Freddie Freeman had three hits and two RBIs, Julio Urias tossed five scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the host Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Friday.

Trea Turner and Will Smith each added one hit and two walks apiece for the Dodgers, who won their sixth in a row. Justin Turner also walked twice.

Urias (3-3), who threw 80 pitches, gave up only two hits, struck out five and walked none. Craig Kimbrel allowed an infield single to Johan Camargo to bring the tying run to the plate in the ninth but recorded the final out, earning his eighth save in eight opportunities.

The Phillies managed seven hits and avoided being shut out on consecutive nights when J.T. Realmuto hit an RBI double in the ninth. Odubel Herrera struck out to end the game with runners on first and third.

Kyle Schwarber produced a pair of doubles and Camargo added two hits for Philadelphia.

Bryce Harper missed his fifth consecutive game after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow on Sunday in Los Angeles.

Phillies starter Ranger Suarez (4-2) lasted only three innings and allowed five hits and three runs to go along with five strikeouts and two walks.

The Dodgers went ahead 1-0 in the first inning when Justin Turner hit a soft RBI groundout to first base. Suarez escaped further trouble when he struck out Chris Taylor on his 34th pitch with runners on second and third.

Freeman laced a two-run single to center in the second for a 3-0 advantage.

Roman Quinn singled to right with two outs in the third for the Phillies’ first hit.

Trea Turner doubled with one out in the fifth to extend his hitting streak to 12 games. Smith and Justin Turner each walked to load the bases. Taylor popped out to second and Cody Bellinger flied out to center to end the threat.

With the Phillies’ offense struggling, Camargo bunted for a single to begin the eighth. Herrera and Quinn each struck out and Rhys Hoskins walked. Alec Bohm then lined out to right.

Trea Turner added a sacrifice fly in the ninth for a 4-0 lead.

–Field Level Media

Rougned Odor belted a game-winning home run in the 13th inning as the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 8-6 to end a long hex Friday night.

The Orioles snapped a 15-game losing streak in matchups vs. the Rays.

The Rays thought they took the lead in the 13th on Kevin Kiermaier’s single, but left fielder Austin Hays threw out Wander Franco at the plate. The initial call was safe before it was overturned via replay review.

The Orioles lost six straight games prior to a victory Thursday night against the New York Yankees.

Nick Vespi (1-0) notched the win in his first outing in the major leagues, throwing two scoreless innings. Ralph Garza Jr. (0-1) took the loss.

Mike Zunino’s three-run home run in the fifth inning provided earlier offense for the Rays, who had won five of their previous seven games overall.

Kiermaier drove in the go-ahead run with an 11th-inning single for the Rays. Hays matched it with a two-out single in the bottom of the inning.

Both teams scored two runs in the 10th inning. Tampa Bay appeared in good shape when Brett Phillips drove in the go-ahead run with a double and then scored an insurance run on Yandy Diaz’s single.

The Orioles benefitted from reliever Matt Wisler’s wildness in the 10th, with the runner placed at second base and then Hays and Trey Mancini drawing walks. Anthony Santander tied the game with a two-run single.

But Wisler somehow avoided further damage. Pinch runner Ryan McKenna was thrown out at the plate on trying to score on Tyler Nevin’s one-out grounder to shortstop Franco.

This was the first meeting between the teams since the Rays posted a season-opening three-game sweep at home. Tampa Bay went 18-1 against Baltimore last season and also won six of the last seven 2020 matchups.

Orioles starter Tyler Wells breezed through four innings without allowing a hit before Zunino dinged him in the fifth. That came following an infield single and walk.

The Rays were in fine shape through six innings behind Jalen Beeks’ two innings as the starter and then Ryan Yarbrough kept Baltimore off the scoreboard for the next four innings.

But Yarbrough gave up Nevin’s double and Ramon Urias’ single to begin the seventh, so he was replaced by Brooks Raley. A wild pitch and an error on left fielder Randy Arozarena gave the Orioles a boost and Mancini’s two-out single tied the score.

Arozarena went 4-for-5 with an intentional walk at the plate and Kiermaier had three hits.

–Field Level Media

Atlanta’s Marcell Ozuna homered for the third straight game, one of three home runs hit by the visiting Braves en route to a 5-3 win over the Miami Marlins to open a three-game set on Friday.

Dansby Swanson and Travis d’Arnaud added solo home runs for the Braves, who have 50 long balls for the season, the fifth highest-total in the majors. Ozuna went 2-for-5 and extended his hitting streak to seven games, during which he is batting .310 (9-for-29).

Atlanta’s Charlie Morton (3-3) turned in his third consecutive solid outing. Morton, making his 300th career appearance, pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed three runs on seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts.

Collin McHugh (two-thirds of an inning), Spencer Strider (one inning) and A.J. Minter (one inning) each followed with a scoreless appearance. Will Smith worked around a leadoff hit batsman in the ninth inning to earn his second save.

