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Big 10th inning pushes Nationals past Cardinals

Big 10th inning pushes Nationals past Cardinals

Jacob Young tripled home three runs in the 10th inning and the visiting Washington Nationals went on to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-8 Friday night.

Luis Garcia Jr. drove in three runs and Juan Yepez was 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs for the Nationals, who rallied from 5-2 and 6-3 deficits to snap their three-game losing streak.

Washington starter MacKenzie Gore allowed six runs on nine hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out three.

Jacob Barnes (6-2), the fourth of five Nationals relievers, earned the victory with a 1-2-3 ninth inning.

Paul Goldschmidt reached the 2,000-hit milestone with two hits, including a two-run homer, for the Cardinals. Nolan Arenado hit a three-run homer, and Masyn Winn hit a two-run shot and an RBI single.

Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray surrendered five runs on seven hits in five innings. He struck out seven and walked three.

Reliever Ryan Fernandez (1-3) took the loss, giving up the four runs, three earned, in the 10th.

Washington took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on singles by Yepez and Kelbert Ruiz and Garcia's double.

The Cardinals seized a 5-2 lead in the third.

Michael Siani walked and Winn hit his sixth homer. After Willson Contreras and Alec Burleson singled, Arenado launched his 11th homer.

The Nationals cut their deficit to 5-3 in the fourth inning on a single by Yepez, a walk to James Wood and Garcia's RBI single. St. Louis got the run back in the bottom of the inning on singles by Pedro Pages, Siani and Winn.

Washington cut its deficit to 6-5 in the fifth inning on walks to CJ Abrams and Jesse Winker, an RBI double by Yepez and Wood's run-scoring groundout.

The Nationals tied the game 6-6 in the seventh inning. Abrams and Lane Thomas drew walks off Andrew Kittredge and executed a double steal to set up Yepez's sacrifice fly.

Young's triple and Abrams' single in the 10th put Washington up 10-6, then Goldschmidt homer in the bottom of the inning.

Early home runs steer Marlins past Brewers

Early home runs steer Marlins past Brewers

Bryan De La Cruz and Jake Burger homered during a three-run first inning on Friday as the visiting Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 in the opener of a three-game series.

Josh Bell added a solo shot leading off the ninth for Miami to close the scoring. Bell, De La Cruz, Burger and Nick Fortes each had two hits for the National League-worst Marlins, who have won three of their past four games.

Miami left-hander Trevor Rogers (2-9) limited Milwaukee to two runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings. He struck out one without walking a batter.

Anthony Bender pitched 1 2/3 hitless innings in relief before Huascar Brazoban tossed a perfect eighth.

Tanner Scott worked around a single and a walk in the ninth inning to wrap up the Marlins' win.

Rhys Hoskins hit a solo home run for the NL Central-leading Brewers. Jackson Chourio and William Contreras had two hits apiece as Milwaukee fell to 4-2 since the All-Star break.

De La Cruz and Burger connected in the first against Brewers starter Freddy Peralta (6-6), who was charged with five runs, three earned, on six hits over 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander walked five and fanned four.

The Marlins went up 2-0 when De La Cruz cranked his 18th home run to left field two batters after Jazz Chisholm Jr. drew a leadoff walk. Burger bashed his 13th homer just as deep into the left field bleachers with two outs to make it 3-0.

Miami added two more runs in the third inning on shortstop Willy Adames' two-out error.

With the bases loaded, Adames bobbled De La Cruz's routine chopper and threw late to first base. Fortes scored from third, while Chisholm raced around from second to make it 5-0.

Milwaukee scored its first run on Hoskins' 16th homer, leading off the bottom of the third. Gary Sanchez's sacrifice fly in the fourth inning pulled the Brewers within 5-2.

Bender pitched the Marlins out of the sixth after Rogers allowed a leadoff double to Chourio.

Jesus Sanchez kept Miami up by three an inning later when made a snowcone catch against the right field fence on Jake Bauers' long drive with a runner on first.

