Best of MLB: Yankees snap Mets' 11-game win streak

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NEW YORK -- On a night that felt more like October than late April, Michael Pineda gave the Yankees an impressive performance in a matchup all of New York could get behind in the World Series.

Pineda consistently threw deceptive strikes into the eighth inning, Mark Teixeira had a pair of two-run homers and the Yankees ended the crosstown rival Mets' 11-game winning streak with a 6-1 victory Friday night in the Subway Series opener.

"He's dominant," Yankees catcher Brian McCann said of the powerful right-hander.

Jacoby Ellsbury also connected off Jacob deGrom (2-2) for a third home run to the short right field in the Bronx as the Yankees ended a four-game home skid to the Mets.

Pineda (3-0) allowed five hits and a run in 7 2-3 innings in his longest outing with the Yankees, who won for the seventh time in eight games. The NL East-leading Mets lost in their first game this season against a team outside the division (see full recap).

Latos lifts Marlins past Nationals
MIAMI -- Miami Marlins right-hander Mat Latos wasn't too concerned Friday night about getting his first win. He just wanted to pitch past the first inning.

Bouncing back from a dismal start in Miami earlier this season, Latos went 6 1-3 innings to help the revitalized Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 3-2.

Martin Prado broke a tie with an eighth-inning single, and Latos and three relievers combined on a six-hitter.

Latos didn't get the decision, but the outing was a big improvement over his other start this year at Marlins Park, when he lasted just two-thirds of an inning and gave up seven runs.

"Coming back here after that embarrassment, there was a lot of emotion running through that first inning," Latos said. " Every other inning seemed easier after that."

Like Latos, the Marlins are bouncing back. They won their third game in a row after a 3-11 start (see full recap).

Hernandez, Mariners blank Twins
SEATTLE -- Felix Hernandez tossed a five-hitter for his first complete game victory since August 2012, and Nelson Cruz gave him all the offense he needed with his major league leading ninth home run as the Seattle Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Friday night.

Cruz's homer led off the second inning and traveled 452 feet on a line five rows deep into the second deck above the bullpens in left field off Minnesota starter Phil Hughes (0-4). Cruz now has more homers than both the Twins and Milwaukee Brewers this season.

That was all the support Hernandez (3-0) needed on a night he was dominant. He retired the first 14 batters before Trevor Plouffe's single with two outs in the fifth. He struck out nine, threw 102 pitches and got out of jams in the sixth and seventh innings.

It was Hernandez's first complete game win since beating Minnesota on Aug. 27, 2012, when he also allowed five hits. Hernandez is now 3-0 for the second straight season and the third time in his career.

Logan Morrison added his first home run of the season -- his first extra-base hit and first RBI of the season as well -- with a solo shot to right-center field leading off the fifth (see full recap).

Cubs plate 4 in 11th to beat Reds
CINCINNATI -- The Chicago Cubs escaped a bases-loaded threat before taking full advantage of one of their own.

Jonathan Herrera singled home the tiebreaking run in the 11th inning, and David Ross followed with a bases-loaded double that sent the Cubs to a 7-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.

After losing back-to-back games for the first time this season, Chicago pulled one out with a big rally against a struggling bullpen. It was Chicago's first extra-inning win on the road, leaving the Cubs 3-0 in extra innings overall.

"I've always thought really highly of a team that can win in extra innings on the road," manager Joe Maddon said. "That's always been my measuring stick of a good team.

"I'll take the attitude of these guys any day of the week."

Anthony Rizzo homered, doubled and started Chicago's winning rally with a single off Burke Badenhop (0-1) as the Reds' bullpen failed again. The Reds' bullpen has a 5.36 ERA, worst in the National League (see full recap).

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