Baseball roundup: Orioles hammer Blue Jays – NorthJersey.com

Chris Davis hit two home runs to take the major league lead with 40, Matt Wieters and Adam Jones both connected and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-2, on Friday night in Toronto.

Ubaldo Jimenez (10-9) pitched 5 2/3 innings for the victory. Toronto’s lead atop the AL East shrank to one-half game over the Yankees.

Davis opened the scoring by leading off the second inning with a second-deck drive to right, then broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run shot in the sixth.

NATIONALS 5 BRAVES 2, 10 inns. (at Washington) — Washington’s Michael Taylor had a pinch-hit three-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to send Atlanta to its 10th straight loss.

Bryce Harper, who hit his 32nd homer in the first inning, singled off Matt Marksberry (0-3) leading off the 10th. Reliever Brandon Cunniff came on and Ryan Zimmerman grounded a single up the middle, sending Harper to third.

CUBS 14, DIAMONDBACKS 5 (at Chicago) — Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam in Chicago’s eight-run fifth inning, and rookie Addison Russell homered twice in a game for the first time in his career to power the Cubs and Jon Lester (9-10) to the rout.

ASTROS 8, TWINS 0 (at Houston) — Collin McHugh went 7 2/3 innings and Hank Conger hit a grand slam as Houston beat Minnesota.

McHugh (15-7) gave up seven hits and struck out six in picking up his second straight win. McHugh has allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last six starts.

WHITE SOX 12, ROYALS 1 (at Kansas City, Mo.) — John Danks threw a seven-hitter and Adam Eaton matched his career high with four hits, including a three-run homer, as Chicago beat Kansas City.

Alexei Ramirez also had four hits, tying his career high, drove in two runs and scored three times. Tyler Flowers also hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning.

INDIANS 8, TIGERS 1 (at Detroit) — Jerry Sands homered, tripled and scored twice and Josh Tomlin pitched a four-hitter for Cleveland. The Indians have won 10 of 14 as they try to stay in the American League wild-card race.

RED SOX 7, PHILLIES 5 (at Boston) — Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a solo homer and David Ortiz an RBI double in Boston’s four-run seventh inning as Joe Kelly won his seventh straight start. Mookie Betts added an RBI double for Boston.

Odubel Herrera had a two-run homer and three hits for Philadelphia.

BREWERS AT REDS WASHED OUT: Storms moved into the Cincinnati area shortly before the start of the Milwaukee Brewers’ scheduled game against the Reds and didn’t relent, prompting the third postponement this season at Great American Ball Park.

The game was rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader today.

MINOR-LEAGUERS SUSPENDED: Texas right-hander Victor Gonzalez has been suspended for the first 72 games of next season following a positive test under baseball’s minor league drug program, and Seattle left-hander Joe Pistorese and free-agent outfielder Anderson Caro have been banned 50 games each.

Gonzalez was disciplined for a positive test for metabolites of Stanozolol, the commissioner’s office said.

Pistorese, a 17th-round draft pick this year, tested positive for an amphetamine.

Caro had a second positive test for a drug of abuse.