Tigers rookie Parker Meadows slams walk-off HR

Rookie Parker Meadows hit a triple homer – the first of his career – with two outs in the ninth and handed the host Detroit Tigers an impressive 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Friday.

Meadows’ long ball against Astros closer Ryan Pressly (3-4) wasted seven no-hit innings through Houston starter Framber Valdez. Javier Baez leveled the game with a runs-scoring single before Meadows, who was called up by Triple-A Toledo earlier in the week and was in his fourth major league game, put a slider over the right field wall.

Valdez, who had five walks and six strikeouts, was removed after 114 throws. He threw a complete no-hitter four starts ago on August 1 against Cleveland. Houston, who have lost six of their last eight games, have managed just one goal.

Detroit starter Matt Manning conceded just one undeserved run and one hit in 6 1/3 innings. Manning, who did not make a batsman, retired with an apparent back injury. Alex Lange (6:3) was relieved to win.

Dodgers 7, Red Sox 4

Freddie Freeman went 4-5 with an RBI double and three runs to lead Los Angeles to victory from behind in Boston.

Max Muncy had two hits and three RBIs, while Mookie Betts hit a double and scored two goals in his first game as a guest in Boston. Los Angeles starter Lance Lynn (10-9) won despite having ten hits and four runs in more than six innings, three of which were earned. Evan Phillips made his 20th save.

Five Red Sox recorded multiple hits, including Alex Verdugo and Trevor Story, both of whom hit a home run. Nick Pivetta (9-7) took the loss as a relief after scoring four runs in two innings.

Yankees 6, Rays 2

Gerrit Cole hit a masterful 7 2/3 innings, DJ LeMahieu hit two home runs and New York opened its 10-game road trip with a win over Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla.

In his fifth game of double-digit strikeouts (11), Cole (11-4) hit two runs (one earned) on three hits without a walk and lowered his American League-leading ERA to 2.95. LeMahieu went 3-for-4 with a walk, scored three goals and hit solo homers in the fifth and eighth innings – his first multi-homer game since 2021. Gleyber Torres (two runs) and Anthony Volpe had two hits each as Yankees won for the fifth time in eleven encounters with the Rays.

Tampa Bay’s Zach Eflin (13-8) allowed two runs from seven hits. He set season-high strikeouts (11) and pitches (103) while running one. Yandy Diaz rocked a solo home run, but the Rays hit just four and saw their four-game winning streak come to an end.

Gemini 12, Rangers 2

Carlos Correa, Edouard Julien and Max Kepler hit homers and Sonny Gray allowed a seven-inning run as Minnesota won Minneapolis and handed Texas their eighth straight loss.

Matt Wallner hit a base-clearing triple and a double, scoring three goals for the Twins in the process. Gray (7-6) slammed a solo home run to Mitch Garver and later hit Garver with a pitch, briefly emptying the benches.

Leody Taveras had two doubles, while Corey Seager and Nathaniel Lowe had two each for Texas. Dane Dunning (9-6) allowed four runs with five hits and six walks in four innings.

Athletics 12, White Sox 4

Nick Allen went 4-for-5 with a home run and five RBIs to give Zach Neal their first major league win in seven years when Oakland visited Chicago.

Oakland secured at least part of the four-game streak after defeating a struggling Chicago 15-6 and capitalizing on three White Sox errors. The White Sox have lost seven of nine games while the A’s have won four of five games. Neal (1-0) had four runs, two earned and five hits in five innings with three walks and two strikeouts.

White Sox right-back Dylan Cease (5-7) was tagged for nine runs, eight earned and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings. He walked five and knocked out six.

Mariners 7, Royals 5

JP Crawford hit a home run on the first pitch at the bottom of the first inning and Seattle defeated visiting Kansas City to secure first place in the American League West.

The Mariners won for the ninth time in their last ten games, overtaking the Houston Astros and climbing level with the Texas Rangers in the division race. Reliever Isaiah Campbell (4-0) clinched the win and Andres Munoz escaped a base-heavy traffic jam in the ninth round to make his ninth save of the season.

Kyle Isbel scored for the Royals, who lost for the fifth time in six games.

Braves 5, Giants 1

Michael Harris II hit a home run, hit two singles, scored three and drove in two runs, Spencer Strider threw seven sharp innings and Atlanta opened a three-game away series with a triumph over San Francisco.

Matt Olson contributed an RBI double and a sacrifice flight to Atlanta’s third win over San Francisco in four encounters in the last eight days, this time in the opener of a 10-game road trip. Strider (15-4) was sent off for the third straight game after seven innings, this time after conceding a run and three hits. He walked one and knocked out nine.

Logan Webb (9-10) went 5 1/3 innings and hit all five Braves runs in six hits. Wade Meckler had two singles and a walk in three plate appearances for the Giants, who lost a series opener for the fifth straight game. San Francisco, a contender for a spot in the National League wildcard playoffs, has lost 13 of its last 18 games.

