Baseball

Houston Astros (45-42, second in the AL West) vs. Minnesota Twins (49-38, second in the AL Central) Minneapolis; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Shawn Dubin (1-1, 4.91 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 27 strikeouts); Twins: Pablo Lopez (8-6, 4.

Milwaukee Brewers (52-36, first in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (53-35, first in the NL West) Los Angeles; Friday, 10:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Aaron Civale (0-0); Dodgers: Tyler Glasnow (8-5, 3.23 ERA, 0.

Toronto Blue Jays (39-48, fifth in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (48-41, first in the AL West) Seattle; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (6-7, 4.75 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 91 strikeouts); Mariners: Luis Castillo (6-9, 3.

St. Louis Cardinals (45-41, second in the NL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (41-46, fourth in the NL East) Washington; Friday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Sonny Gray (9-5, 2.98 ERA, 0.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christian Walker extended his tear at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night, homering in his first two at-bats for his 18th and 19th home runs in 42 career games at the ballpark, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers

Jake Irvin allowed just one hit and issued one walk in eight innings, Jesse Winker hit a pinch-hit home run and the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 1-0 on Thursday in the traditional 11 a.m. Fourth of July game in the nation’s capital.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jonny DeLuca and Brandon Lowe homered, eight Rays players drove in runs, and Tampa Bay pounced on some erratic Kansas City pitching to squeak out a 10-8 victory over the Royals on Thursday night.

DENVER (AP) — Jake Cave hit his first home run of the season to snap a sixth-inning tie, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Thursday night to gain a split of the four-game series.

ATLANTA (AP) — Logan Webb recovered from a rough start in his latest strong performance at Truist Park as the San Francisco Giants beat Charlie Morton and the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Thursday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Rice had fantasized about his first major league home run, and then he hit a drive into the Judge’s Chambers in Yankee Stadium's right-field seats.