Orioles down Yankees in crucial game

BALTIMORE — Dylan Bundy pitched 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball as the Baltimore Orioles, with three homers in the second inning, beat the New York Yankees 8-0 Friday in the first of a crucial three-game series for both teams. Baltimore (73-61) won for just the third time in eight games while the Yankees (69-64) lost for only the third time in nine outings. The win gave Orioles manager Buck Showalter 1,413 career victories, putting him in a tie for 25th place with former Yankees manager Miller Huggins (1918-29). The Orioles hit three doubles and four home runs, giving them a MLB-best 213 this year. Mark Trumbo had two hits, including a homer, and Pedro Alvarez, Chris Davis and Manny Machado had two-run homers. Rays 8, Blue Jays 3: Alex Cobb pitched for the first time in nearly two years, and Tampa Bay beat Toronto at its own game, slugging three home runs off the Blue Jays’ bullpen to pull away at Tropicana Field. Cobb, making a promising return from Tommy John surgery, held the Blue Jays to two runs in five innings, and an inning after he left, the Rays broke open a 2-2 game. Logan Morrison hit a two-run home run in the sixth for the lead, and Luke Maile and Brad Miller added home runs in the seventh to pull away. Indians 6, Marlins 2: Carlos Carrasco pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings and struck out 11 to lead Cleveland to a victory over Miami. Abraham Almonte had two doubles and two RBIs for the Indians, who have won four games in a row. Carrasco (10-7) allowed six hits and one walk in his first career appearance against Miami and did not allow a runner past second base. Brewers 1, Pirates 0: Seven Milwaukee pitchers combined to shut out Pittsburgh, holding the Pirates to seven hits in a shutout victory. Junior Guerra, Jacob Barnes, Blaine Boyer (2-3), Jhan Marinez, Carlos Torres, Corey Knebel and Tyler Thornburg led Milwaukee to its second win in a row following a six-game losing streak. Reds 3, Cardinals 2: Eugenio Suarez singled home Zack Cozart with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting Cincinnati to a victory over St. Louis in the opener of a three-game series. After failing to cash in on bases-loaded situations in the seventh and eighth innings, the Reds had them loaded again with one out in the ninth against Seung Hwan Oh. Suarez singled through a drawn-in infield for the game-winner. Nationals 4, Mets 1: A.J. Cole earned his first major league win by throwing six solid innings Friday night as Washington beat New York. Bryce Harper went 2-for-3 with one RBI and two runs scored and factored into each run scoring inning for the Nationals, who have won four straight to extend their National League East lead to a season-high 10 1/2 games over the Mets. Wilson Ramos had an RBI single among his two hits while Anthony Rendon had a two-run single in the ninth. Trea Turner had two hits and two stolen bases. Cubs 2, Giants 1: A bid for a second career no-hitter fell short but the victory by left-hander Jon Lester and the Chicago Cubs was just as sweet. Lester pitched 6 2/3 no-hit innings and allowed only three hits in a complete game as the Cubs beat San Francisco. Other results: Braves 8, Phillies 4; White Sox 11, Twins 4; Rockies 14, Diamondbacks 7; Tigers 7, Royals 6; Rangers 10, Astros 8; Padres 4, Dodgers 2; Red Sox 16, Athletics 2; Mariners 11, Angels 8.