Jean Segura bounced an RBI single past a drawn-in infield in the ninth inning, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 3-2 walk-off win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.

The Marlins are 8-0 this season in one-run games. They are also 14-0 when holding opponents to four runs or less. They are 0-13 otherwise.

Segura, who went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, grounded his single up the middle past sliding shortstop Dansby Swanson, who charged the ball. The hit was allowed by reliever Michael Rucker (1-1).

Nelson Velazquez homered for Chicago. Cubs center fielder Cody Bellinger, the National League’s MVP while with the Dodgers in 2019, returned to the team on Friday after missing games due to paternity leave. He tripled and scored a run.

Twins 8, Royals 6

Jorge Polanco smacked a three-run home run and Minnesota held off a late comeback attempt by Kansas City to earn a victory in the second game of a four-game series in Minneapolis.

Polanco went deep as part of a four-run fourth, which also included Michael A. Taylor’s RBI double. Jose Miranda added a solo home run an inning later for the Twins, who have won five of their last six.

Salvador Perez helped Kansas City storm back by hitting a solo home run in the sixth before lining a run-scoring single to left in the seventh to cut the Royals’ deficit to two.

Blue Jays 3, Mariners 2

George Springer hit the go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning and Toronto defeated visiting Seattle.

By taking the opener of the three-game series, the Blue Jays earned their fifth win in a row. The Mariners lost their third straight contest. Toronto’s Alejandro Kirk has three hits, including a solo homer. Matt Chapman had an RBI double among his two hits, and Whit Merrifield also collected two hits.

Toronto starter Alek Manoah allowed two runs, six hits and four walks while striking out seven in five innings. Seattle starter Luis Castillo gave up two runs, six hits and two walks in five innings.

Rays 3, White Sox 2

Isaac Paredes slugged a go-ahead solo home run in the ninth inning among his three hits and Manuel Margot added three hits and an RBI to lift Tampa Bay to a win against host Chicago.

Tampa Bay won for the eighth time in 10 games while sending Chicago to its ninth straight defeat.

Paredes’ blast provided the difference. After doubling twice earlier in the game, he greeted White Sox reliever Kendall Graveman with a homer to left. The Rays have gone deep in each of their 11 road games this season. Kevin Kelly retired Luis Robert on a flyout with two on to end the game and earn the save.

Rangers 5, Yankees 2

Robbie Grossman went 3-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs as Texas continued its four-game home series with a win in Arlington, Texas, but the victory came under the pall of starting pitcher Jacob deGrom being pulled early for unspecified reasons.

deGrom pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings and gave up just one hit before his exit. In his absence, Dane Dunning (2-0) pitched 3 1/3 innings and picked up the win. He rallied from giving up a run in each of the fifth and sixth innings to sit all three Yankees in just six pitches in the seventh inning.

Texas scored all five of its runs off New York starter Clarke Schmidt (0-3). All five were earned. Schmidt struck out eight but allowed 10 hits in his five innings of work.

Braves 4, Mets 0 (5 innings)

Left-hander Max Fried recorded his third straight scoreless outing and Matt Olson hit a three-run homer to help Atlanta beat New York in a game that was shortened to five innings by rain.

Fried (2-0) allowed three hits and one walk with a season-high seven strikeouts. He has surrendered only one run in 20 innings and lowered his ERA to 0.45.

The Braves broke open a scoreless game with four runs in the fifth inning. Eddie Rosario singled and took third on Kevin Pillar’s double. Michael Harris II hit a grounder to third and Rosario was thrown out at the plate. But Ronald Acuna Jr. hit the first pitch he saw from David Peterson into right field for an RBI single.

Brewers 2, Angels 1

Rowdy Tellez singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and Milwaukee held on for a victory over visiting Los Angeles in the opener of their three-game series.

William Contreras and Mike Brosseau opened the eighth with singles off Aaron Loup (0-2). Contreras advanced to third when Brian Anderson reached on a fielder’s choice, with pinch-runner Blake Perkins forced at second. Luke Voit was called out on strikes, but Tellez punched a single to right.

Tyler Anderson allowed one run on five hits in 6 2/3 innings, striking out seven and walking three for the Angels. Wade Miley gave up one run on seven hits over six innings, striking out two with no walks for Milwaukee.

Phillies 3, Astros 1

Aaron Nola delivered his best start of the season, Edmundo Sosa doubled twice and scored a pair of runs, and Kyle Schwarber homered as visiting Philadelphia beat Houston in a rematch of last year’s World Series combatants.

Nola (2-2) allowed one run on three hits and recorded six strikeouts over a season-high eight innings. He tossed 107 pitches, 72 for strikes, and breezed on the strength of his five-pitch mix.

Jeremy Pena clubbed his fifth home run the opposite way to right field in the bottom of the first inning for the Astros, matching the Schwarber homer to right that gave the Phillies a short-lived 1-0 lead. Framber Valdez allowed three runs on eight hits with three strikeouts over seven innings.

