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Apr 30, 2016 - 5:43 AM MILWAUKEE (AP) Marlins lefty Adam Conley threw no-hit ball for 7 2/3 innings before being pulled by manager Don Mattingly after 116 pitches, and Miami's bullpen wound up holding off the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Friday night.

Jonathan Lucroy blooped a single with one out in the ninth off reliever Jose Urena to break up the combo no-hit bid. The ball landed in right field just beyond the reach of diving second baseman Derek Dietrich.

Dietrich was playing in place of speedy Gold Glove winner Dee Gordon, who was suspended by Major League Baseball on Thursday night after a positive drug test.

The 25-year-old Conley (1-1) struck out seven and walked four. Urena replaced him.

The Brewers scored three times on four hits in the ninth. They loaded the bases before A.J. Ramos struck out Jonathan Villar for his seventh save.

Earlier this month, Ross Stripling of the Dodgers threw no-hit ball for 7 1/3 innings against San Francisco in his major league debut and was taken out after 100 pitches.

Milwaukee starter Zach Davies (0-3) struggled for the third consecutive start despite the Brewers defense turning a triple play behind him in the fifth inning. He allowed four runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five, and has an 8.78 ERA since being recalled from Colorado Springs on April 17.

Justin Bour provided most of the offense for the Marlins, with a pair of home runs and five RBI. He hit a three-run home run in the first inning, an RBI double in the third and a solo homer to lead off the sixth against reliever Blaine Boyer.

METS 13, GIANTS 1

NEW YORK (AP) - Yoenis Cespedes and New York broke loose for a team-record 12 runs in the third inning, rolling past San Francisco for their seventh straight victory.

Cespedes set a club mark with six RBIs in the inning, connecting for a two-run single off starter Jake Peavy (1-2) and a grand slam off reliever Mike Broadway that capped the outburst.

The spree made it an easy night for Steven Matz (3-1) in the opener of a three-game series between the last two NL champions. The left-hander tossed six shutout innings to win his third consecutive start.

Michael Conforto had an RBI double and a run-scoring single in the Mets' third, which lasted 39 minutes, 47 seconds. He and Cespedes were two of the four players who scored twice. Asdrubal Cabrera greeted Broadway with a two-run double.

The previous Mets record was 11 runs in the sixth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on July 16, 2006. Butch Huskey held the previous team mark for RBIs in an inning with five in the sixth against the Florida Marlins on May 26, 1998. It was the biggest inning against the Giants since they gave up 13 runs in the sixth to the Montreal Expos in San Francisco on May 7, 1997.

New York (14-7) has won 12 of 14 and owns the longest current winning streak in the majors.

CUBS 6, BRAVES 1

CHICAGO (AP) - Matt Szczur hit his first career grand slam during a five-run eighth inning and Chicago broke away to beat Atlanta.

Jon Lester struck out 10 over seven innings to help the Cubs improve to 17-5, their top 22-game start since the 1907 team was 18-4. In a matchup of the clubs with the best and worst records in the majors, the Braves fell to 5-18.

It was 1-all in the eighth when the Cubs loaded the bases on two hits and a walk against Jim Johnson (0-3). Lefty Eric O'Flaherty relieved and gave up Anthony Rizzo's go-ahead single with one out. Szczur then followed by launching a pitch from Chris Withrow over the left field wall.

Freddie Freeman's solo shot in the fourth was only the Braves' fifth home run of the season.

Lester gave up seven hits and walked two. Pedro Strop (1-0) pitched a perfect eighth.

RED SOX 4, YANKEES 2

BOSTON (AP) - David Ortiz hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Dellin Betances in the eighth inning, and Boston beat New York in the first of 19 meetings between the longtime rivals.

Jackie Bradley Jr. had a two-run double to help Boston win for the fifth time in six games.

Alex Rodriguez moved into 20th place on the career hits list with a solo homer for the Yankees. They lost for the 11th time in 15 games.

On a chilly night with a game time temperature of 47 degrees, Ortiz sent a first-pitch curveball from Betances (0-2) into the first row of Green Monster seats. Koji Uehara (1-1) pitched a scoreless inning and Craig Kimbrel got the final three outs for his seventh save.

