American League

Astros 7, Rangers 2

Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman homered on consecutive fastballs for Houston before the game's first out, giving Justin Verlander a three-run lead before he even took the mound.

Add in a few doubles, including one by George Springer that should have been a home run, and the Astros won for the 11th time in 12 games with a victory over Texas on Friday night.

"Boys did a great job tonight. Putting runs up early and often is a great recipe for success," Verlander said. "Once we got a big lead, I just kind of pulled back a little bit trying to go in energy conversation mode, just hit some spots and try to get deep in the game."

Verlander (3-0) limited the Rangers to one run and three hits over seven innings. He struck out eight and walked three.

"He's a very smart guy. He never throws you the same thing more than once," Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus said. "He's constantly changing timing of a hitter, velocity. Keep it high and low. You never feel comfortable."

Texas didn't get a runner to second base until the fifth inning. The Rangers, whose four-game winning streak had been the longest in the AL, got their only runs on solo homers by Danny Santana in the sixth and Joey Gallo, who hit a towering blast measured at 442 feet in the ninth.

Springer doubled twice, including one that appeared to clear the wall and ricochet back onto the field. Instead of a homer, after a crew chief review requested by manager AJ Hinch, Springer had one of Houston's four doubles in a three-run fifth inning that made it 7-0.

"I thought it hit the pole behind it, but sometimes they're attached to the wall," Hinch said. "(The umpires) just said they didn't confirm the call."

There were two on and two outs when Springer's liner bounced off a metal railing just beyond the 8-foot wall in the right field corner. It was initially ruled a double, and that call stood after the replay review.

Michael Brantley, Carlos Correa and Yuli Gurriel had consecutive doubles to open the fifth for the Astros. Altuve, who also had an RBI single, and has seven HRs and 14 RBIs his last 10 games.

Springer led off the game against Drew Smyly (0-2) with a double and scored when Altuve homered off the left field pole. Bregman went deep on the next pitch to make it 3-0 before the first out.

"I think they just came out early kind of ambushing, looking for fastballs and I gave up three straight hits off it for double, home run, home run," Smyly said. "That really just set the tone for the game."

Smyly struck out eight but walked three and allowed four runs while throwing 102 pitches in his 3 2/3 innings. The lefty has pitched only 15 innings in his four starts for the Rangers, after spending last season in the Chicago Cubs organization rehabbing from Tommy John surgery he had in July 2017.

"You could see how more effective he was when he started mixing up his pitches," manager Chris Woodward said. "Eight strikeouts in 3 2/3 shows he had them off balance."

The Astros were 2-5 a week into this season after losing two of three at Texas. They followed that with a 10-game winning streak that pushed them back into the AL West lead and were coming off their first loss since they got back to Globe Life Park for the second time already this season.

Mariners 5, Angels 3

Angels slugger Justin Bour blundered again on the bases, this time failing to run out a popup that Seattle turned into an easy double play.

Tim Beckham and Omar Narvaez hit back-to-back home runs off Cody Allen (0-2) to begin the ninth inning for Seattle, sending the Angels to their fifth straight loss.

After Mike Trout hit a two-run homer in the Angels eighth that made it 3-all, Albert Pujols was hit by a pitch with one out. Speedy Brian Goodwin came in to pinch-run and was on the run when Bour hit a high popup to the right side of the infield off Zac Rosscup (2-0). Frustrated, Bour shouted and turned away, heading back toward the bench without following the flight of the ball.

Seattle second baseman Dee Gordon saw Bour wasn't running and alertly called for the Mariners to let the ball drop as Goodwin retreated. Overshifted third baseman Ryon Healy picked up the ball on one hop off the dirt and tossed it to Beckham at second base, and the shortstop had all day to lob an easy relay to first for an inning-ending double play.

Blue Jays 5, Athletics 1

Marcus Stroman struck out six and pitched into the ninth, Brandon Drury homered, and Toronto beat Oakland to snap a seven-game losing streak in the series.

Stroman (1-3) allowed six hits and one run with two walks for his first victory of the season despite a 1.99 ERA coming into his fifth start.

Danny Jansen hit a two-run double in the second that put the Blue Jays up for good.

The A's went ahead 1-0 in the first on Matt Chapman's double, then Stroman shut them down.

Oakland starter Aaron Brooks (2-2) allowed five runs on six hits in five innings, struck out five and walked two.

Slugger Khris Davis went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts after receiving a new contract from the A's that adds $33.75 million and runs through 2021.

White Sox 7, Tigers 3

Yoan Moncada hit a mammoth home run in the first inning, and Chicago scored five runs in the seventh inning to break the game open and beat Detroit.

Carlos Rodon (3-2) allowed a run and three hits in six innings for Chicago, which was without manager Rick Renteria and shortstop Tim Anderson, who were serving suspensions for their actions during Wednesday's bench-clearing fracas against Kansas City.

Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire didn't make it to the end of the game either. He was ejected in the fifth inning for having words with plate umpire Todd Tichenor after Tigers starter Jordan Zimmermann (0-3) walked in a run to give the White Sox a 2-1 lead.

Josh Harrison, Grayson Greiner and Niko Goodrum homered for Detroit's three runs. Moncada's drive in the first stood out, traveling 458 feet.

