KANSAS CITY — Chris Young extended the Kansas City starters' scoreless inning streak and designated hitter Kendrys Morales drove in all the runs with two homers as the Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 in an Inter-League game Friday. Young, who lowered his ERA to 0.78, pitched six innings and gave up six hits and two walks with two strikeouts to pick up the victory. Royals starters have not allowed a run in the past four games spanning 26 innings. Orioles 8, Marlins 5: Baltimore rallied for four runs in the sixth inning as Miami lost for the eighth successive time. Baltimore took advantage of a throwing error by Marlins starter Henderson Alvarez, tying the score 3-3 in the sixth while catcher Caleb Joseph followed with a tiebreaking two-run single for the Orioles. Indians 7, Reds 3: Brandon Moss had a double, a home run and three RBIs, while Jason Kipnis had three hits and Carlos Carrasco pitched six strong innings to lead Cleveland over slumping Cincinnati 7-3. The Indians extended their winning streak to four games, while the Reds have lost six successive games. American League Angels 12, Red Sox 5: Los Angeles, struggling all season to score runs, exploded for nine in the fifth inning and cruised to a 12-5 win over Boston. Chris Iannetta hit a three-run homer, Erick Aybar added a two-run shot and Mike Trout had two hits and a stolen base in the 39-minute inning that chased starter Rick Porcello and reliever Matt Barnes. Mariners 4, Blue Jays 3: Felix Hernandez pitched seven strong innings and Nelson Cruz homered as Seattle held on to defeat Toronto 4-3. Hernandez allowed four hits, two walks and one run while striking out eight. Tigers 6, Astros 2: J.D. Martinez blasted a three-run home run in the third inning as Detroit pulled away for a 6-2 win over Houston. The right fielder's ninth homer of the season backed a sharp outing by Tigers starter Alfredo Simon, who did not give up an earned run in seven innings. He allowed two unearned runs on four hits and struck out five while notching his first victory since April 25. White Sox 3, Twins 2: Jeff Samardzija brushed off a shaky start to claim his third win in four starts as Chicago beat Minnesota 3-2. Samardzija worked eight strong innings, allowing two runs on three hits while walking one and striking out a season-high nine as the White Sox snapped a three-game losing streak. Other results: Rays 5, A's 2; Rangers 10, Yankees 9. National League Nationals 2, Phillies 1: Max Scherzer won his fourth successive start and scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as Washington beat Philadelphia 2-1 for their sixth consecutive win. Scherzer gave up just one run on four hits with six strikeouts in eight innings. He was lifted for pinch-hitter Tyler Moore in the eighth, and closer Drew Storen picked up his 13th save in the ninth despite giving up two singles. Pirates 4, Mets 1: Gerrit Cole pitched into the ninth inning for the first time in his career and tied for the National League lead in wins in leading Pittsburgh over New York 4-1. Cole allowed only one unearned run and six hits in 8-1/3 innings with 10 strikeouts and no walks as the Pirates won for the second time in eight games. Brewers 11, Braves 0: Hot-hitting Ryan Braun had two doubles, a home run and reached base five times to help Milwaukee throttle Atlanta 11-0. Braun went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and scored twice. He hit a two-run homer in the first inning, walked and scored in the fourth, doubled in two runs in the fifth, reached on catcher's interference in the sixth and doubled in the eighth. Other results: Giants 11, Rockies 8; Diamondbacks 5, Cubs 4; Dodgers 2, Padres 1. — Reuters