Miami starter Trevor Rogers (2-5) was knocked out after four innings. He allowed five runs on eight hits and two walks with five strikeouts. His career record against Atlanta dropped to 0-5.

Louis Head (three innings), Dylan Floro (one inning) and Steven Okert (one inning) held the Braves scoreless and limited them to one hit over the final five innings.

Atlanta scored three times in the first inning. Ozzie Albies drove in the first run with a single and Ozuna followed with a two-run homer to left, his eighth. It was the first home run all season by an Atlanta batter in the No. 5 spot in the lineup.

Swanson hit a solo homer in the second inning, his fifth.

Miami cut the lead to 4-1 in the second on an RBI single from Bryan De La Cruz, but the Braves got the run back in the third on d’Arnaud’s solo homer, his fourth.

Miami’s Jorge Soler, who had missed the previous three games with a sore back, hit a 413-foot two-run shot, his eighth, to make it a 5-3 game in the sixth. The Marlins had runners at second and third but McHugh stranded both.

Atlanta’s Ronald Acuna Jr. went 2-for-4 and extended his on-base streak to 27 games with a game-opening double.

–Field Level Media

Yadier Molina drove in two runs and Adam Wainwright continued his mastery of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the visiting St. Louis Cardinals’ 5-3 win on Friday.

Dylan Carlson and Harrison Bader each had an RBI single for the Cardinals, who had lost two straight.

Wainwright (5-3) extended his scoreless streak against the Pirates to 38 1/3 innings, dating to last June 26, before giving up a run in the seventh. In his seven innings, he gave up the one run and four hits with three walks and three strikeouts.

The right-hander improved to 23-7 in his career vs. Pittsburgh.

Giovanny Gallegos struck out all five batters he faced for his eighth save.

Nolan Gorman, who started at second base in his major league debut for the Cardinals, went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.

Michael Chavis homered and Bryan Reynolds hit an RBI single for the Pirates, who lost for the third time in four games.

Pittsburgh starter Zach Thompson (2-4), who had never faced St. Louis, allowed one run and five hits in five innings. He struck out two and walked one.

In the first inning, St. Louis’ Tommy Edman hit a leadoff single to left. An out later, Paul Goldschmidt singled to left. Nolan Arenado flied out to right, and Goldschmidt was retired on the bases for a double play, but not before Edman scored for a 1-0 lead.

Pirates reliever Heath Hembree entered in the sixth and walked Arenado with one out before Juan Yepez singled to left. Hembree was pulled for Anthony Banda, who walked Gorman to load the bases. Carlson’s base hit to center brought home Arenado to push the Cardinals’ lead to 2-0.

Molina followed with a single to left to drive in Yepez and Gorman, and Carlson scored on Bader’s single to make it 5-0.

In the seventh, Chavis lined a homer to left, his fourth, to cut the gap to 5-1 and end Wainwright’s scoreless string against Pittsburgh.

In the eighth vs. Cardinals reliever Genesis Cabrera, Rodolfo Castro reached on Arenado’s throwing error from third. Ben Gamel singled to center, Ke’Bryan Hayes singled to left to load the bases and Reynolds hit a run-scoring base hit to left. Yoshi Tsutsugo’s fielder’s choice brought Gamel home to slice the margin to 5-3.

Gallegos then entered and fanned Diego Castillo and Chavis to end the rally.

–Field Level Media

A week ago, the Chicago Cubs used a series victory at Arizona to kick off their longest winning streak of the season.

Now, the Diamondbacks hope they are headed for similar success at the expense of the Cubs.

Following an offensive breakout, the visiting Diamondbacks eye a third consecutive victory over the Cubs on Saturday. A fourth win in a row on Sunday would match Arizona’s longest winning streak of the season.

That’s heady stuff for a team that entered the series amid a six-game losing streak in last place in the National League West.

After dropping the opener of last weekend’s series at Arizona, Chicago won the next two and the following two at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks’ 4-2 loss to the Cubs on May 14 was the first of six consecutive defeats.

However, after opening the four-game series in Chicago by winning 3-1 on Thursday, the Diamondbacks used a season-high seven home runs — three by Josh Rojas — to beat the Cubs 10-6 on Friday. Arizona had averaged 3.3 runs over the previous nine contests.

“You flush the negatives (from the losing streak) and you come into this series with a fresh mindset,” Rojas said, according to the Arizona Republic, after blasting his first home runs of the season, which made him 6-for-15 with five RBIs in the past four games.

Arizona rookie Alek Thomas, a Chicago native, went deep Friday and is batting .333 with three homers in 13 games since making his major league debut on May 8.

The Diamondbacks’ scheduled Saturday starter, Madison Bumgarner (2-2, 2.29 ERA), has thrown the ball relatively well this season despite yielding a season-high three runs and six hits over five innings of a 5-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.

