Michael Busch hit three home runs, Pete Crow-Armstrong connected twice and the host Chicago Cubs went deep a franchise-record eight times in pounding the St. Louis Cardinals 11-3 on Friday for their fourth straight victory.

Busch finished 4 for 4 with five RBIs. Crow-Armstrong also went 4 for 4 and Dansby Swanson launched a two-run homer during a Cubs power barrage that had the crowd of 40,038 at Wrigley Field roaring.

Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly added solo shots as the NL Central leaders hit six homers in the first three innings off Miles Mikolas (4-6), a record for most home runs off a Cardinals pitcher in one game. The eight long balls allowed by St. Louis also broke a club mark.

Mets 6, Yankees 5: Jeff McNeil hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Luke Weaver in the seventh inning, leading the host Mets over the Yankees in a Subway Series opener between the teams.

Juan Soto hit a two-run homer against his former team and Brett Baty connected for a solo shot in the sixth off Ian Hamilton that cut the Yankees’ lead to 5-4.

Mariners 6, Pirates 0: Cal Raleigh hit his 34th and 35th home runs to set a career high and match Ken Griffey Jr.’s Seattle record for homers before the All-Star break, helping host Seattle beat Pittsburgh.

The major league leader got a fastball from Bailey Falter (6-4) in the first inning and walloped it well past the wall in left. The exit velocity on the two-run shot was logged at 115.2 mph, per Statcast — the hardest-hit ball of his career.

Reds 9, Phillies 6: Spencer Steer hit a two-RBI double to spark a five-run third inning and Reds reliever Tony Santillan struck out Alec Bohm with the bases loaded to end the eighth and lead visiting Cincinnati past Philadelphia.

Phillies starter Jesús Luzardo lasted only two-plus innings and Reds starter Andrew Abbott couldn’t get out of the fourth.

Nick Castellanos hit a two-run homer in the first inning to help stake Luzardo (7-5) to a 3-0 lead.

Red Sox 11, Nationals 2: Trevor Story homered and drove in four runs as part of a four-hit day, Lucas Giolito pitched 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball in his first game against the team that drafted him and visiting Boston routed Washington.

Jarren Duran had three RBIs for the Red Sox.

Orioles 3, Braves 2: Jordan Westburg had three hits, including a homer, Cedric Mullins added a two-run shot and Charlie Morton allowed two runs in his return to Atlanta to lead visiting Baltimore to a win over the Braves.

Morton (5-7) threw five scoreless innings before giving up a two-run homer to Drake Baldwin in the sixth.

Tigers 2, Guardians 1: Wenceel Pérez and Zach McKinstry homered as visiting Detroit extended Cleveland’s losing streak to eight games.

José Ramírez went deep for the Guardians, who are on their longest skid since dropping nine straight in 2021.

Padres 3, Rangers 2, 10 innings: Jake Cronenworth singled to right field with the bases loaded and two outs in the 10th inning to give host San Diego a win over Texas. Cronenworth’s single off Robert Garcia (1-4) brought in Jackson Merrill.