Guardians 5, Red Sox 2

Shane Bieber pitched seven strong innings to help Cleveland defeat Boston in the opener of a three-game series.

Bieber (2-1) gave up two runs on five hits while striking out four and issuing two walks. Emmanuel Clase pitched a scoreless ninth to record his ninth save, and Mike Zunino and Will Brennan each hit a solo home run.

Jarren Duran collected three doubles for the Red Sox. Nick Pivetta (1-2) went five innings and surrendered four runs on five hits.

Reds 11, A’s 7

Jake Fraley belted a two-run homer and Nick Senzel drove in three runs as visiting Cincinnati won its season-high fourth straight game, beating Oakland.

The Reds had a season-high 16 hits, and eight of the nine batters in the lineup had two hits. Luis Cessa (1-3) allowed three runs on eight hits over five-plus innings.

Ryan Noda went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and four runs for the A’s, who have lost four straight and 13 of their past 15. Drew Rucinski (0-1) gave up five runs (three earned) over 5 2/3 innings in his first major league appearance since 2018.

Diamondbacks 9, Rockies 1

Ketel Marte homered, Josh Rojas drove in three runs and Arizona beat Colorado in Denver.

Merrill Kelly (2-3) pitched six innings of one-run ball to help the Diamondbacks win for the third time in four games. Christian Walker added two hits and two RBIs.

Jurickson Profar had two hits for the Rockies, who have lost six straight at home. Kyle Freeland (2-3) allowed three runs in six-plus innings.

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 3

Mookie Betts and Miguel Vargas hit home runs, Jason Heyward drove in two runs and Los Angeles returned home to earn a victory over St. Louis.

Max Muncy had an RBI double in his return from the paternity list, and right-hander Dustin May (3-1) rebounded from a rocky first inning as the Dodgers won after finishing a seven-game road trip with a pair of losses to the Pittsburgh Pirates this week. May gave up two runs on three hits over five innings.

Willson Contreras and Lars Nootbaar drove in runs for the Cardinals, and right-hander Jack Flaherty (2-3) gave up a season-high five runs (four earned) on 110 pitches over 4 2/3 innings in his return home.

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Mookie Betts and Miguel Vargas hit home runs, Jason Heyward drove in two runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers returned home to earn a 7-3 victory Friday over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Max Muncy had an RBI double in his return from the paternity list, and right-hander Dustin May (3-1) rebounded from a rocky first inning as the Dodgers won after finishing a seven-game road trip with a pair of losses to the Pittsburgh Pirates this week.

Willson Contreras and Lars Nootbaar drove in runs for the Cardinals, and right-hander Jack Flaherty (2-3) gave up a season-high five runs (four earned) on 110 pitches over 4 2/3 innings in his return home. The Los Angeles-area native allowed seven hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.

The Cardinals had a 1-0 lead before May got an out as Nootbaar walked to lead off the game and went to third on a double by Paul Goldschmidt. Nootbaar scored on a wild pitch by May, and Goldschmidt scored three batters later on Contreras’ sacrifice fly.

The Dodgers had a quick response as Betts led off the bottom of the first inning with his fourth home run of the season on Flaherty’s fifth pitch. Freddie Freeman followed with a single, Muncy worked a one-out walk and Heyward singled to right against his former club to tie the game 2-2.

After Heyward made a sliding catch in right field on a Nolan Arenado drive to save a run in the top of the third inning, the Dodgers charged in front in the bottom half of the frame. Freeman singled and Muncy brought him home with a double to right-center. Heyward’s double just inside the third-base bag scored Muncy for a 4-2 advantage.

The Dodgers loaded the bases in the fifth inning against Flaherty and scored when James Outman was hit by a pitch for a 5-2 lead. Vargas’ two-run home run in the seventh, for a 7-2 lead, was his first of the season.

Nootbaar had an RBI single in the ninth inning for the Cardinals.

May gave up two runs on three hits over five innings with four walks and four strikeouts.

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Jake Fraley belted a two-run homer and Nick Senzel drove in three runs as the visiting Cincinnati Reds won their season-high fourth straight game, beating the Oakland Athletics 11-7 on Friday.

Cincinnati had a season-high 16 hits, and eight of the nine batters in the lineup had two hits. Luis Cessa (1-3) allowed three runs on eight hits with one walk and two strikeouts over five-plus innings.

Ryan Noda went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and four runs for Oakland, which has lost four straight and 13 of its past 15. Brent Rooker had three hits, including a two-run homer in the ninth inning, and Shea Langeliers added two hits and three RBIs.

The A’s fell to 5-22 and need one win in their next two games to avoid setting a major league record for the most losses in April.

Langeliers’ run-scoring single with out in the first inning gave Oakland a brief lead before Cincinnati responded with three runs in the second against Drew Rucinski (0-1). After Senzel singled in a run with one out, Stuart Fairchild doubled and Jose Barrero followed with a two-run double.