ORIOLES 6, WHITE SOX 3

BALTIMORE (AP) - Nolan Reimold hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh inning, leading Baltimore past Chicago.

The White Sox entered the series with a six-game winning streak, but have lost back-to-back games to the Orioles, whose 9-1 mark at Camden Yards is the best home mark in the major leagues.

Brett Lawrie snapped a 2-for-18 skid and tied the score 3-3 with a solo homer off the Orioles' Brad Brach in the seventh. Reimold then put the Orioles back in the lead when he hit Carlos Rodon's first pitch over the right-field scoreboard in the bottom of the inning.

Brach (3-0) earned the win in relief of Mike Wright. Zach Britton pitched a perfect ninth to earn his sixth save. Rodon (1-3) was the loser.

NATIONALS 5, CARDINALS 4

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Stephen Strasburg struck out nine, including seven of eight in one stretch, and Washington got home runs from Michael Taylor and Danny Espinosa in a victory over St. Louis.

Taylor's second leadoff homer of the year ended a 22-inning scoreless drought for the Nationals. Espinosa's first of the season was a two-run shot that capped a four-run fourth against Mike Leake (0-3).

Strasburg (4-0) gave up two runs on eight hits in seven innings with one walk. He has 29 strikeouts in 22 1/3 innings in his last three outings. Jonathan Papelbon earned his eighth save in nine chances for Washington, which is 5-0 in Strasburg's starts.

Matt Adams hit a two-run homer off Blake Treinen in the eighth for St. Louis.

PHILLIES 4, INDIANS 3, 11 INNINGS

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ryan Howard led off the 11th inning with a home run to lift Philadelphia past Cleveland for the Phillies' seventh victory in eight games.

Howard's homer off Cody Allen (0-3) was his fifth of the season and sixth career game-ending shot.

David Hernandez (1-1) struck out four in two innings of relief for the win. Five Phillies pitchers combined for 18 strikeouts. Philadelphia's bullpen pitched six scoreless innings and struck out 11.

Jason Kipnis hit a two-run homer for the Indians.

PIRATES 4, REDS 1

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Juan Nicasio struck out eight in seven scoreless innings, Josh Harrison hit his first home run in nearly a year and Matt Joyce connected as a pinch-hitter to lead Pittsburgh past Cincinnati, extending the Pirates' winning streak to five games.

Nicasio (3-2) allowed three hits and one walk in sending the Reds to their fifth straight loss. Signed as a free agent in the offseason, Nicasio has won all three home starts with a 1.89 ERA while losing both road starts with a 6.75 ERA.

Harrison hit his first home run since May 15, a span of 379 at-bats, into the bleachers in right field with two outs in the fourth to raise the Pirates' lead to 2-0. Joyce sliced a two-run home run off the foul pole in left, his third, in the seventh inning to make it 4-0.

The Reds scored their run on Tucker Barnhart's RBI double with two outs in the ninth. Mark Melancon relieved Arquimedes Caminero and got Scott Schebler to hit a game-ending fly out for his sixth save.

Dan Straily (0-1) was the loser.

BLUE JAYS 6, RAYS 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Michael Saunders hit two home runs and Aaron Sanchez pitched seven shutout innings in Toronto's victory over Tampa Bay.

Saunders homered off Rays starter Drew Smyly (1-3) in the third inning and added his fourth home run of the season off Dana Eveland in the eighth. The left fielder is hitting .368 (14 for 38) in nine games since moving into the leadoff spot in the Toronto batting order.

Sanchez (2-1) gave up six hits and two walks while striking out six to help the Blue Jays break a three-game losing streak. Josh Donaldson hit his eighth homer off the c-ring catwalk at Tropicana Field in the sixth, giving the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead.

Ryan Goins drove in the final run with a homer in the ninth off Jhan Marinez.

RANGERS 4, ANGELS 2

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Ian Desmond continued his batting surge with two hits, including the go-ahead double in a three-run sixth inning, and Texas beat Los Angeles.

Colby Lewis (2-0) allowed two runs and nine hits in seven innings to reverse his fortunes against the Angels. He went into the game 6-11 against Los Angeles with a 6.82 ERA.

