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TORONTO — Right-hander Bowden Francis allowed a run in six innings, while George Springer belted two hits and scored twice to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-1 win over the Seattle Mariners in Friday's opener of a three-game series against the Seat

PHILADLEPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber homered, Zack Wheeler struck out 13 in seven innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 7-2 on Friday night. Harper hit a two-run home run in the first inning off Sandy Alcantara.

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Tucker had the fans on their feet, roaring and pumping their fists as he rounded the bases after hitting the go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is away from the Los Angeles Dodgers for the birth of the two-way superstar's first child. Manager Dave Roberts said before the Dodgers' series opener Friday night in Texas that Ohtani was with his wife.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Catcher Austin Wells is out of the Yankees' lineup at Tampa Bay on Friday night due to food poisoning. Wells, who finished third in the 2024 AL Rookie of the Year voting, was New York’s opening day catcher. He’s hitting .

ATLANTA (AP) — The Minnesota Twins promoted prized prospect Luke Keaschall for his major league debut and put him in the lineup as the designated hitter for their game at Atlanta on Friday.

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have postponed Friday's game against the Washington Nationals because of rain and snow in the Denver area. The game will be made up on Sunday as part of a split doubleheader, with the first game at 1:10 p.m.

CHICAGO (AP) — Carson Kelly homered twice, Kyle Tucker hit a go-ahead two-run homer in a six-run eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs outslugged the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-11 on Friday. Ian Happ hit a grand slam.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Orioles right-hander Grayson Rodriguez will get a second opinion on his sore right shoulder after undergoing an MRI. “We're going to get some other opinions on it,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said Friday.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays promoted speedy prospect Chandler Simpson on Friday before their game against the New York Yankees. The 24-year-old Simpson is the No. 7 prospect in the Rays' organization, according to MLB Pipeline.