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Highlights from Major League Baseball games on Friday: Cubs 5, Cardinals 0 Jake Arrieta's goal may be perfection but he realizes he can occasionally ease up and still have good outcomes. Arrieta (18-7) scattered five hits in a seven-inning shutout effort as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field. Chicago (98-55) topped last year's 97-win total and matched the most victories by any Cubs team since 1945 with its fourth straight in the opener of a three-game weekend series. Continue to Article

September 24, 2016 2:40:am EST

Matt Bush was a pivotal piece in the Texas Rangers' AL West title run. The former No. 1 overall pick by his hometown San Diego Padres in 2004 and now a 30-year-old rookie, Bush served a 51-month prison sentence for a drunken driving with serious bodily harm. ''Every single player on this team is part of the family,'' Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus said. Continue to Article

September 24, 2016 2:02:am EST

The Astros had established such a comfort in the reliability of their high-leverage relievers that little could prepare them for what unfolded on Friday night against the Angels. Right-handers Luke Gregerson and Ken Giles, half of the Astros' quartet of rock-solid relief pitchers (a group that also includes right-handers Chris Devenski and Will Harris) combined to cough up a three-run lead in a 10-6 loss that severely damaged the Astros' playoff aspirations. Giles blew his fifth save by coming apart at the seams in the ninth. Continue to Article

September 24, 2016 1:19:am EST

James Paxton was cruising along for the Seattle Mariners, as he's done often this season. Then Robinson Cano, Nelson Cruz and the middle of the Seattle Mariners' batting order order broke out. Cano had four hits and two RBIs, Cruz added a two-run homer among his four RBIs and the Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 10-1 on Friday night to stay on pace in the AL wild-card race. Continue to Article

September 24, 2016 1:06:am EST

Already eliminated from playoff contention, the Los Angeles Angels quite enjoy playing spoiler. Yunel Escobar hit a two-run homer and pinch-hitter Rafael Ortega had three RBIs during a six-run ninth inning, lifting the Angels over the Houston Astros 10-6 on Friday night. The loss dropped Houston to 2 1/2 games behind the Tigers for the second AL wild card, a tough blow after clawing back with a five-run sixth inning to make it 6-3 prior to the late-game collapse. Continue to Article

September 24, 2016 12:45:am EST

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