WASHINGTON – Curtis Granderson drove in three runs, Phil Hughes pitched six innings to win his fourth straight start and the New York Yankees beat the Washington Nationals 7-2 on Friday night for their seventh consecutive victory.

Both teams entered with six-game winning streaks and leading their divisions. For the Nationals, the attention was unusual, the stands were packed, with many rooting for the Yankees.

Rockies 12, Tigers 4 (10 inn.): At Detroit, Wilin Rosario hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the 10th, and Colorado went on to score a franchise-record eight runs in an extra inning while snapping an eight-game losing streak.