Baseball-Highlights of Friday's Major League Baseball games

April 11 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Friday's Major League Baseball games. - - - Red Sox 4, Yankees 2 Left fielder Grady Sizemore hit a go-ahead three-run home run with one out in the top of the sixth inning, and Jon Lester pitched effectively into the seventh, as the Boston Red Sox evened their four-game series with a win at Yankee Stadium. Right fielder Jonny Gomes also homered for the Red Sox, who had one hit through five innings against New York starter CC Sabathia, while Lester (1-2) allowed two runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings. The Red Sox were getting stymied by Sabathia (1-2), who even with diminished velocity seemed dominant at least for the first four innings when he breezed through with 44 pitches. But after some tough at-bats ended with outs in the fifth, Boston managed to get to the left-hander in the sixth inning. - - - Dodgers 6, Diamondbacks 0 Los Angeles first baseman Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run home run and drove in five runs and Dodgers left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin held Arizona scoreless for the second time this season in a road victory over the Diamondbacks. Ryu (2-1) gave up two hits and struck out eight in five innings. He has thrown 12 scoreless innings against Arizona this season after pitching the first five innings of a 7-5 victory in Sydney, Australia, on March 23. - - - Mariners 6, Athletics 4 Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez impressed in his home operner as the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics. Hernandez tossed seven innings of four-hit ball, striking out 11 along the way, though Oakland (6-4) had a four-run eighth inning to make it interesting after chasing Hernandez from the game. - - - Blue Jays 2, Orioles 0 Toronto starter Dustin McGowan threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the Blue Jays took advantage of several miscues by the Baltimore Orioles for a road victory in the first of their three-game series on Friday. McGowan (1-1) allowed five hits with two strikeouts and one walk on 90 pitches in just his second start since 2011. - - - White Sox 9, Indians 6 Left-hander Chris Sale became the first three-game winner of the MLB season as the White Sox beat the Indians. Sale (3-0) left with a lead after five innings of work as the White Sox topped the Indians for the second straight night at home. - - - Braves 7, Nationals 6 (10 innings) Left fielder Justin Upton looped a single into right field to score pinch-runner Jordan Schafer and give the Atlanta Braves a home win over the Washington Nationals in the 10th inning. Upton fisted a 2-2 pitch off reliever Jerry Blevins (1-1) in front of center fielder Bryce Harper. The ball landed in front of Harper and took a bounce to the right, which allowed Schafer to race all the way from first base with the winning run. - - - Twins 10, Royals 1 Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kyle Gibson allowed one run on five hits in 6 1/3 innings, helping the Twins to a big home win over the Kansas City Royals. Gibson struck out three and walked four, improving to 2-0 this season. He became the first Twins starter to pitch into the seventh inning in 10 games this season. - - - Phillies 6, Marlins 3 Right fielder Marlon Byrd drove in two runs as the Philadelphia Phillies bombed Miami Marlins ace Jose Fernandez. Byrd, shortstop Jimmy Rollins, second baseman Chase Utley and left fielder Domonic Brown had two hits apiece for Philadelphia (4-6), who snapped a four-game losing streak. The Marlins (5-6) have dropped five in a row after a promising start to the season. - - - Rays 2, Reds 1 Left-fielder Matt Joyce homered and left-hander David Price allowed one run in 8 1/3 innings, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays to a road victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Price (2-0) pitched 8 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and one earned run with one walk and 10 strikeouts over 114 pitches as Tampa Bay (6-5) won in Cincinnati for the first time in franchise history. The Rays were swept in their only other visit to Cincinnati in 2005. - - - Brewers 4, Pirates 2 Home runs by third baseman Aramis Ramirez and first baseman Mark Reynolds powered the Milwaukee Brewers to a home victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night at Miller Park. Milwaukee extended their winning streak to seven games at the expense of Pirates left-hander Francisco Liriano, who went six innings and struck out seven but was burned when two of his four hits allowed left the ballpark. - - - Rangers 1, Astros 0 (12 innings) A base hit by Robinson Chirinos scored Kevin Kouzmanoff with the winning run in the 12th inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros at home. The Rangers had plenty of chances but cashed in on only one of 14 opportunities with runners in scoring position in the longest scoreless game in their two decades at their current home stadium. - - - Cubs 6, Cardinals 3 (11 innings) Chicago Cubs catcher Welington Castillo hit a long three-run homer off St. Louis closer Trevor Rosenthal in the top of the 11th inning as the Cubs secured a road over the St. Louis Cardinals. Castillo launched a 1-1 fastball 426 feet to the seats in left-center, his second homer of the year, as the Cubs improved to 4-6. - - - Padres 6, Tigers 0 Andrew Cashner pitched a one-hit, complete-game shutout as the San Diego Padres blanked the Detroit Tigers. Third baseman Chase Headley snapped out of a 4-for-32 slump with a run-scoring double as San Diego opened a 10-game homestand in style. - - - Giants 6, Rockies 5 Left-hander Madison Bumgarner hit a grand slam and tied a franchise record for RBIs by a pitcher with five, powering the San Francisco Giants to a home victory over the Colorado Rockies. (Editing By Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina/Peter Rutherford)