The Reds stretched their lead to 5-1 on Fraley’s two-run homer in the third against Rucinski, who was activated from the 15-day injured list (hamstring strain) prior to the game to make his Oakland debut.

Cessa was replaced by Derek Law after giving up two runs in the sixth inning. Noda hit a leadoff single, Rooker walked, and both scored on Langeliers’ triple to left field.

Rucinski gave up five runs (three earned) on 11 hits over 5 2/3 innings in his first major league appearance since September 2018. He walked one and struck out one in his return after spending four years pitching in South Korea.

The A’s have opened the season by going 27 games without the starting pitcher recording a victory. The streak matches the longest to start a season in major league history. The Pittsburgh Pirates established the mark last year.

Cincinnati moved ahead 8-3 with three runs in the seventh against Sam Long. Senzel doubled in two runs with two outs, and Fairchild followed with a run-scoring single.

Noda’s two-run homer in the seventh cut the Athletics’ deficit to 8-5. Cincinnati answered in the eighth with Stephenson’s run-scoring single before adding two runs in the ninth.

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Ketel Marte homered, Josh Rojas drove in three runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-1 in Denver on Friday night.

Merrill Kelly pitched six innings to help the Diamondbacks win for the third time in four games.

Jurickson Profar had two hits for Colorado, which has lost six straight at home.

Both starters cruised through the first two innings before Arizona got on the board on Marte’s solo homer in the third. It came after Alek Thomas lined out to third baseman Ryan McMahon, who threw to first to double up Gabriel Moreno for the first two outs.

Colorado tied it in the bottom of the inning. Ezequiel Tovar led off with a single, went to second on a one-out base hit by Profar and scored on C.J. Cron’s two-out single to right.

McMahon walked to load the bases, but Kelly got Elias Diaz to ground into a forceout to end the inning.

The starters kept control of the game through six innings. Colorado’s Kyle Freeland allowed a leadoff single in the fourth, but he induced a double-play grounder en route to retiring eight straight batters.

Freeland faltered in the seventh. He walked Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to start the inning, Christian Walker followed with an RBI double and Justin Lawrence relieved Freeland.

Geraldo Perdomo put down a sacrifice bunt to move Walker over, Corbin Carroll walked and Walker scored on second baseman Alan Trejo’s error. Carroll scored on a Moreno sacrifice fly to make it 4-1.

Freeland (2-3) allowed three runs on five hits in six-plus innings.

Kelly (2-3) retired the last 10 batters he faced and left after allowing one run on six hits and striking out five.

The Diamondbacks padded the lead in the ninth. Perdomo and Carroll singled, and both scored on a double by Rojas. A botched rundown and a walk loaded the bases, and Marte drove in Rojas with a sacrifice fly.

Gurriel and Walker had RBI singles to finish the five-run inning.

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Aaron Nola delivered his best start of the season, Edmundo Sosa doubled twice and scored a pair of runs, and Kyle Schwarber homered as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday in a rematch of last year’s World Series combatants.

Nola (2-2) allowed one run on three hits and recorded six strikeouts over a season-high eight innings. He tossed 107 pitches, 72 for strikes, and breezed on the strength of his five-pitch mix.

The Astros mustered a game-tying home run from Jeremy Pena with one out in the bottom of the first inning and mounted a serious threat against Nola when they were trailing 2-1 in the fifth, but escaped with the lead intact.

Pena clubbed his fifth home run the opposite way to right field, matching the Schwarber homer to right that gave the Phillies a short-lived 1-0 lead.

Nola followed by retiring 11 consecutive batters, aided significantly right away when right fielder Nick Castellanos robbed Alex Bregman of a homer with a catch at the wall to close the first.

In the fifth, Jose Abreu and Corey Julks opened with singles, and Abreu took third when Phillies shortstop Trea Turner short-hopped his throw to first trying to get Julks.

Nola benefitted then from another strong defensive play when first baseman Alec Bohm fielded Jake Meyers’ grounder and erased Abreu at the plate. That was the first of 12 consecutive batters Nola retired to conclude his outing.

Schwarber, who homered off the Astros’ Framber Valdez in Game 6 of the World Series, got the left-hander again with two outs in the first, drilling a 3-2 cutter 407 feet. Valdez was sharp otherwise, posting his fifth consecutive quality start, but he did struggle against the bottom of the Phillies’ order.

Sosa, Philadelphia’s eight-place hitter, doubled and scored in the fifth when Cristian Pache followed with a double to right-center. Two innings later, Sosa doubled again and scored when Brandon Marsh, who pinch-ran for Pache when he departed with a right knee injury in the fifth, followed with a single to center.

Valdez allowed three runs on eight hits with three strikeouts over seven innings.

Phillies closer Jose Alvarado retired the side in order in the ninth with two strikeouts for his fifth save.

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