Baseball

Houston Astros (43-32, first in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (36-38, third in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Friday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (8-3, 1.88 ERA, 0.

Arizona Diamondbacks (37-37, fourth in the NL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (17-58, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Friday, 8:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (4-8, 5.19 ERA, 1.

New York Mets (45-30, first in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (45-30, second in the NL East) Philadelphia; Friday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Blade Tidwell (0-0); Phillies: Zack Wheeler (7-2, 2.76 ERA, 0.

Kansas City Royals (37-38, fourth in the AL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (40-34, third in the NL West) San Diego; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (4-7, 4.91 ERA, 1.

Cincinnati Reds (39-36, fourth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (40-35, third in the NL Central) St. Louis; Friday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Brady Singer (7-4, 4.34 ERA, 1.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took seven games over 11 days for the simmer to reach full boil.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Byron Buxton hit two home runs, including the second of back-to-back shots with Kody Clemens, and Ryan Jeffers had a homer and four RBIs as the Minnesota Twins beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-5 on Thursday to end a six-game losing strea

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Xander Bogaerts homered among his four hits and scored three runs, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Thursday night to avoid a four-game sweep.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nick Kurtz hit a two-run homer off closer Josh Hader in the 10th inning to give the Athletics a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge was carted off the field in a frightening scene and taken to a hospital after getting struck in the face by a foul ball lined into the Tampa Bay dugout Thursday night.