Angels 3, Mets 1

Patrick Sandoval threw six solid innings to secure the win on Friday night when he visited Los Angeles and defeated New York in the opening game of a three-game series.

Brandon Drury hit a sacrifice fly in the third inning and Mike Moustakas followed immediately with an RBI single for the Angels, who ended a four-game losing streak. Nolan Schanuel added a runs scoring single in the ninth round. Shohei Ohtani, who served as the Angels’ designated hitter in his first game after being ruled out of pitching due to an elbow injury, made it 1-2 with a double and three walks.

Francisco Lindor hit a home run for the Mets, who have lost three straight games and four of five.

National’s 7, Marlin’s 4

Joan Adon threw 5 2/3 no-hit innings, Joey Meneses had three RBIs and Carter Kieboom hit a two-run homer to lead Washington to victory over hosts Miami.

Adon (2-0) finished the game, conceding just two hits and no walks in six scoreless innings. The Nationals also received an assist from reliever Robert Garcia, who went two scoreless innings after Miami scored four times against Mason Thompson.

Braxton Garrett (7-5) suffered the loss and made a good start with seven hits, no walks and three runs.

Phillies 7, Cardinals 2

Alec Bohm hit a home run in the sixth inning and Kyle Schwarber did the same in the seventh to help hosts Philadelphia defeat St. Louis.

Philadelphia’s Garrett Stubbs had a two-run double and Schwarber added an RBI double in the second run. Bohm and Bryce Harper each had two hits and scored two goals for the Phillies, who have won three of their last four games. Nine of Philadelphia’s 11 hits went for extra bases.

Paul Goldschmidt of St. Louis hit a two-run home run down field in the first inning. Nolan Arenado was eliminated in game seven with a lower back strain for the Cardinals, who have lost seven of their last nine games. Miles Mikolas (6-10) fell to 0-5 in his last six starts after allowing five runs on eight hits in six innings.

Orioles 5, Rocky Mountains 4

Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning as Baltimore edged Colorado to open a three-game streak.

Ryan Mountcastle and Austin Hays also scored for the Orioles, who have won three straight games. However, Baltimore closer Felix Bautista was knocked out just one shot before the end of the game due to pitching arm discomfort. Danny Coulombe recorded the final shot on his only throw for his second save.

Ezequiel Tovar hit a two-run homer for the Rockies, but they lost their fifth straight game.

Brewers 7, Padres 3

Rowdy Tellez capped a five-run third inning with a three-run home run — his first long ball since May 22 — as Milwaukee defeated the San Diego guest to set their sixth straight win, their high of the season.

Brandon Woodruff (3-1) held the Padres in six innings against just a solo home run by Manny Machado. Tellez, Carlos Santana, Willy Adames and Mark Canha each had two goals for the Brewers.

Padres starter Yu Darvish (8-10) hit five runs in four innings with six hits. San Diego’s Gary Sanchez hit a two-run home run in the ninth game.

Guardians 5, Blue Jays 2

Ramon Laureano hit a two-run home run and had three RBIs as Cleveland beat hosts Toronto.

Bo Naylor and Andres Gimenez hit solo home runs for the Guardians in the opening game of the three-game series. George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit solo homers for the Blue Jays, who have now suffered three straight losses.

Cleveland right-hander rookie Tanner Bibee (10-3) allowed two runs, six hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six innings. Emmanuel Clase made the finishing point for the Guardians, recovering from an error in the ninth game to make his 34th save of the season, his 100th with Cleveland and the 101st of his career.

Diamondback’s 10, Red’s 8

Brandon Pfaadt recorded his first career win, Jace Peterson tripled twice and drove in three heats, and Arizona extended its winning streak to six games by beating Cincinnati in Phoenix.

Pfaadt (1-6) allowed two runs with three hits over 5 1/3 innings in his 13th career start for Arizona, who have won 11 of their last 13 games.

Nick Martini hit two homers and had four runs for the Reds, who have lost back-to-back after a three-game winning streak. Hunter Greene (2-6) gave up five runs in five hits and five walks over 3 2/3 innings.

Pirates 2, boys 1

Mitch Keller pitched eight scoreless innings as Pittsburgh failed to beat Chicago.

Keller (11-8) held the Cubs to four hits with six strikeouts and a walk and threw 93 pitches. That came after Keller scored 12 in six innings in a win over the Minnesota Twins in his last start last Saturday.

In the first half, Ke’Bryan Hayes opened with a single to the left. He went to third base when Bryan Reynolds made a one-two right into the corner. Andrew McCutchen prevailed, Hayes gave Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead. Joshua Palacios hit an outfield choice, with the choice being for second baseman to throw Nico Hoerner home. Reynolds hit that throw and extended the lead to 2-0.

—Field-level media