Eight-run first inning sparks Mariners' rout of White Sox

Eight-run first inning sparks Mariners' rout of White Sox

Josh Rojas, Dylan Moore and Victor Robles smacked successive home runs in a first-inning barrage and George Kirby delivered seven solid innings as the visiting Seattle Mariners routed the Chicago White Sox 10-0 on Friday.

Seattle snapped a three-game losing streak while sending Chicago to its 12th straight loss. The outcome was all but decided after the Mariners updated their team annals in an eight-run first inning against White Sox rookie right-hander Drew Thorpe.

Scoring all of the runs with two outs, Seattle rolled to its highest-scoring first inning since a nine-run output in July 2023. The Mariners cracked back-to-back-to-back home runs for the first time since June 2022 and the first time ever in the opening inning.

Thorpe (3-2) retired the first batter of the night before a Cal Raleigh double and two walks loaded the bases. He struck out Luke Raley, but the Mariners responded with five straight RBI hits.

Jason Vosler's two-run single opened the scoring. Mitch Garver added an RBI double, Rojas belted a three-run shot to right, and Moore and Robles followed with solo homers.

Thorpe allowed eight runs and six hits in two-third of an inning. His season ERA climbed from 3.03 to 4.81.

Kirby (8-7) cruised behind the early support, limiting the White Sox to six hits and a walk while striking out seven. The result ended his four-start winless streak.

Tommy Pham hit an eighth-inning double among his three hits for Chicago, which fell to 52 games under .500.

Kirby retired the side in order just once, in the fourth inning.

Jorge Polanco hit a two-run homer against White Sox reliever Jared Shuster in the fourth inning. Shuster and fellow left-hander Sammy Peralta scattered two runs, five hits and four walks in 8 1/3 innings. They fanned a total of six.

Garver collected three hits and Raleigh added two for the Mariners, who improved to 4-1 against the White Sox this season.

Chicago grounded into three double plays.

Framber Valdez, Astros shut down Dodgers to open series

Framber Valdez, Astros shut down Dodgers to open series

Framber Valdez pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings while Alex Bregman and Jon Singleton slugged home runs as the Houston Astros claimed the opener of a three-game interleague series with a 5-0 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.

Valdez (9-5) matched his season high of 10 strikeouts and allowed four hits and two walks. He ran his unbeaten streak to six starts and picked up his fourth victory in that stretch. The Astros have won all six of those games.

Valdez surrendered a leadoff double to Shohei Ohtani in the first inning but then hit a dominant groove. He retired 16 consecutive batters, eight on strikeouts, into the sixth inning.

Valdez fanned six consecutive batters in a stretch that was halted when Gavin Lux singled with one out in the sixth. Valdez walked Ohtani and Will Smith but recovered to strike out Teoscar Hernandez and get Andy Pages to line out to end the threat.

When the Dodgers' Miguel Vargas and Enrique Hernandez stroked back-to-back singles leading off the seventh, Valdez fanned Cavan Biggio but needed some help to preserve the shutout.

Reliever Bryan Abreu came on to strike out Nick Ahmed for the second out, and the Astros got a break when Enrique Hernandez overran second base on an infield single by Lux. The tag on Hernandez was made before Vargas crossed home plate.

Valdez threw 96 pitches, 65 for strikes.

Joey Loperfido spotted Valdez a 1-0 lead in the second inning with an RBI single off Dodgers right-hander Gavin Stone (9-4). Bregman doubled that advantage an inning later when he drilled a 2-1 fastball 390 feet to left field for his 13th home run this season.

Singleton one-upped Bregman with a 403-foot blast that carried into the upper deck in right in the fourth, his eighth home run of the season. The two-run shot extended the lead to 4-0.

Stone allowed four runs on nine hits and two walks with three strikeouts over six innings.

Brady Singer dominates as Royals shut out Cubs

Brady Singer dominates as Royals shut out Cubs

Salvador Perez homered and Brady Singer took a no-hitter into the fifth inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Chicago Cubs 6-0 on Friday evening.

Singer (7-6) retired the first 11 batters before walking Seiya Suzuki with two out in the fourth.

