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Kansas City Royals (42-47, third in the AL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (43-45, fourth in the NL West) Phoenix; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (4-8, 3.62 ERA, 1.

Pittsburgh Pirates (38-51, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (46-42, second in the AL West) Seattle; Saturday, 10:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Mike Burrows (1-2, 4.15 ERA, 1.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff McNeil hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Luke Weaver in the seventh inning, leading the New York Mets over the Yankees 6-5 on Friday in a Subway Series opener between teams that faded badly after strong starts.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — JP Sears pitched six scoreless innings, Nick Kurtz and Denzel Clarke hit home runs, and the Athletics cruised past the San Francisco Giants 11-2 on Friday night.

PHOENIX (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs, Bobby Witt Jr. added three hits and the Kansas City Royals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-3 on Friday night. The Royals have won three of their past four games.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jose Altuve homered twice while reaching base five times and driving in five runs, and the Houston Astros routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 18-1 on Friday night in the series opener of a matchup between division leaders.

TORONTO — After an emotional four-game sweep of the visiting New York Yankees, the Toronto Blue Jays could have easily experienced the old hangover effect.

DENVER (AP) — Adrian Houser allowed two hits in eight innings and rookie catcher Edgar Quero hit his first major league home run — a tiebreaking solo shot in the sixth that sent the Chicago White Sox past the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Friday night.

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ATLANTA (AP) — Jordan Westburg didn't have to be fully recovered from a finger injury to move back into Baltimore's lineup and make an immediate impact.