Cole Hamels and Curtis Granderson made a complicated game look easy on Friday and in the process, helped their club to important wins. For the Padres, on the other hand, things look awfully tough.
Propelled by a six-run seventh inning, the A's picked up an 8-0 victory over the Angels on Friday, as lefty Gio Gonzalez went six innings to earn the win.
Chad Billingsley tossed a two-hitter over eight innings and singled home the decisive runs as the Dodgers beat the Giants on Friday night, 4-2.
Jason Giambi homered and made a key defensive play to back Aaron Cook in Friday night's victory over the National League West-leading Padres.
A sacrifice fly by Augie Ojeda in the bottom of the eighth helped lead the D-backs past the Astros, 4-3, on Friday night in front of 24,748 at Chase Field.
Luke French didn't make history with a no-hitter Friday, but his seven-inning, one-hit performance helped the Mariners eke out a 1-0 victory over the Indians.
The Cardinals' survival series started appropriately on Friday night, with the home team clinging to victory by its fingernails, with a 3-2 win over the Reds.
If Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips isn't Public Enemy No. 1 in St. Louis, he's probably No. 1-A. It was one of the least surprising subplots to surface from of Friday's important series opener between the first-place Reds and second-place Cardinals.
Matt Garza yielded a run on five hits to win his third straight decision, and the Tampa Bay Rays didn't lose any ground in the playoff race, earning a 4-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night in the opener of a nine-game road trip.
Led by Garrett Jones' pair of RBI doubles, the Pirates rolled to an 8-5 win over the Nationals as they opened up a homestand at PNC Park on Friday night.
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