Chi. Cubs 7, Toronto 4
Jake Arrieta has promised that his best pitching is yet to come.
Baltimore 9, LA Angels 7
Manny Machado took a long time to get going on offense this season. He has really heated up in the past few weeks, and the third baseman helped the Baltimore Orioles to a stunning victory on Friday night.
St. Louis 11, Pittsburgh 10
It's unknown whether Matt Carpenter was the only player who felt completely secure about St. Louis' ability to hold on Friday night, but he had enough confidence for everyone else.
Miami 3, NY Mets 1
The Miami Marlins moved one step closer Friday night to salvaging something out of a disappointing season. The New York Mets moved one step closer to finishing the fire sale generated by their underperformance.
Boston 9, NY Yankees 6
When you average more than six runs a game, you're going to win a lot of baseball games.
Seattle 7, Tampa Bay 1
When Nelson Cruz gets hot, it's the kind of record-setting hot that is measured in ridiculous distances.
LA Dodgers 8, Detroit 5
The Detroit Tigers got a close-up look at the Los Angeles Dodgers' Traveling Record-Breaking Show on Friday night, and now they understand.
Cincinnati 5, Atlanta 3
The Cincinnati Reds, flashing their power, backed rookie Sal Romano's longest major league start with a three-homer inning off the Atlanta Braves' R.A. Dickey on the way to a 5-3 victory Friday night.
Chi. White Sox 4, Texas 3
The Chicago White Sox are going nowhere in 2017, but they showed Friday night that the future is bright.
Houston 3, Oakland 1
The moment arrived early Friday night, that point when Houston Astros left-hander Dallas Keuchel wields such impeccable control of his repertoire that all that remains is to marvel at his handiwork.
Minnesota 10, Arizona 3
Byron Buxton said he saw the ball bounce away from the Arizona Diamondbacks' center fielder and made up his mind he was going to try and score.
Cleveland 10, Kansas City 1
The good news for the Cleveland Indians was not Jay Bruce's huge offensive night but that Corey Kluber's ankle injury is not thought to be serious.
Colorado 8, Milwaukee 4
The Colorado Rockies' history against Milwaukee starter Matt Garza wasn't recent, but it was robust.
Washington 7, San Diego 1
The Washington Nationals' Matt Grace was anxious for his Southern California family to see him pitch on Friday against the San Diego Padres. They just didn't expect him to be starting in place of Max Scherzer.
San Francisco 10, Philadelphia 2
San Francisco Giants left-hander Matt Moore claimed he experienced some bad luck Friday night.