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ST. LOUIS — After a week of short outings from their starting pitchers, heavy innings being shouldered by their bullpen, and roller-coaster games featuring wild momentum swings from their offense, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally followed a more straightforward blueprint Friday night.

SAN FRANCISCO — Facing reigning National League Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara, the San Francisco Giants knew runs would be hard to come by Friday night.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — For six innings Friday night, Reid Detmers and Joe Ryan kept baseballs all but unhittable.

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres will make every effort to add help by the trade deadline, if they must.

ST. LOUIS — Anything that didn’t threaten the supply of baseballs would have been an improvement. The Dodgers’ pitching staff cleared that low bar easily.

It was only a matter of time before the Rockies’ fragile, patchwork rotation gave way.

PHILADELPHIA — It’s never a good sign when a position player takes the mound. And on Friday night, in the ninth inning of a 10-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs, Phillies infielder Kody Clemens took the ball from Andrew Bellatti. It was not a quick and painless outing. Clemens was…

NEW YORK — Pete Alonso continues to put together an MVP campaign carrying the Mets as of late, but he needed some help from Francisco Lindor to secure the victory.

CHICAGO — The first pitch White Sox starter Michael Kopech threw Friday night nearly hit Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. in the head

ATLANTA — Facing one of the best teams in baseball, the Mariners got a workable start from rookie Bryce Miller. But minimal run production, a familiar theme this season, and three runs allowed from the bullpen, led to a 6-2 loss to the Braves.

The right-hander retired the first 16 batters he faced and allowed one hit with 10 strikeouts in eight scoreless innings — facing the minimum 24 batters. Gavin Sheets and Romy Gonzalez drove in the runs..