Dansby Swanson's broken-bat single in the fifth broke up the no-hitter but Kyle Isbel kept the game scoreless, throwing out Mike Tauchman trying to score on Miguel Amaya's fly to shallow center to end the inning.

Singer allowed two singles and two walks and also hit a batter while striking out five in seven innings. He escaped jams in the fifth and seventh innings with inning-ending double plays and has thrown 14 straight scoreless innings.

Kyle Hendricks matched Singer with four scoreless frames before the Royals collected six straight two-out hits in the fifth, taking a 6-0 lead.

Isbel's perfectly placed hit-and-run single and stolen base set the stage for Adam Frazier's two-run bloop hit, breaking the scoreless tie.

Vinnie Pasquantino drilled an RBI single before Perez lined a three-run homer to left, his team-leading 19th.

Hendricks (2-9) allowed six runs on eight hits in five innings, striking out four.

Frazier was hit by a pitch leading off the first, but home plate umpire Junior Valentine ruled that he moved his right elbow into the pitch, denying him a free pass. Frazier subsequently lined out as second baseman Nico Hoerner made a highlight-reel play, diving to his right.

Relievers Will Smith and Chris Stratton allowed two hits while completing Kansas City's fifth shutout.

Pasquantino and Nick Loftin each had two singles for the Royals, who have won five of seven since the All-Star break.

The crowd of 36,351 was Kansas City's largest since opening day.

Suzuki had two of the Cubs' four hits. Chicago suffered its 10th shutout -- third in its last six games. The Cubs have scored nine runs while losing five of seven since the break.

The Cubs' loss snapped their four-game win streak in interleague play.

Red Sox rally for slugfest victory over Yankees

Red Sox rally for slugfest victory over Yankees

Masataka Yoshida's two-run single up the middle highlighted a three-run eighth inning that helped the Boston Red Sox earn a 9-7, series-opening victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Friday.

The Red Sox rallied after back-to-back home runs by Aaron Judge and Austin Wells in the seventh gave the Yankees a 7-4 lead in the seventh inning. Judge bashed a go-ahead, three-run shot to deep center.

Starting the comeback in the bottom of the seventh, Ceddanne Rafaela crushed a two-run homer to deep left that scored Yoshida.

In the eighth, Boston put two on against reliever Luke Weaver (4-2) before Wilyer Abreu greeted reliever Clay Holmes with a game-tying single. That set up Yoshida for the game-deciding hit.

Rob Refsnyder finished with three hits, two runs and an RBI for the Red Sox, who have won two of three following a four-game skid.

Bailey Horn (1-1) earned his first major league win, and Kenley Jansen worked around two hits and struck out two in the ninth for his 20th save.

Wells and Gleyber Torres had three hits apiece for New York, which has lost three straight and five of the past six.

Tyler O'Neill's sacrifice fly staked Boston to a 1-0 lead. Consecutive one-out singles by Refsnyder and Connor Wong and a walk to Rafael Devers loaded the bases before the RBI opportunity.

The visitors were not down for long, as Anthony Volpe crushed a two-out solo homer to straightaway center field to bring the Yankees even in the second.

A pair of one-out hits by Wong and Devers helped the Red Sox jump back in front in the third. After Wong doubled inside third base, Devers' knock to left made it a 2-1 game.

It was more of the same for Boston in the fourth. Romy Gonzalez began the inning with an infield single before Jarren Duran's knock moved him to third, while a second consecutive two-out hit by Refsnyder rolled to the left field wall for an RBI double.

The Yankees quickly responded with a two-run fifth to tie the game, getting an RBI double from Trent Grisham and a sacrifice fly from Alex Verdugo.

The hosts continued to put the pressure on in the bottom of the fifth, scoring a go-ahead run on Yoshida's sacrifice fly following a walk to Devers and O'Neill's double through the left side.

Boston reliever Zack Kelly was greeted rudely during the visitors' four-run seventh, allowing the back-to-back homers.

Homer-filled 7-run inning pushes Mets past Braves

Homer-filled 7-run inning pushes Mets past Braves

J.D. Martinez, Mark Vientos and Francisco Alvarez all homered in the third inning Friday night for the host New York Mets, who continued their surge with an 8-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves in the second game of their four-game series.