Zimmermann walked four, one shy of his career high, and allowed five runs in 6 1/3 innings.

National League

Dodgers 5, Brewers 3

Enrique Hernandez lined a three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning and Los Angeles extended its winning streak to six games with the win over Milwaukee.

Hernandez's home run, his fifth of the season, came on an 0-2 pitch from Brewers closer Josh Hader (0-1), who surrendered two walks in the inning.

Five Dodgers relievers combined to limit Milwaukee to one run over the final 4 1/3 innings. Pedro Baez (1-1) got the win and Kenley Jensen got the last three outs for his seventh save.

Christian Yelich lofted a 408-foot homer into the second deck in right, his major league-leading 11th of the season.

Eric Thames hit a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth.

Cubs 5, Diamondbacks 1

Kyle Hendricks struck out a season-high 11 over seven scoreless innings in his first win to lead Chicago over Arizona.

Hendricks (1-3) became the third consecutive Cubs starter to go seven innings without allowing a run after Jose Quintana and Cole Hamels did it in back-to-back shutouts against Miami. The right-hander gave up three hits and two walks after losing his first three starts.

The Cubs went 31 innings without allowing a run, matching their longest streak since July 1976, before Brad Brach gave up an RBI double to Ketel Marte with one out in the ninth.

Kris Bryant drove in two runs with a wind-aided, bases-loaded double in the second. He also singled and scored in a two-run sixth.

Anthony Rizzo hit an RBI triple in the fourth as the Cubs chased a wild Merrill Kelly (1-2). Willson Contreras added two hits, including an RBI single against Matt Koch in the sixth.

The Diamondbacks had won four in a row.

Pirates 4, Giants 1

Jordan Lyles cruised through six innings before taking a line drive off his pitching hand, Starling Marte and Erik González were also pulled following a collision in the field, and short-handed Pittsburgh beat San Francisco.

Lyles (0-2) continued his hot start, striking out six and allowing four hits while dropping his ERA to a major league-best 0.53. He was removed with a bruised right hand after being struck by Joe Panik's line drive in the sixth.

Marte and González collided in the eighth. Marte charged from center on a softly hit ball by Yangervis Solarte and slammed into the shortstop González. González walked off on his own power. Marte was able to stand briefly, but the team insisted he ride in a cart off the field.

Pittsburgh got all of its runs against Madison Bumarner (1-3) in the first inning. Francisco Cervelli had a two-run double, and Pablo Reyes and JB Shuck added RBI singles. Cervelli ended an 0-for-24 skid.

Bumgarner allowed just two more hits over his final five innings. He struck out seven. Felipe Vázquez struck out the side in the ninth for his sixth save.

Marlins 3, Nationals 2

Miami snapped a four-game losing streak by scoring runs on an error, a walk and a hit batsman in a win over Washington.

Miami totaled just six hits and went 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position. But pinch-hitter Martin Prado's bases-loaded walk in the sixth put the Marlins ahead for the first time since Saturday, and they won after being shut out in the past two games.

Caleb Smith (2-0) struck out eight and allowed one run in six innings. He won his second start in a row and lowered his ERA to 2.35.

Three relievers completed a six-hitter. Sergio Romo pitched a perfect ninth for his second save, and his first since March 31 as Miami (5-15) won a series opener for the first time.

Anibal Sanchez (0-2) allowed three runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Washington's Anthony Rendon doubled to extend his hitting streak to 17 games, longest in the majors this year. Teammate Brian Dozier hit his second homer.

Reds 3, Padres 2 (11)

Derek Dietrich hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning to lift Cincinnati over San Diego.

Rookie shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. opened the inning with an error, and Craig Stammen (2-1) allowed Dietrich's homer two batters later.

Tatis — who homered in the third inning — singled off Zach Duke with one out in the bottom of the 11th, stole second and third, and scored on Eric Hosmer's groundout. Michael Lorenzen relieved and got the final out for his first save. Wil Myers struck out to end it.

The Padres have dropped five straight. They squandered an opportunity in the 10th following Ian Kinsler's one-out double that broke his 0-for-10 skid. When Kinsler tried to turn a walking lead at second base into a stolen base, Jared Hughes (2-0) smartly adjusted his motion and pegged Kinsler at third.

Rockies 4, Phillies 3 (12)

Charlie Blackmon hit a two-out, two-run home run in the 12th inning, and Colorado beat Philadelphia in a game that saw two Phillies players leave early due to injuries.

Bryce Harper hit a two-out, RBI double in the top of the 12th — his fifth hit of the night — off Chad Bettis (1-2) to put the Phillies on top by a run.

Juan Nicasio (0-1) issued a one-out walk to Tony Wolters but Blackmon then drove his 1-2 pitch into the visitors' bullpen beyond the center-field fence for his second career game-ending home run. It was the Rockies' sixth straight win over the Phillies dating to last season. Blackmon was swarmed by his teammates as he crossed home plate.

The Phillies lost shortstop Scott Kingery midway through the fourth after he suffered a strained right hamstring while legging out his inning-ending fielder's choice. Andrew McCutchen, aboard with a walk, left in the top of the sixth after advancing to second base on Phil Gosselin's single with what the team later said was inflammation in his left knee.