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Mike Yastrzemski homers in his first at bat with Royals after they acquired him at trade deadline

TORONTO (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski made quite the early impression on his new teammates by homering in his first plate appearance with the Kansas City Royals on Friday, a day after they acquired him from the San Francisco Giants.

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Pinch-hitter Dominic Smith delivers RBI single in the 10th, lifts Giants to 4-3 win over the Mets

NEW YORK (AP) — Pinch-hitter Dominic Smith hit a tiebreaking RBI single against his former team in the 10th inning leading the San Francisco Giants to a 4-3 win over the New York Mets on Friday night.

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Mike Yastrzemski homers in his 1st at-bat as a Royal in 9-3 victory over the Blue Jays

TORONTO (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski homered in his first at-bat with Kansas City, Michael Wacha limited Toronto to a run in eight innings in his longest outing of the season and the Royals beat the Blue Jays 9-3 on Friday night.

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Freeman homers again and Kershaw shuts down Rays in Dodgers' 5–0 win

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Freddie Freeman homered for the second straight game and drove in three runs, Clayton Kershaw gave up five hits in six innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5–0 on Friday night.

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Blake Perkins homers twice as Brewers get 25 hits in 16-9 win over Nationals

WASHINGTON (AP) — Blake Perkins hit his first two home runs of the season and drove in three runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 16-9 on Friday night.

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Phillies slugger Bryce Harper ejected following outburst over called third strike

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper was ejected in the seventh inning of Friday's game against Detroit for arguing a called third strike on a check swing.

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Carlos Correa is back with the Astros -- this time at third base

BOSTON (AP) — Carlos Correa wasn’t going to waive his no-trade clause for any other team.

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Jhoan Durán earns a save in his Philly debut as Philadelphia rallies to beat the Tigers 5-4

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jhoan Durán earned a save in his Philadelphia debut after Bryson Stott beat a throw to first base and was ruled safe on an overturned review call for the go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning as the Phillies beat the Detroit Ti

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Witt, Wacha push Royals to 9-3 win over Blue Jays

TORONTO — Bobby Witt Jr. belted a three-run homer and veteran starter Michael Wacha pitched a three-hitter to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 9-3 win in the opener of a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.

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Roman Anthony's walk-off single lifts Red Sox over Astros 2-1 in 10 innings

BOSTON (AP) — Roman Anthony lined a fly ball over drawn-in center fielder Chas McCormick's head to score the automatic runner from third, and the Boston Red Sox rallied in the 10th inning to beat the new-look Houston Astros 2-1 on Friday night.

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