The Mets extended their winning streak to five games and improved to 15-7 this month as they moved ahead of the Braves in the race for the National League's first wild-card berth. New York has gained six games on Atlanta since July 1.

The Braves took their season-high sixth straight loss and fell to 8-12 in July.

Adam Duvall clubbed two home runs for the Braves, starting with a two-run shot in the second inning against Mets starter Kodai Senga (1-0). The right-hander was making his season debut after sustaining a shoulder injury in February.

Atlanta's 2-0 lead disappeared in the third inning, as the Mets sent 10 batters to the plate against Braves starter Charlie Morton (5-6) and Daysbel Hernandez and scored seven runs.

The inning began with Tyrone Taylor reaching on an error by third baseman Austin Riley, and Morton plunked Francisco Lindor and walked Brandon Nimmo. Martinez then launched a grand slam just beyond the right field wall.

Jeff McNeil doubled one out later before Vientos homered. Morton retired Jose Iglesias on a grounder but surrendered Alvarez's blast into the second deck in left. Hernandez entered to get Taylor to fly out.

The Mets added a run in the fourth when Hernandez walked Vientos with the bases loaded.

Martinez finished with three hits and Vientos with two of New York's eight.

Senga allowed the two runs on two hits and one walk while striking out nine over 5 1/3 innings. He exited after suffering a left calf strain following Riley's sixth-inning pop-up. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said after the game that Senga would get an MRI exam on the calf on Saturday.

Marcell Ozuna had two hits, including a solo homer in the sixth-inning homer, and reached base three times for the Braves. Ozuna has 29 homers this season, second in the NL. Duvall homered off Jake Diekman leading off the ninth, giving him 10.

Morton was charged with seven runs (five earned) on six hits and one walk while striking out two over a season-low 2 2/3 innings.

Ernie Clement rescues Blue Jays against Rangers

Ernie Clement rescues Blue Jays against Rangers

Ernie Clement hit a walkoff single in the ninth and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Texas Rangers 6-5 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.

Adolis Garcia had a two-run home run and three RBIs for the Rangers, who had a five-game winning streak end.

Toronto left-hander Yusei Kikuchi allowed five runs, eight hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings.

Texas left-hander Andrew Heaney allowed four runs, seven hits and one walk in five innings.

Texas scored once in the first on singles by Marcus Semien, Robbie Grossman and Adolis Garcia.

Toronto scored three in the bottom of the first. George Springer singled and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walked with one out. Texas shortstop Corey Seager failed to touch second base on Danny Jansen's potential double play grounder. Spencer Horwitz stroked a two-run double and scored on Clement's double.

Texas tied the game 3-3 in the third. Seager and Grossman singled. Toronto center fielder Kevin Kiermaier made a diving catch on Wyatt Langford's drive to right center, but Nathaniel Lowe walked and Jonah Heim hit a two-run single.

Toronto scored one in the fourth when Davis Schneider doubled and Leo Jimenez singled.

Texas took a 5-4 lead in the fifth with Garcia's 18th homer of the season, a drive to the right-field corner. It scored Langford, who had chopped an infield single to third.

Toronto tied it in the seventh. Jonathan Hernandez allowed Springer's infield hit and Justin Turner's double. Guerrero was walked intentionally to load the bases and Jansen hit a sacrifice fly. Jacob Latz replaced Hernandez and Horwitz lined out to right with Turner doubled up at second.

Toronto's Chad Green (3-2) entered with two out in the eighth and retired four consecutive batters.

Josh Sborz (2-1) allowed Turner's one-out single in the ninth. Steward Berroa ran for him and stole second. Guerrero walked. Kirby Yates replaced Sborz and walked Horwitz with two out before Clement singled.

Toronto traded right-hander Yimi Garcia to the Seattle Mariners Friday for outfielder Jonatan Clase and catcher Jacob Sharp, recalled right-handers Yerry Rodriguez and Zach Pop from Triple-A Buffalo and optioned right-hander Ryan Burr to Buffalo.

