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Highlights of Friday's Major League Baseball games: White Sox 7, Yankees 1 Chris Sale became the first eight-game winner in the majors when he tossed a six-hitter as the Chicago White Sox rolled to a 7-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday. Sale (8-0) allowed one run and four hits in becoming the first Chicago starter to win his first eight starts since Jon Garland in 2005 and the fourth in team history. Cubs 9, Pirates 4 Addison Russell, Kris Bryant and David Ross all homered as Chicago (26-8) beat Pittsburgh in the opener of a three-game weekend series. Continue to Article

May 14, 2016 2:44:am EST

There's no sugarcoating it - Jake Peavy has been mostly bad. The veteran tries to end a three-start losing streak and help the visiting Giants win a season-high fourth in a row when he faces the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night. Peavy has a 7.20 ERA in his last three starts against the Diamondbacks after giving up four runs in five innings of Arizona's 9-7, 11-inning victory April 18. Continue to Article

May 14, 2016 2:11:am EST

Shelby Miller hit his first career triple and scored a run Friday night. ''I thought he threw the ball well,'' Arizona manager Chip Hale said. Jeff Samardzija (5-2) pitched out of trouble early and went eight innings for the third time this season, giving up a run and scattering eight hits to improve to 4-1 in his last five starts. Continue to Article

May 14, 2016 2:09:am EST