WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals’ winning streak ended at a team record-tying 10 games as San Francisco rookie Joe Panik hit his first major league home run and sent the Giants to a 10-3 romp on Friday night. ADVERTISING WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals’ winning streak ended at a team record-tying 10 games as San Francisco rookie Joe Panik hit his first major league home run and sent the Giants to a 10-3 romp on Friday night.
Panik went 4 for 5 in his first four-hit game, highlighted by his three-run shot to center field.
Tim Hudson and four relievers quieted the bats of the Nationals. During its streak, Washington had seven one-run victories, five come-from-behind wins, and five walk-offs.
Hudson (9-9) allowed one earned run over 5 1-3 innings for his first win since July 19. Javier Lopez, Jean Machi, Sergio Romo and Juan Gutierrez finished for the Giants, who have won six of eight.
Doug Fister (12-4) threw six innings and uncharacteristically gave up a pair of homers — Nos. 12 and 13 this season.
YANKEES 4, WHITE SOX 3
NEW YORK — Martin Prado hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the New York Yankees over the Chicago White Sox.
Facing a full-count pitch from Daniel Webb (5-4) with the bases loaded, Prado lined a hit up the middle to complete the Yankees’ comeback from three runs for their fourth win in 11 games.
Prado hit a two-run homer in the third, and Jacoby Ellsbury had an RBI double in the fifth off John Danks after Chicago’s Jose Abreu connected for a three-run shot in the first against Shane Greene.
David Robertson (2-4) struck out two in a perfect ninth. Chicago (59-69) fell a season-high 10 games under .500.
Abreu hit his 33rd homer in the first at-bat of his career at Yankee Stadium.
Two innings later, Danks gave up Prado’s long ball, his AL-leading 24th homer given up. The right-hander allowed three runs, upping his total to a league-high 87, in five-plus innings.
CUBS 4, ORIOLES 1
CHICAGO — Jake Arrieta shut down his former team, holding Baltimore to four hits in seven innings, and Javier Baez homered again as the Chicago Cubs beat the Orioles .
Baez hit his sixth homer in his 18th game since getting called up from Triple-A, Luis Valbuena also homered, and Logan Watkins and Arismendy Alcantara each drove in runs with singles as the Cubs snapped AL East leading Baltimore’s four-game winning streak.
RAYS 8, BLUE JAYS 0
TORONTO — Drew Smyly pitched a two-hitter and retired his final 19 batters for the first complete game of his career, leading Tampa Bay over struggling Toronto.
Evan Longoria homered and drove in three runs, and Wil Myers also connected as the Rays began a stretch of 26 straight games against AL East opponents.
Smyly (8-10) allowed a leadoff single to Jose Reyes, who was erased on a double play. After Steve Tolleson’s two-out single in the third, Smyly didn’t permit another runner. He walked none and struck out four.
Smyly is 2-1 with a 1.55 ERA in four starts since being joining the Rays in the July 31 trade that sent David Price to Detroit.
PHILLIES 5, CARDS 4
PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard drove in a pair of runs, and Kyle Kendrick overcame a rocky first inning to lead Philadelphia over St. Louis.
Ben Revere, who entered the day second in the National League in hitting, went 3 for 4 to raise his average to .315. Chase Utley and Marlon Byrd also drove in runs for Philadelphia, which won its third in four games.
Matt Adams homered and Matt Holliday drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who lost for the second time in nine games.
Adam Wainwright (15-8) failed in his bid to become the first 16-game winner in the big leagues. He allowed five runs, four earned, and six hits in six innings. Wainwright is 2-3 with a 6.49 ERA in five starts this month.
ASTROS 5, INDIANS 1
CLEVELAND — Jon Singleton hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning, and Houston took advantage of sloppy defense to beat Cleveland.
Singleton’s home run off Cody Allen (4-3) capped the four-run inning that began with two errors by the worst defensive team in the majors.
MARINERS 5, RED SOX 3
BOSTON — Austin Jackson’s bases-loaded double with two outs in the ninth inning keyed a five-run rally, and Seattle sent Boston to its sixth straight loss.
Red Sox closer Koji Uehara (5-4) held a 3-0 lead with two outs and a runner on first before the Mariners broke loose. Seattle ended a nine-game losing streak at Fenway Park.
ROYALS 5, RANGERS 3
ARLINGTON, Texas — Rookie right-hander Yordano Ventura struck out six in six innings for his 10th victory, and Billy Butler and Josh Willingham had inning-starting homers in AL Central-leading Kansas City’s win over Texas.
PIRATES 8, BREWERS 3
MILWAUKEE — Josh Harrison homered and drove in a career-high five runs, leading Pittsburgh past Milwaukee.
Andrew McCutchen also homered for Pittsburgh, which had lost nine of 12 going into the series against the NL Central-leading Brewers.
BRAVES 3, REDS 1 (12)
CINCINNATI — Justin Upton hit a two-run homer in the 12th inning, rallying Atlanta over Cincinnati after Braves left-hander Mike Minor came up four outs short of a no-hitter.
Upton’s 25th homer off Manny Parra (0-1) gave Atlanta its seventh victory in eight games.
