 1.79 ERA, 1.

Boston Red Sox (43-45, fourth in the AL East) vs. Washington Nationals (37-50, fifth in the NL East) Washington; Friday, 11:05 a.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Lucas Giolito (4-1, 3.99 ERA, 1.

Houston Astros (52-35, first in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (56-32, first in the NL West) Los Angeles; Friday, 9:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Lance McCullers (1-3, 6.61 ERA, 1.

Pittsburgh Pirates (38-50, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (45-42, second in the AL West) Seattle; Friday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Bailey Falter (6-3, 3.62 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Mariners: Bryan Woo (7-4, 2.

TORONTO (AP) — George Springer hit two two-run home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-5 on Thursday night to complete a four-game sweep and take sole possession of the AL East lead.

SEATTLE (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino had a two-run single in the seventh inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Thursday night. Bobby Witt Jr.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dustin May pitched two-run ball over seven innings after retiring the first 16 batters and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 on Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep.

TORONTO (AP) — New York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt was set to have an MRI on Friday after leaving his start Thursday night against Toronto after three innings because of tightness in his right forearm.

NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is scheduled to make his long-awaited return to the majors this weekend in Miami.

PHOENIX (AP) — Robbie Ray threw his first complete game since 2017, Rafael Devers had three RBIs and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 on Thursday night.