Desmond doubled past third baseman Yunel Escobar's backhand attempt as Texas scored three times with two out. He's hitting .394 in his last 10 games after hitting .091 in his first 12.

Hector Santiago (2-1) allowed all four runs and a season-high eight hits in 5 2-3 innings.

Ryan Rua hit a two-out homer for the Rangers in the fifth inning.

Shawn Tolleson earned his eighth save, tied for the league lead, and his seventh straight.

Geovany Soto had a home run and both Angels RBIs off former batterymate Lewis.

TIGERS 9, TWINS 2

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Michael Fulmer allowed two earned runs in five innings to win his major league debut and Detroit beat Minnesota.

Victor Martinez homered among his four hits, and Miguel Cabrera and Nick Castellanos also went deep for the Tigers, who had a season-high 18 hits.

Considered Detroit's top pitching prospect, Fulmer (1-0) allowed seven hits, walked one and struck out four. Detroit got the 23-year-old righty last summer in the trade that sent slugger Yoenis Cespedes to the New York Mets. Phil Hughes (1-4) took the loss.

ROCKIES 9, DIAMONDBACKS 0

PHOENIX (AP) - Trevor Story tied a rookie record with his 10th homer in April, a two-run shot, and Colorado hit four home runs in the victory.

Story, the Rockies' shortstop, tied Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox, who hit 10 in April 2014. Story and teammate Nolan Arenado, who also homered, are tied for the major league lead in home runs.

With his 10th home run in his 21st game, Story tied George Scott in 1966 as the fastest player in MLB history to 10 homers. He took Diamondbacks starter Robbie Ray (1-1) deep in the fifth inning.

Arenado, Ryan Raburn and Nick Hundley hit solo home runs, Arenado's immediately following Story's in the fifth to knock Ray out of the game.

Hundley added a two-run double in the eighth after Gerardo Parra's RBI double in the opener of a three-game series.

Tyler Chatwood (3-2) held the Diamondbacks scoreless on five hits for 6 1/3 innings with four strikeouts and three walks.

MARINERS 1, ROYALS 0

SEATTLE (AP) - Felix Hernandez tied Jamie Moyer's franchise record for career victories at 145 as Seattle handed Kansas City its fourth straight loss.

Seth Smith provided the only run - and the only hit - for the Mariners, leading off the sixth inning with a home run to right off Royals starter Kris Medlen (1-2).

Hernandez (2-2), in his 11th season with the Mariners, was appearing in his 339th game, all starts. Moyer appeared in 324 games for Seattle from 1996 to 2006.

Hernandez worked 7 2-3 innings, allowing five hits, walking three and striking out four. He threw a season-high 118 pitches.

Steve Cishek pitched the ninth inning to pick up his sixth save in as many opportunities. Center fielder Leonys Martin made a game-ending catch off Salvador Perez, crashing into the wall to preserve the victory.

PADRES 5, DODGERS 1

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Matt Kemp hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning against his former team, and San Diego snapped a five-game losing streak.

Chris Hatcher (2-3) walked pinch-hitter Brett Wallace leading off the eighth, and Jon Jay followed with a bouncing single off the pitcher's right leg.

One out later, Kemp drove an 0-2 pitch into the Dodgers' bullpen in left for his seventh homer of the season - and the third allowed by Hatcher in 10 2-3 innings.

Ryan Buchter (1-0) pitched two-thirds of an inning to get the victory.

Cesar Vargas allowed four hits over 5 1-3 innings in his second major league start for San Diego.

Los Angeles had won nine straight against the Padres.

ATHLETICS 7, ASTROS 4

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Yonder Alonso hit a game-winning three-run homer for Oakland.

Stephen Vogt doubled to left center leading off the ninth off reliever Tony Sipp (0-1). After Coco Crisp was intentionally walked, Alonso homered to right off reliever Pat Neshek.

The Astros lost for the eighth time in 10 games. They entered Friday tied for the league's worst record and haven't won consecutive games this season.

Ryan Madsen (1-0), the A's fifth pitcher, worked a scoreless ninth for Oakland.

Sean Manaea, a hard-throwing left-hander acquired from the Royals last season, allowed four runs, four hits and four walks in five-plus innings. He had three strikeouts and hit a batter.