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The Giants put up a good fight Friday night until the eighth inning when Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam off Sam Long to give the Dodgers the win.

Cody Bellinger’s grand slam broke a tie in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1 Friday night for their ninth straight win at home. Bellinger connected on a curveball over the plate from Sam Long (1-3) with two outs and an 0-2 count for his seventh career grand slam. Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman each had two hits for the Dodgers, who are an NL best 32-13 at home this season.

The Houston Astros ended the Seattle Mariners’ winning streak at 14 games, with Jose Altuve and Yordan Alvarez homering in a 5-2 victory Friday night. Seattle scratched breakout rookie Julio Rodríguez from the lineup moments before first pitch with left wrist soreness, then lost their first game since July 1. The club was one win shy of matching the 2001 Mariners for the longest winning streak in franchise history.

There wasn’t much for Phillies fans to cheer in the first game back from the All-Star break. The Phils lost 15-2 to the first of many losing teams they’ll face in the second half. By Jim Salisbury

A bloop single to center by Luis Urías scored pinch-runner Jonathan Davis to provide a happy ending to what was otherwise a frustrating evening.

The Giants made mistake after mistake in their loss to the Dodgers on Friday night.

It’s the type of season where the Reds lose even on a day when they beat the Cardinals and scored seven runs against Adam Wainwright.

In the top of the first inning, the umpires spoke to Gabe Kapler and asked Antoan Richardson to make sure he was standing in the first base coach’s box.

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