Each night in the 2016 baseball season, we'll run down the top news, facts and highlights from action around Major League Baseball.Royals starterEdinson Volquez took the hill Friday against the Astros looking to remain perfect against Houston in his career. One inning into his home start, the right-hander wasanything but perfect.MORE: Volquez had a complete meltdown; he was taggedfor 12 runs (11 earned) in an inning-plus. He i suedthree walks while recording Luis Gonzalez Jersey just three outs. According to the ,Volquez is second starter since the mound was moved to 60 feet, 6 inches in 1893 to allow 12 runs in an inning or le s.SPECTOR: In Houston's nine-run first inning,Astros outfielder George Springer became the first player with a triple and a grand slam in the same frame since the Tigers' Brandon Inge in 2004.Springer finished with three hits, two runs scoredand five RBIs in the Astros' 13-4 victory.MORE: One bright spot for theRoyals: Rookie second baseman Whit Merrifield singled twice to extend his club record of hitting safely in his first 15 Starling Marte Jersey career home games. The second baseman has reached safely in 28 of his first 30 career starts overall and sports an impre sive .326 average.Player of the DayWil Myers, 1B, Padres: Myers went 3for 5with a homer, two runs scoredand five RBIs against the Reds as he makes a final All-Star push. Myers owns a .289/.340/.533 Rob Refsnyder Jersey slash line with 17 homers and50 RBIs.HighlightApparently there is crying in baseball: Rays outfielder Taylor Motter takes a homer away from Oriolesslugger Adam Jones, eliciting mock"tears" from the five-time All-Star.Your browser does not support iframes.Three things to know Angels sluggerAlbert Pujols hit his 573rd career home run, tying Harmon Killebrew for 11th-most alltime. Pujolsis 10 blasts shy of tying Mark McGwire for 10th. In Cleveland'sseventh consecutive win, the Indians hit four triples,their most in a game since Aug. 12, 2001.Jason Kipnis (twice), Jose Ramirez and Lonnie Chisenhall all hit three-baggers for the Tribe, who haven't lost since the Cavaliers won Game 6 of the NBA Finals and then went on to win the NBA title. Cubs starterKyle Hendricks became the firstplayer since 1900 with five or moreinnings pitchedin a start to allow only onehit,with that hit being a grand slam.Hendricks allowed four runs (none earned) and fourwalks in five innings against the Marlins. Justin Bour's grand slam drove in the only runs for the Marlins in their 5-4 lo s.What's nextRays (31-40) Steven Souza Jersey at Orioles (42-30), 1:05 p.m. ET: In the first game of a day-night doubleheader between the AL East rivals, MattAndriese(6-0, 2.88 ERA) will look to remain perfect against Kevin Gausman (0-5,4.37 ERA), who hasallowed10 runs over his past eight innings of work.Phillies (31-44) at Giants (48-27), 10:05 p.m. ET: Coming off a complete game in which he suffered a bad-luck lo s, Giants ace Madison Bumgarner(8-3, 1.85 ERA) has a great shot foranothernine-inning outing against thestrugglingPhillies, who send JeremyHellickson(4-6, 4.41 ERA) to the mound. Daniel Descalso Jersey After Friday's 5-4 victory, the Giants are31-9 in last 40 games their best 40-game span since going 33-7 in 1954 as the New YorkGiants. (That teamwon the World Series.)
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