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Neftali Feliz struggled over 4 2/3 innings, but the Rangers pulled out a 4-1 victory over the Astros in Interleague Play on Friday at Minute Maid Park. Adrian Beltre homered, Michael Young had two hits and an RBI and Ian Kinsler had three hits.

The Orioles have relied on the home run all season, and on Friday night, Nick Markakis came through with another clutch blast.

Fans who bought tickets to the Phillies' three-game series against the Red Sox probably figured at least one of the games would feature Jonathan Papelbon trying to shut the door against his former team. A hit, Bobby Valentine ejection and game-ending strikeout later, Papelbon had closed out Philadelphia's 6-4 win at Citizens Bank Park.

With a few finger wags and jumps, Bobby Valentine took his first ejection as manager of the Red Sox on Friday night, on the second-to-last out of a 6-4 loss to the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

If Josh Harrison keeps this up, he's going to blow his cover as one of the lower-profile guys on the Pirates. Friday night, there was Harrison derailing Justin Verlander's motorcade into no-hit wonderland on Friday night, with a no-doubter single with one out in the ninth.

Tommy Hanson held Tampa Bay to two runs over seven innings and Freddie Freeman drove in a pair of runs on Friday as Atlanta took the Interleague opener, 5-3, at Tropicana Field.

His remarkable career, setting a standard for consistency, just became more remarkable Friday night, as Andy Pettitte, in his second start back from retirement, pitched the New York Yankees to a 4-0 Interleague victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

To see Justin Verlander at the top of his game is one of the real special things this game has to offer.

The Blue Jays scored a season high in runs courtesy of five homers, including two apiece from J.P. Arencibia and Rajai Davis, to power their way past the Mets, 14-5, at Rogers Centre on Friday night in the first of three Interleague games with New York.

Justin Verlander was vying to become the fourth pitcher since 1919, and the sixth in history, to throw three no-hitters, but the Pirates' Josh Harrison broke up Verlander's bid with a one-out single up the middle in the ninth inning.

Needing few words to convey that his vintage form had returned, Andy Pettitte completed eight scoreless innings for his first victory in 22 months as the Yankees defeated the Reds, 4-0, in the opener of Interleague Play on Friday night at Yankee Stadium.

It would be, Jonathan Papelbon said, just like a pickup game in the backyard with his brother -- except, of course, Friday's Interleague opener between the Red Sox and Phillies was a Major League game in a sold-out Citizens Bank Park that was being televised.

The Twins picked up 16 hits en route to tying a season-high in runs in an 11-3 win over the Brewers on Friday at Miller Park that gave Minnesota its first three-game winning streak of the season.

Carlos Zambrano was effectively wild, and the Marlins were opportunistic on Friday night at Progressive Field. On a night Zambrano walked five, Hanley Ramirez delivered an eighth-inning sacrifice fly that rallied the Marlins to a 3-2 win over the Indians.

Miguel Montero delivered a clutch two-run double in the top of the eighth inning that powered the D-backs to a 6-4 win over the Royals on Friday at Kauffman Stadium.

Chipper Jones left Friday's 5-3 win against the Rays after the seventh inning with a left calf contusion he sustained after being hit by a B.J. Upton grounder in the third inning. Jones said he will not be able to play in the two remaining games against the Rays.

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly was ejected by home-plate umpire Tom Hallion for arguing a check swing in the third inning of Friday night's game with the Cardinals.

Kevin Millwood stifled the Rockies as he no-hit them for 5 2/3 innings en route to a 4-0 Mariners win.

Yoenis Cespedes and Coco Crisp rejoined the A's on Friday in San Francisco, and it appears the latter could be activated from the disabled list as soon as Sunday.

Emilio Bonifacio sprained his left thumb on Friday night, and he will know more on his status after being examined by a physician on Saturday morning.