Jurickson Profar's 2nd HR lifts Padres over Orioles

Jurickson Profar's 2nd HR lifts Padres over Orioles

Jurickson Profar's second two-run home run of the game broke a ninth-inning tie and sparked San Diego to a 6-4 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Friday night, stretching the Padres' winning streak to six games.

The two-out blast was Profar's 18th long ball of the season and came off Craig Kimbrel (6-3), who was roughed up for the second day in a row.

Xander Bogaerts provided three hits as the Padres began the final series of a nine-game road swing following the All-Star break. San Diego used seven pitchers, though the team allowed more than three runs for the first time in six games. Robert Suarez (5-1) was the winner with the final 1 2/3 innings of relief despite blowing a potential save.

After Profar's first blast, the Padres added runs on back-to-back RBI doubles from Bogaerts and Jackson Merrill in a four-run sixth.

Jordan Westburg and Anthony Santander homered for the Orioles, who lost for the fourth time in five games.

Santander's 29th homer led off the bottom of the eighth against Adrian Morejon. The Orioles tied the game later in the inning when Ryan O'Hearn doubled, went to third on Heston Kjerstad's infield single and scored on Ryan Mountcastle's sacrifice fly.

Orioles starter Grayson Rodriguez, going for his 13th victory of the season, went five-plus innings and was charged with two runs on seven hits with two strikeouts. It was the second day in a row that a Baltimore starter took a shutout into the sixth only to have that bid broken up by a home run.

Reliever Burch Smith, in his fifth game with Baltimore, gave up two runs (one earned).

Padres rookie starter Adam Mazur, making his eighth start, last just 2 2/3 innings, allowing one run on two hits and two walks in his first outing with San Diego since July 9. Mazur has given up at least one home run in five of his starts.

Profar followed Luis Arraez's sixth-inning single with a homer to tie the game.

Westburg's 17th homer of the season came leading off the second inning. The Orioles made it 2-0 with an unearned run in the fourth, with Mountcastle's fielder's choice grounder providing the run. Westburg, who walked, scored.

Rodriguez gave up four singles across the first three innings, but he was bailed out by a pair of double plays.

Ben Lively, Guardians extend Phillies' slump

Ben Lively, Guardians extend Phillies' slump

Ben Lively allowed one run and three hits over six innings to fuel the visiting Cleveland Guardians to a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.

Lively (9-6), who made his major league debut with the Phillies in 2017, struck out six batters and walked two while snapping a three-start winless streak.

David Fry and Angel Martinez each had an RBI single and Bo Naylor added a run-scoring sacrifice bunt to send Cleveland to its third win in four games.

Philadelphia's Bryson Stott homered to lead off the fifth inning, cutting the hosts' deficit to 3-1. Stott added a single in both the seventh and the ninth for the Phillies, who mustered just six hits and committed two errors en route to losing for the seventh time in 10 games.

Prior to the game, Philadelphia acquired outfielder Austin Hays from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for right-hander Seranthony Dominguez and outfielder Cristian Pache. Hays, 29, was the starting center fielder for the American League in the 2023 All-Star Game.

The Guardians boosted their lead to 3-0 in the fourth inning. Andres Gimenez reached on a bunt single, stole second and advanced to third on Brayan Rocchio's single before scoring on Bo Naylor's bunt toward the first base line. Martinez stepped up two batters later and plated Rocchio with a single to left field.

Philadelphia inched closer as Stott deposited a 1-0 sinker from Lively over the wall in right field. The homer was Stott's seventh of the season and first since July 9.

Lively rebounded and retired the side in order in the sixth. Cade Smith and Hunter Gaddis bridged the gap to Emmanuel Clase, who retired the side in the ninth to secure his 32nd save of the season.

Sanchez permitted three runs on eight hits in six innings to absorb his second straight loss. He walked two and fanned two.

Stuart Fairchild's 10th-inning double lifts Reds past Rays

Stuart Fairchild's 10th-inning double lifts Reds past Rays

Stuart Fairchild doubled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning as the Cincinnati Reds opened a three-game interleague series against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 3-2 victory on Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Automatic runner Jeimer Candelario began the 10th inning at second base and was replaced by Austin Slater after moving to third on Tyler Stephenson's groundout. Fairchild followed with a run-scoring double to left field against Manuel Rodriguez (1-2).

