Minnesapolis: Masahiro Tanaka pitched eight strong innings and Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer to help New York beat Minnesota 8-2 in Major League Baseball on Friday night. Tanaka allowed one run and seven hits, recovering nicely from his rough outing last Saturday when he gave up five runs at home against Detroit. In Baltimore, Canadian Michael Saunders set career highs with three homers and eight RBIs to lift Toronto 13-3 past Baltimore for their fourth straight victory. Jeff Samardzija threw a four-hitter and San Francisco won their sixth consecutive game by beating Tampa Bay 5-1 Pride Night before the biggest regular-season crowd at Tropicana Field in a decade.
Baseball: Tanaka pitches hard as New York beat Minnesota
Toronto, San Francisco among day’s other winners