PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Austin Riley hit a three-run homer in the second inning and a solo shot in the ninth, Martin Perez pitched six innings and the Atlanta Braves’ routed the Philadelphia Phillies 9-0 on Friday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Heliot Ramos hit a three-run homer, Logan Webb pitched six solid innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the Washington Nationals 10-5 on Friday night.

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Oneil Cruz hit a two-run home run, Brandon Lowe went 3 for 5 with two doubles and two RBIs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Tampa Bay 5-1 on Friday night to snap the Ray’s six-game win streak.

MIAMI (AP) – Miami Marlins third baseman Graham Pauley left Friday night’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh inning with right oblique discomfort.

DENVER (AP) – Play ball! And watch out for snowballs.

NEW YORK (AP) – Ryan McMahon came off the bench and broke out of his season-long slump with a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning as the New York Yankees beat the skidding Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Friday night.

DALLAS (AP) – The Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild have expected this first-round playoff matchup for months, and the Central Division rivals really set a tone for the series in a physical game just over a week ago in the same building.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) – Star teenager Gout Gout has qualified fastest for Saturday’s 100-meter semifinals at the Australian junior athletics championships, less than a week after setting an under-20 world record time in the 200 that was faster than Usain Bolt’s best at that age.