Nick Martinez (4-5) pitched two scoreless innings for the victory. Alexis Diaz retired Jonny DeLuca with runners at the corners in the 10th inning for his 20th save.

Cincinnati has won three straight following a four-game losing streak.

The Reds took a 2-0 lead in the first inning when Shane Baz issued a pair of walks and both baserunners scored on Candelario's two-out double to right field.

The Rays pulled even in the second inning against Nick Lodolo, who began the inning by hitting Isaac Paredes with a pitch.

Paredes moved to third on DeLuca's double and scored on Jose Siri's groundout. The Rays pushed another run across when Jose Caballero followed with an RBI single to left field.

Tampa Bay had runners at second and third with one out in the fourth inning, but Lodolo escaped unscathed when Taylor Walls popped out and Alex Jackson grounded out.

Lodolo allowed two runs on five hits with one walk and five strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings. He retired 10 of the final 11 batters he faced.

Baz yielded two runs on two hits over six innings. He walked two and struck out seven in his fourth start since returning from Tommy John surgery.

The Rays had two runners on with two outs in the eighth inning against Martinez before Caballero popped out. Tampa Bay finished 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position.

Rays first baseman Yandy Diaz returned after missing seven games due to a family matter and went 1-for-5.

TJ Friedl finished 0-for-3 with a walk after being activated off the injured list before the game for the Reds, who won despite being outhit 7-3.

Twins get hitting and pitching in win at Tigers

Twins get hitting and pitching in win at Tigers

Pablo Lopez pitched seven strong innings, Minnesota batters backed him with four homers and the Twins cruised past the host Detroit Tigers, 9-3, on Friday night.

Lopez (9-7) gave up two runs and six hits while notching seven strikeouts. Byron Buxton and Christian Vazquez homered and drove in two runs apiece. Matt Wallner and Trevor Larnach had solo shots and Willi Castro added two RBIs for the Twins.

Javier Baez homered for the second straight game for Detroit. Keider Montero (1-4) allowed six runs (five earned) and eight hits in five innings.

Prior to the game, Detroit's All-Star outfielder Riley Greene was placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right hamstring strain. An MRI detected a mild strain.

The Twins took a 2-0 lead three batters into the contest. Buxton clubbed his 12th homer of the season and Larnach followed with his 11th long ball.

Wallner made it 3-0 with his one-out blast in the second inning.

Detroit sliced Minnesota's advantage to 3-2 in the third. Carson Kelly was hit by a pitch and, one out later, Baez lifted his two-run shot over the left center field wall.

The Twins extended their lead to 6-2 in the fourth. Wallner walked and advanced to third on Vazquez's two-out single. Vazquez stole second before Castro slapped an opposite-field single.

Both runners scored and Castro went all the way to third on a throwing error by second baseman Colt Keith. Buxton followed with an RBI double.

With Joey Wentz on the mound, Minnesota made it 8-2 in the sixth. Brooks Lee had a one-out single prior to Vazquez's fifth homer.

Detroit loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh but failed to push across a run. Lopez set down the next three batters on a fielder's choice and two popouts to preserve the six-run advantage.

The Tigers scored a run in the eighth off Josh Staumont when Mark Canha was hit by a pitch, moved to second when Matt Vierling walked and scored on Bligh Madris' single.

Minnesota tacked on a run in the ninth on Lee's bases-loaded walk.

Mets acquire Mariners RHP Ryne Stanek

Mets acquire Mariners RHP Ryne Stanek

The New York Mets added a veteran arm to their bullpen on Friday, acquiring right-hander Ryne Stanek from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for outfield prospect Rhylan Thomas.

Stanek, who turned 33 on Friday, is 6-3 with a 4.38 ERA in 39 innings this season, posting seven saves over 46 relief appearances.

