Dodgers move closer to Giants

SAN FRANCISCO — Justin Turner lined Santiago Casilla’s fourth pitch for a tie-breaking home run in the top of the ninth inning, enabling Los Angeles to edge San Francisco 3-2 in the opener of a three-game series between the top two teams in the National League West. Clayton Kershaw allowed just five hits over eight innings, striking out 13, for his seventh consecutive victory, overcoming a Matt Duffy home run to win for the 10th time in 13 career decisions at AT&T Park. The triumph allowed the Dodgers to move within three games of the Giants in the division. The teams have played to a 4-4 tie to date in the season series. Yankees 4, Tigers 0: CC Sabathia pitched seven innings and the New York Yankees moved over the .500 mark for the first time in nearly two months with a 4-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday Sabathia (4-4) allowed five hits and equaled his longest outing of the season by pitching seven innings for the third time. He won for the third time in his last six starts, lowering his ERA from 5.06 to 2.28 since April 27. Braves 5, Cubs 1: Veteran right-hander Bud Norris took another step toward reclaiming his spot in the Atlanta’s starting rotation by throwing seven strong innings in a win over Chicago. Norris (2-7) lost his spot in the rotation after five unimpressive starts, but was given a second chance last week when Mike Foltynewicz went on the disabled list. After losing his return start, despite allowing only one run in five innings, Norris matched his season-best on Friday with seven innings against the Cubs. Rays 4, Astros 3: Steve Pearce went 3-for-4 with two RBIs to lift Tampa Bay to a win over Houston. The Tampa Bay bullpen combined for 3 2/3 scoreless innings to hold off Houston. Blue Jays 4, Orioles 3: Edwin Encarnacion led off the bottom of the 10th inning with his 13th homer of the season and Toronto defeated Baltimore. The game-winning homer came on a 3-2 pitch against right-hander Brad Brach (5-1) and gave the win to right-hander Drew Storen (1-2) who pitched a perfect top of the 10th. Nationals 9, Phillies 6: Danny Espinosa went 3-for-3 with a homer, Stephen Drew had a homer and three RBIs and Daniel Murphy had two doubles and three RBIs as Washington hit three homers and thrashed Philadelphia. The three infielders combined for seven hits, including two homers, and six RBIs. Reds 2, Athletics 1: Anthony DeSclafani made his season debut allowing only one run over six innings as Cincinnati rallied for a victory over Oakland in the opener of a three-game interleague series at Great American Ball Park. Sonny Gray, making his second start since coming off the disabled list last Sunday, pitched 5 1/3 hitless innings before the Reds rallied to go ahead in the seventh. He allowed two runs and five hits in 7 2/3 innings. Mets 2, Brewers 1 (11 innings): Matt Reynolds drove in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning, reaching on a bases-loaded fielders’ choice, and Jeurys Familia worked a perfect 11th as New York extended its winning streak to three games with a victory over Milwaukee at Miller Park. Reynolds ripped a 1-0 slider from Blaine Boyer (1-1) right at shortstop Jonathan Villar, but Villar dropped the ball and flipped to second for the easy out, allowing Asdrubal Cabrera to score. White Sox 7, Royals 5: Tim Anderson had a promising major league debut and Chicago used its power to beat Kansas City. Alex Avila, Melky Cabrera and Brett Lawrie homered for the White Sox, who smashed a season-high four homers, including two by Avila. The team was tied for 25th in the majors for home runs entering the game. Other results: Padres 7, Rockies 5; Cardinals 9, Pirates 3; Red Sox 8, Twins 1; Indians 6, Angels 2; Marlins 8, Diamondbacks 6; Mariners 7, Rangers 5.