The 32-year-old left-hander posted a 1.17 ERA in five April starts but owns a 4.38 ERA in three this month.

Bumgarner has been consistently solid against the Cubs, going 9-3 with a 2.25 ERA in 15 career starts.

Jonathan Villar, who hit one of Chicago’s four homers on Friday, is 5-for-7 with two doubles and a home run in his career against Bumgarner.

Since making his major league debut on Tuesday, Chicago’s Christopher Morel has made an immediate impact, producing four hits in 11 at-bats, including with two home runs and three RBIs.

With two losses in a row, scheduled Chicago starter Justin Steele (1-4, 4.50 ERA) has not won since the second game of the season — six successive starts without a winning decision.

Still, the left-hander is coming off the best outing of his season. On Sunday, he allowed the Diamondbacks just two runs (one earned) on three hits with a career-best 10 strikeouts. He left after six innings with the score tied, and the Cubs went on to win 3-2.

It was a much-needed strong outing for Steele, who failed to pitch into the fifth inning in any of his previous four starts.

“What’s hurt him has not been stuff,” pitching coach Tommy Hottovy said. “It’s been long at-bats, long innings, and the next thing you know, you’re in the third or fourth and you have a high pitch count. So, being able to manage that has been one of our No. 1 goals.”

–Field Level Media

The New York Mets visiting the Colorado Rockies seems to prompt a not-so-great tradition — games postponed due to snow in Denver.

For the third time in 10 seasons, New York’s trip to Colorado has been hampered by wintry weather. Friday’s scheduled opener of a three-game series was postponed due to inclement weather, which turned into heavy snow.

The game is scheduled to be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Saturday. The first game is slated for a 1:10 p.m. MT first pitch. The second is ticketed for 6:40 p.m. MT, which could mean playing temperatures in the 30s.

After temperatures neared 90 degrees Thursday, a cold front moved into Colorado complete with rain and snow. The chilly forecast continues through Saturday with more precipitation likely and highs in the low 40s.

The other times the Mets have had games snowed out in Colorado came in 2013 (April 15 and April 17) and on April 16, 2021.

Assuming the weather cooperates, the Saturday opener will feature a battle of right-handers, New York’s Carlos Carrasco (3-1, 3.73 ERA) and Colorado’s German Marquez (1-3, 6.16).

The nightcap starters are slated to be Mets right-hander Trevor Williams (0-2, 4.20 ERA) and Rockies left-hander Austin Gomber (2-3, 4.38).

While Colorado’s rotation is fairly stable, the Mets are trying to fill holes after Max Scherzer was placed on the injured list on Thursday due to an oblique strain. He is expected to miss six to eight weeks and joins Jacob de Grom and Tylor Megill on the shelf.

Veteran Trevor Cahill could become an option in the future after New York signed him to a minor league deal on Friday.

The Mets are coming off a dramatic 7-6, 10-inning win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. Pete Alonso’s walk-off, two-run homer rallied New York and continued a run of success despite all the injuries.

“It just shows a lot about this team,” New York second baseman/left fielder Jeff McNeil said after his team’s third win in four games. “We’re coming here every single day, fighting, battling. No matter who’s on the field, we’re playing some good baseball.”

Colorado will have a rare two-day break thanks to a day off Thursday and Friday’s postponement. The Rockies, who have lost eight of 10 games, could get a boost if outfielder Kris Bryant returns from the IL on Saturday as expected.

Bryant has not played for Colorado since April 25 due to a back strain.

The Rockies got a solid start from Kyle Freeland in a 5-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, and they hope Marquez can follow suit. He has lost three successive starts before beating the Kansas City Royals on May 14, when he threw six innings of three-run ball.

Marquez was an All-Star last year, but his ERA this season is nearly two runs higher than his 4.36 career mark. The Rockies need him to pitch like an ace if they are to have any chance in the ultra-competitive National League West, and he thinks he is up to the task.

“I still have the stuff to win a Cy Young,” Marquez said this week. “I have been working so hard to get back and be one of the top pitchers. I still can be. It’s been a little bit frustrating, but I’m going to be great the rest of the year.”

Marquez is 3-1 with a 3.48 ERA in five career starts against the Mets.

Carrasco opened May with consecutive wins but was hit hard in a no-decision against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, when he yielded four runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. He will be facing the Rockies for the first time.

Williams, who has alternated between the bullpen and the rotation this season, made a scoreless four-inning start against the Cardinals on Tuesday. He has a 2-1 record with a 4.58 ERA in three career starts vs. Colorado.

Gomber has pitched at least 5 1/3 innings in each of his past five outings, including a six-inning, three-run performance against the Royals on Sunday. He beat the Mets the only time he faced them, giving up two runs in eight innings on May 24, 2021.

–Field Level Media