A first-round pick (No. 29 overall) of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2013, Stanek is 16-17 with a 3.54 ERA and 11 saves in 384 games (56 starts) over eight major league seasons. Before joining the Mariners this season, he played for the Rays (2017-19), Miami Marlins (2019-20) and Houston Astros (2021-23).

Thomas, 24, entered the 2024 season as the Mets' No. 30 prospect, per MLBPipeline.com. In 74 games with Triple-A Syracuse and Double-A Binghamton, he is hitting .265 with 19 doubles, five homers, 11 stolen bases and 31 RBIs.

Yanks plan to activate DH Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) on Monday

Yanks plan to activate DH Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) on Monday

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is expected to be activated off the injured list on Monday, manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Friday.

Stanton was placed on the 10-day IL on June 23 with a strained left hamstring after injuring himself rounding third base during the Yankees' 8-3 home win over the Atlanta Braves the previous night.

The designated hitter has not been assigned any rehab games, and Boone said the team will monitor Stanton over the weekend to make sure the former MVP is healthy enough to return.

"He's pretty much done everything he needs to do," Boone said. "Now it's about building a little bit of volume."

Stanton, 34, was batting .246 with 18 home runs and 45 RBIs in 69 games before his ninth trip to the IL in seven seasons with New York.

Entering Friday's three-game series opener against the Red Sox in Boston, the Yankees have gone 8-17 while hitting .235 since Stanton's latest injury. They trailed the first-place Baltimore Orioles by two games in the American League East.

New York opens a three-game road series on Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies, who entered Friday with the major leagues' best record (64-38).

Mariners acquire RHP Yimi Garcia from Blue Jays

Mariners acquire RHP Yimi Garcia from Blue Jays

The Seattle Mariners acquired right-handed reliever Yimi Garcia from the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday in exchange for outfielder Jonatan Clase and minor league catcher Jacob Sharp.

Garcia, 33, is 3-0 with a 2.70 ERA in 29 games for Toronto this season and has converted 5-of-6 save opportunities. His .152 opponent batting average ranks fifth-best among American League relievers with at least 30 innings, while his 12.69 strikeouts per nine innings are seventh-best.

"Yimi has been one of the best relievers in the American League this year -- dominating the strike zone, missing bats and pitching in high leverage," Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said in a team release. "He has big-game experience and we're excited to add him to our bullpen."

Garcia has pitched in 404 games -- all but one as a reliever -- over 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2014-19), Miami Marlins (2020-21), Houston Astros (2021) and the Blue Jays. He is 22-29 lifetime with a 3.54 ERA.

Clase, 22, batted .195 with no home runs and three RBIs over 19 games with Seattle this season, his first in the major leagues. He entered this season as the Mariners' No. 10 prospect, per MLBPipeline.com.

Sharp, 22, hit .225 with six home runs and 29 RBIs in 44 games at Class-A Modesto.

O's acquire RHP Zach Eflin, ship 3 minor leaguers to Rays

O's acquire RHP Zach Eflin, ship 3 minor leaguers to Rays

The American League East-leading Baltimore Orioles bolstered their starting rotation on Friday, acquiring veteran right-hander Zach Eflin and cash considerations from the Tampa Bay Rays.

In exchange, the Rays received three minor leaguers: right-hander Jackson Baumeister, outfielder Matthew Etzel and infielder/outfielder Mac Horvath.

Eflin, 30, is 5-7 with a 4.09 ERA in 19 starts this season, his second with Tampa Bay. He's in the second year of a three-year, $40 million deal with the Rays after spending his first seven seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies.

In 2023, Eflin tied for the American League lead in wins, finishing 16-8 with a 3.50 ERA in 31 starts. In his nine MLB seasons, Eflin is 57-60 with a 4.26 ERA in 177 games (165 starts).

Baumeister, 22, is ranked as the Orioles' No. 17 prospect and No. 6 pitching prospect by MLBPipeline.com. This season, he's 1-3 with a 3.06 ERA in 18 starts at Class A Aberdeen.

Etzel, 22, was a 10th-round pick in 2023 and is slashing .289/.363/.445 with 15 doubles, seven triples, six homers, 46 runs, 41 stolen bases and 47 RBIs in 83 combined games between Double-A Bowie and Aberdeen.

