Coming in hot Friday morning out of Yerington — your daily MLB rundown.

The Cubs have won nine in a row. The Reds have lost seven in a row. They're in the same division. Your A's are sitting in first place in the AL West after JT Ginn went 8 innings of one-run ball and the West Sacramento lineup hung 12 on the Phillies in their own park. Tonight: Chris Sale at Dodger Stadium, Max Fried vs Misiorowski in Milwaukee, and Chase Dollander walking into Citizens Bank.

WHAT'S IN THIS EPISODE

• JT Ginn shoves 8 innings, A's 12 — Phillies 1

• Imanaga keeps Chicago rolling, Cubs at 26-12

• Mitch Keller out-pitches Zac Gallen — ace duel in the desert

• Liberatore wins another knife fight — Cards 8-2 in their last 10

• Marlins walk it off on a throwing error in Baltimore

• Rays seven straight, nine of ten

• Standings, division by division — A's leading a messy AL West

• Tigers have the only positive run diff in the AL Central

• Tonight's slate, top to bottom

HOMER LENS

A's, Tigers, Rockies — extra time, extra opinion. Always.

SOURCING

All scores, records, last-10s, run differentials, and probable pitchers verified against MLB.com's official pages.

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