Horvath, 23, is the No. 10 prospect in the Baltimore system by MLBPipeline.com. This season at Aberdeen, he is slashing .233/.328/.417 with 19 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 26 steals and 41 RBIs in 71 games.

Three minor league pitchers suspended for PEDs

Three minor league pitchers suspended for PEDs

Three minor league players received 56-game suspensions Friday after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Kener Perez, San Diego Padres pitcher Ibrahyn Jimenez and free agent pitcher Yonathan Frias were suspended for violating the drug prevention and treatment program for minor league players assigned outside of the United States and Canada.

Perez, 19, is a right-hander from Colombia who is currently on the Cardinals' Dominican Summer League roster. He tested positive for Stanozolol, according to the commissioner's office.

Jimenez, 17, is a left-hander from Colombia who is assigned to the Padres' Dominican Summer League roster He tested positive for Nandrolone.

Frias, 18, is from the Dominican Republic and was previously on the Atlanta Braves' Summer League roster there. He tested positive for Boldenone.

Rays activate 1B Yandy Diaz from restricted list

Rays activate 1B Yandy Diaz from restricted list

The Tampa Bay Rays reinstated first baseman Yandy Diaz from the restricted list on Friday afternoon.

It was not immediately known if Diaz will be in the lineup for the Rays' game against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Diaz missed the team's recent seven-game road trip due to a family matter. He'll claim the open roster spot after Tampa Bay traded outfielder Randy Arozarena to the Seattle Mariners on Thursday.

Regular third baseman Isaac Paredes has started at first base in place of Diaz. Paredes had two hits and four RBIs on Thursday at Toronto, snapping an 0-for-15 slump.

Diaz, who turns 33 on Aug. 8, is second on the Rays with a .273 average. He leads the team with 104 hits. He has eight homers and 46 RBIs in 94 games.

He hit a club-record .330 last season to win the American League batting title.

Diaz is a career .288 hitter with 69 homers and 322 RBIs in 703 games with the Cleveland franchise (2017-18) and Rays.

Phillies acquire OF Austin Hays from Orioles

Phillies acquire OF Austin Hays from Orioles

The Philadelphia Phillies acquired outfielder Austin Hays from the Baltimore Orioles on Friday for right-hander Seranthony Dominguez and outfielder Cristian Pache.

Hays, 29, batted .255 with three homers and 14 RBIs in 63 games this season.

He was the starting center fielder for the American League in the 2023 All-Star Game. He is a career .262 hitter with 66 homers and 242 RBIs in 557 games with the Orioles.

Dominguez, 29, posted a 3-2 record with one save and a 4.75 ERA in 38 relief appearances this season. He is 19-17 with 28 saves and a 3.55 ERA in 230 career games in relief with the Phillies.

Pache, 25, batted .202 with nine RBIs in 50 games this season. He is a career .179 hitter with six homers and 42 RBIs in 213 games with the Atlanta Braves (2020-21), Oakland Athletics (2022) and Phillies.

Red Sox acquire LHP James Paxton from Dodgers

Red Sox acquire LHP James Paxton from Dodgers

The Boston Red Sox welcomed back a familiar face on Friday by acquiring left-hander James Paxton from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Red Sox sent minor league infielder Moises Bolivar to the Dodgers to complete the deal. Boston also transferred right-hander Bryan Mata to the 60-day injured list to make room for Paxton.

Paxton, who spent the 2023 season with Boston, was designated for assignment by Los Angeles on Monday. He posted an 8-2 record with a 4.43 ERA in 18 starts with the Dodgers since signing a one-year, $7 million contract in the offseason.

Paxton, 35, stepped up for Los Angeles while its rotation dealt with myriad injuries.

In 11 major league seasons, Paxton is 72-40 with a 3.76 ERA over 174 starts for the Seattle Mariners (2013-18, 2021), New York Yankees (2019-20), Red Sox and Dodgers.

Bolivar, 17, is batting .270 with three homers and 19 RBIs in 31 games with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox.