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Tigers grab big lead, extend White Sox's skid to 4

Tigers grab big lead, extend White Sox's skid to 4

Kerry Carpenter blasted his third home run in two days and drove in two runs as the host Detroit Tigers downed the visiting Chicago White Sox 7-2 on Saturday afternoon.

Spencer Torkelson supplied a solo homer and Riley Greene had two hits while scoring a run and knocking in another. Justin-Henry Malloy scored two runs and drove in another as the Tigers won for the fourth time in five games.

Detroit starter Reese Olson (1-1) allowed 10 baserunners in six innings but only gave up two runs while recording five strikeouts. Beau Brieske pitched a scoreless inning and John Brebbia finished up with two scoreless frames.

Andrew Vaughn had an RBI double for the White Sox and Korey Lee contributed three hits and a run. Starter Davis Martin (0-1) was tagged for all seven runs on nine hits in five innings as Chicago lost its fourth straight.

The White Sox pieced together a run in the first. Luis Robert walked and Andrew Benintendi advanced him with a single. Vaughn's one-out double knocked in Robert but Olson escaped further damage with a strikeout and groundout.

Detroit moved ahead in the bottom of the inning. Malloy led off with a double and moved to third on Carpenter's long flyout. Greene singled to right to bring him home.

A Torkelson double moved Greene to third. After a strikeout, Andy Ibanez's infield single scored Greene.

Detroit made it 4-1 with two out in the second. Malloy drew a walk before Carpenter pulled a Martin pitch over the right field wall.

The Tigers added three runs in third. Torkelson led off with a homer to left. Colt Keith walked, Ibanez was hit by a pitch and Jake Rogers singled to load the bases. Trey Sweeney's fielder's-choice grounder scored Keith and Malloy's sacrifice fly drove in Ibanez.

Chicago made it 7-2 in the fifth. The White Sox loaded the bases with two singles and a walk, and Lee scored on Robert's double-play grounder.

D-backs place 2B Ketel Marte (hamstring) on 10-day IL

D-backs place 2B Ketel Marte (hamstring) on 10-day IL

The Arizona Diamondbacks placed star second baseman Ketel Marte on the 10-day injured list Saturday due a strained left hamstring.

The Diamondbacks recalled fellow infielder Tim Tawa from Triple-A Reno in a corresponding move.

Marte was removed from Arizona's game against the Washington Nationals in the top of the first inning Friday after sustaining the injury while running out a double. He pulled up as he approached second base and was replaced by pinch runner Garrett Hampson.

Marte, who signed a six-year, $116.5 million contract extension Thursday, missed time last season with ankle and back injuries that limited him to 136 games. He still finished third in NL MVP voting.

A two-time All-Star, Marte missed time with hamstring injuries in 2019, 2021, and 2022.

Marte, 31, is batting .346 with one RBI and six runs in eight games this season.

He is a career .281 hitter with 143 homers and 516 RBIs in 1,112 games with the Seattle Mariners (2015-16) and Diamondbacks.

Tawa, 25, is batting .391 with three homers and 12 RBIs in six games this season with the Aces.

MLB roundup: Jose Ramirez (3 HRs) powers Guardians past Angels

MLB roundup: Jose Ramirez (3 HRs) powers Guardians past Angels

Jose Ramirez hit three home runs and Brayan Rocchio had two hits and three RBIs to lead the Cleveland Guardians to an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.

Ramirez hit a solo homer in the first inning and a two-run homer in the fifth, both coming off Angels starter Jose Soriano (1-1), who set a career high with nine strikeouts but allowed five runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Ramirez hit his third homer in the ninth inning off Angels reliever Caden Dana. Rocchio's two-out single with the bases loaded in the sixth inning drove home two runs to snap a tie and put the Guardians up for good at 6-4.

Six Cleveland relievers combined to allow two runs in six innings, both runs coming off closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning. Tim Herrin (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning to get the win. Mike Trout and Logan O'Hoppe homered for Los Angeles.

Braves 10, Marlins 0

Spencer Schwellenbach threw eight scoreless innings and Atlanta won its first game of the season, beating visiting Miami to open a three-game series.

Schwellenbach (1-0) extended his streak of scoreless innings to 14 in notching the longest start of his career. He allowed two hits, with neither runner reaching second base, struck out 10 and did not walk a batter. Marcell Ozuna provided much of the offense, going 3-for-5 with his first home run and double of the year. He scored three times and drove in three runs.

Matt Olson followed Ozuna's blast in the seventh inning with a 434-foot shot to right-center field for his first homer. Olson added a two-run single in the team's five-run eighth.

Phillies 3, Dodgers 2

Jesus Luzardo silenced previously undefeated Los Angeles, blanking the defending champion over seven innings for host Philadelphia.

Acquired in an offseason trade with the Miami Marlins, Luzardo (2-0) struck out eight while allowing just two hits and a pair of walks. Batterymate J.T. Realmuto ended the eighth and ninth innings by throwing out a runner at second base as Philadelphia survived some anxious moments down the stretch.

Tommy Edman hit a two-run homer in the ninth against Jordan Romano, making it 3-2. With one out, Romano then walked Will Smith, who was replaced by pinch runner Chris Taylor. Romano rallied to strike out Max Muncy moments before Realmuto threw out Taylor at second (after a manager's challenge) to hand the Dodgers their first loss in nine games this season.

Mets 5, Blue Jays 0

Pete Alonso -- who nearly left New York as a free agent over the winter -- homered in his first home at-bat of the season to power the Mets to a win over Toronto.

Mets starter Tylor Megill (2-0) allowed two hits over 5 1/3 innings. Reed Garrett, A.J. Minter and Max Kranick finished a combined four-hitter.

George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two hits apiece for the Blue Jays. Kevin Gausman (1-1) gave up three runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Yankees 9, Pirates 4

Oswaldo Cabrera went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and Aaron Judge hit his sixth home run of the season to lead New York to a win in Pittsburgh's home opener.

Andrew McCutchen went 3-for-4 and Ke'Bryan Hayes belted a three-run home run in the seventh inning to account for most of Pittsburgh's offense. Unfortunately for the Pirates, Hayes' blast came with the Yankees already ahead 9-1.

Judge pushed the Yankees' lead to that margin with a 403-foot shot to center field, which gave him 321 career home runs in 1,000 career games. New York's Max Fried (1-0) pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk, striking out six.

Red Sox 13, Cardinals 9

Boston racked up 16 hits and had seven multi-hit performances in a home-opening win over St. Louis.

Back-to-back home runs by Trevor Story (2-for-5, three RBIs) and Wilyer Abreu (3-for-5, two runs, two RBIs) highlighted a five-run first inning. Boston scored in four more frames and held off a three-run St. Louis rally in the ninth to make a winner of starter Walker Buehler (1-1). Triston Casas (2-for-5, two runs) and Carlos Narvaez (2-for-3, two RBIs) also had multiple hits and contributed to multiple runs.

The Red Sox tagged St. Louis starter Erick Fedde (1-1) for six runs on five hits and four walks in three innings. For St. Louis, Ivan Herrera hit his fourth homer in the last two games while Brendan Donovan and Alec Burleson each had three hits.

Giants 10, Mariners 9 (11 innings)

Willy Adames lined a two-out, two-run, walk-off single in the 11th inning to rally San Francisco to a home-opening victory over visiting Seattle.

The teams had been deadlocked at 8-8 since the sixth before automatic runner Luke Raley scored on a wild pitch by Spencer Bivens (1-1) in the top of the 11th.

Jorge Polanco had three hits, including a homer, and drove in four runs for the Mariners, who also got three hits and three runs from Julio Rodriguez. Adames, LaMonte Wade Jr., Heliot Ramos and Patrick Bailey each had three hits for the Giants.

Diamondbacks 6, Nationals 4

Corbin Carroll had his fifth career two-homer game and drove in three runs, Randal Grichuk's two-run double broke a tie in the seventh inning and visiting Arizona defeated Washington.

CJ Abrams, Luis Garcia Jr. and Nathaniel Lowe homered for the Nationals, who have lost four in a row and have won once in seven games.

The Diamondbacks lost All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte to a left hamstring injury in the first inning. Marte is likely headed to the injured list, manager Torey Lovullo said postgame.

Cubs 3, Padres 1

Shota Imanaga threw 7 1/3 quality innings and Justin Turner delivered the go-ahead RBI single as Chicago handed visiting San Diego its first loss of the season.

Imanaga (2-0) allowed one run on four hits while striking out four and walking none, lowering his ERA to 0.98, as the Cubs won their home opener and their fourth consecutive game overall.

Randy Vasquez (0-1) pitched 4 2/3 innings of two-hit ball and gave up three runs (two earned) for the Padres. The San Diego starter struck out a pair, but walked five.

Brewers 3, Reds 2

Brice Turang socked a two-run homer and Tyler Alexander and four relievers combined on a five-hitter as host Milwaukee held on to hand Cincinnati its fourth consecutive loss.

Milwaukee has won four straight since opening the season with four losses. The Reds, who had dropped their three previous games 1-0, snapped their scoreless streak at 35 innings with two unearned runs in the eighth to pull within 3-2.

TJ Friedl singled to open the eighth off Bryan Hudson, and Spencer Steer reached on an error by third baseman Oliver Dunn. Both runners advanced on Elly De La Cruz's deep foulout to right. Joel Payamps replaced Hudson, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand delivered a sacrifice fly to center to make it 3-1. Jeimer Candelario followed with an RBI double down the first base line.

Tigers 7, White Sox 4

Kerry Carpenter blasted two solo home runs and Detroit celebrated its home opener by beating Chicago. Carpenter has six multi-homer games in his career.

Riley Greene belted a solo homer among his three hits and Zach McKinstry contributed two hits, a run and an RBI. Spencer Torkelson, Trey Sweeney and Dillon Dingler drove in the other runs for the Tigers. Starter Jack Flaherty (1-0) allowed one run and three hits with seven strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Brooks Baldwin knocked in two runs for the White Sox. Starter Jonathan Cannon (0-1) allowed three runs and three hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Athletics 6, Rockies 3 (11 innings)

Jacob Wilson hit a go-ahead two-run single in the 11th inning, and the Athletics spoiled Colorado's home opener.

Wilson also homered and Lawrence Butler, Shea Langeliers and Tyler Soderstrom had two hits apiece. Noah Murdock (1-0) tossed two innings of scoreless relief for the Athletics.

Mason Miller struck out Ezequiel Tovar to end the game and pick up his second save. Tovar had three hits and Kyle Farmer and Michael Toglia had two hits each for the Rockies, which toughed out 38-degree weather and snow falling in the second coldest home opener in Coors Field history.

Rangers 5, Rays 2

Texas scored four times in the third inning and beat Tampa Bay in the series opener in Arlington, Texas.

Right-hander Tyler Mahle (1-0) earned the win after holding the Rays scoreless on one hit and two walks over five innings. He struck out five. The Rays scored twice in the seventh on wild pitches after Christopher Morel and Kameron Misner led off the inning with a single and double.

The runs in the seventh ended a stretch of 25 consecutive scoreless innings for Texas pitchers since the eighth inning on Monday in Cincinnati.

Josh Smith led off the third with a single and scored on Kyle Higashioka's double to start the Rangers' four-run third. Smith finished with two hits, including a solo home run in the seventh that pushed Texas' lead to 5-2.

Royals 8, Orioles 2

Maikel Garcia drove in three runs, Vinnie Pasquantino hit a three-run single and Seth Lugo pitched six solid innings to lead host Kansas City to a victory over Baltimore on a rainy night.

Garcia delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the fourth inning and added an RBI double in the eighth for the Royals. Pasquantino and Salvador Perez also had two hits for Kansas City, which halted a two-game losing streak. Lugo (1-0) allowed two runs (one earned) and five hits in six innings.

Heston Kjerstad had two hits for the Orioles, who lost their third consecutive contest. Baltimore star Gunnar Henderson made his season debut and was 1-for-4 with an error at shortstop. He missed the first seven games of the season due to a right intercostal strain. Dean Kremer (1-1) gave up three runs (two earned) and eight hits over 4 1/3 innings.

Jose Ramirez's 3 homers power Guardians past Angels

Jose Ramirez's 3 homers power Guardians past Angels

Jose Ramirez hit three home runs and Brayan Rocchio had two hits and three RBIs to lead the Cleveland Guardians to an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.

Ramirez hit a solo homer in the first inning and a two-run homer in the fifth, both coming off Angels starter Jose Soriano (1-1), who set a career high with nine strikeouts but allowed five runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Ramirez hit his third homer in the ninth inning off Angels reliever Caden Dana.

Rocchio's two-out single with the bases loaded in the sixth inning drove home two runs to snap a tie and put the Guardians up for good at 6-4.

Six Cleveland relievers combined to allow two runs in six innings, both runs coming off closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning. Tim Herrin (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning to get the win. Mike Trout and Logan O'Hoppe each homered for Los Angeles.

Ramirez hit his first homer in the first inning off Soriano to put Cleveland up 1-0, but Trout matched it in the bottom of the first off Guardians starter Gavin Williams to tie the game at 1-1.

The Guardians broke the 1-1 tie in the second inning after a two-out walk to Gabriel Arias and an RBI double by Rocchio for a 2-1 advantage.

Williams found trouble with a couple walks in the third inning, leading to an RBI single by Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel. Jo Adell late added a two-out, two-run single to put the Angels in front 4-2.

Ramirez tied the game at 4-4 in the fifth inning with his second homer, a two-run blast after Soriano walked Steven Kwan with two out.

The Angels missed a chance to regain the lead in the bottom of the fifth when they loaded the bases with one out against Herrin. Herrin, though, escaped by striking out Adell and getting Kevin Newman on a fly to center.

Reds finally score, but Brewers hold on for victory

Reds finally score, but Brewers hold on for victory

Brice Turang socked a two-run homer and Tyler Alexander and four relievers combined on a five-hitter as the Milwaukee Brewers held on for a 3-2 victory over visiting Cincinnati on Friday night, the Reds' fourth consecutive loss.

Milwaukee has won four straight since opening the season with four losses.

The Reds, who had dropped their three previous games 1-0, snapped their scoreless streak at 35 innings with two unearned runs in the eighth to pull within 3-2.

TJ Friedl singled to open the eighth off Bryan Hudson, and Spencer Steer reached on an error by third baseman Oliver Dunn. Both runners advanced on Elly De La Cruz's deep foulout to right. Joel Payamps replaced Hudson, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand delivered a sacrifice fly to center to make it 3-1. Jeimer Candelario followed with an RBI double down the first base line.

Jake Fraley flied out to end the inning.

Turang put the Brewers in front 3-0 in the fifth with his long ball. Garrett Mitchell doubled to open the frame. With one out, Turang sent a 3-1 pitch 418 feet to right-center for his second homer of the season.

Alexander (1-0), making his first start of the season, did not allow a hit in 5 2/3 innings, striking out six and walking three in an 83-pitch outing. Trevor Megill tossed a scoreless ninth for his first save of the year.

Gavin Lux broke up the no-hitter with two outs in the seventh with a line single to center off Abner Uribe. Santiago Espinal then dribbled an infield single, but Austin Wynns bounced to second to end the inning.

Cincinnati starter Nick Martinez (0-2) allowed three runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings, striking out two and walking two.

The Brewers took a 1-0 lead in the second when Sal Frelick singled with one out and stole second before Rhys Hoskins walked. Mitchell's two-out single to left scored Frelick.

The Reds had runners at the corners with two outs in the second after a walk and hit batter, but Alexander got Espinal on an inning-ending popout to second.

Rangers score 4 runs in 3rd inning to take down Rays

Rangers score 4 runs in 3rd inning to take down Rays

The Texas Rangers scored four times in the third inning and beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 in their series opener Friday night in front of 24,483 in Arlington, Texas.

Rangers right-hander Tyler Mahle (1-0) earned the win after holding the Rays scoreless on one hit and two walks over five innings. He struck out five.

The Rays scored twice in the seventh on wild pitches after Christopher Morel and Kameron Misner led off the inning with a single and double against reliever Shawn Armstrong. Morel scored on a wild pitch from Armstrong and Misner scored on a wild pitch from Chris Martin. Armstrong was charged with two runs on three hits and struck out two in 1 1/3 innings.

The runs in the seventh ended a stretch of 25 consecutive scoreless innings for Texas pitchers since the eighth inning on Monday in Cincinnati. It's the club's longest scoreless stretch since a 26-inning stretch in June.

Josh Smith led off the third with a single and scored on Kyle Higashioka's double to left field to start the Rangers' four-run third. Five of the Rangers' six hits came in the third. Smith finished with two of the six hits, including a solo home run in the seventh that pushed Texas' lead to 5-2.

Rays right-hander Zack Littell (0-2) allowed five runs on six hits and two walks over seven innings and took the loss.

Brandon Lowe had two of the Rays' six hits. Tampa Bay was 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position and left five on base.

Luke Jackson struck out two in a perfect ninth to earn his fourth save for the Rangers.

The teams continue their weekend series with Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom (0-0, 0.00) facing Rays right-hander Taj Bradley (1-0, 3.00) in Game 2 on Saturday.

Royals come up big to beat Orioles in the rain

Royals come up big to beat Orioles in the rain

Maikel Garcia drove in three runs, Vinnie Pasquantino hit a three-run single and Seth Lugo pitched six solid innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 8-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on a rainy Friday night.

Garcia delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the fourth inning and added an RBI double in the eighth for the Royals. Pasquantino and Salvador Perez also had two hits for Kansas City, which halted a two-game losing streak.

Heston Kjerstad had two hits for the Orioles, who lost their third consecutive contest.

Baltimore star Gunnar Henderson made his season debut was 1-for-4 with an error at shortstop. He missed the first seven games of the season due to a right intercostal strain.

Lugo (1-0) allowed two runs (one earned) and five hits in six innings. He struck out two and walked one.

Baltimore's Dean Kremer (1-1) gave up three runs (two earned) and eight hits over 4 1/3 innings. He struck out one and walked none.

Kansas City moved ahead to stay in the fourth, and the inning started with Perez's hard-hit ball that Henderson couldn't handle for an error. One out later, Cavan Biggio singled to right and both runners moved up a base on Kremer's wild pitch.

Garcia followed with a two-run single to score both runners and give the Royals a 3-2 edge.

In the eighth inning, Mark Canha laced a double into the right field corner off Baltimore's Cionel Perez. Garcia followed with a double down the left field line to boost the Kansas City lead to two.

Garcia stole third and MJ Melendez was hit by a pitch. Then Kansas City executed the safety squeeze with Kyle Isbel bunting the ball toward first and Garcia beating the throw home from Ryan Mountcastle.

Bobby Witt Jr. was later walked intentionally to load the bases and Pasquantino followed with a high fly that fell just inside the right field line to clear the bases.

In the first inning, Witt reached on a one-out infield single. One out later, Salvador Perez hit a drive into the left-center field gap; Kjerstad backed off, and the ball fell for a run-scoring double.

Baltimore answered in the second when Ryan O'Hearn draw a walk and Tyler O'Neill hit a double to left to start things off.

Kjerstad followed with a single to left that scored O'Hearn. O'Neill tried to score and Jonathan India's throw was off to the left of Salvador Perez, who gloved the ball and reached over to tag the standing O'Neill just before his foot touched the plate.

Kjerstad scored later in the inning on a throwing error by Garcia, the third baseman.

Angels call up No. 2 prospect Caden Dana

Angels call up No. 2 prospect Caden Dana

The Los Angeles Angels recalled right-handed pitcher Caden Dana from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday. In a corresponding move, right-handed pitcher Ryan Johnson was placed on the paternity list.

Dana is ranked as the No. 76 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline. He is rated as the organization's No. 2 overall prospect, behind 2024 first-round pick Christian Moore.

Dana lit up his competition in Double-A last season, pitching 135 2/3 innings with a 2.52 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 147 strikeouts.

The 21-year-old made his MLB debut in September. In his first start, Dana pitched six innings, allowing two runs on two hits with four strikeouts against the Seattle Mariners. However, he surrendered nine earned runs over his next two outings across 4 1/3 innings.

Dana should enter a lower-pressure situation this time around. Notably, the Angels' rotation has been outstanding, leading MLB in quality starts (five). The right-hander will assume Johnson's spot in the bullpen for now.

Braves' pitching, offense finally click in first win of '25 vs. Marlins

Braves' pitching, offense finally click in first win of '25 vs. Marlins

Spencer Schwellenbach threw eight scoreless innings and the Atlanta Braves won their first game of the season, beating the visiting Miami Marlins 10-0 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.

Schwellenbach (1-0) extended his streak of scoreless innings to 14 in notching the longest start of his career. He allowed two hits, with neither runner reaching second base, struck out 10 and did not walk a batter.

Aaron Bummer closed the game with a scoreless ninth.

Marcell Ozuna provided much of the offense, going 3-for-5 with his first home run and double of the year. He scored three times and drove in three runs.

Matt Olson followed Ozuna's blast in the seventh inning with a 434-foot shot to right-center field for his first homer. Olson added a two-run single in the team's five-run eighth.

The Braves produced a season-high 16 hits, with six players getting multiple hits. Michael Harris II had three hits and Austin Riley, Ozzie Albies and Bryan De La Cruz added two hits.

The victory ended Atlanta's seven-game losing streak, short of the franchise-worst 0-10 start in 1988. Atlanta was the last team in the major leagues without a victory.

Miami's Max Meyer (0-1) pitched six innings and allowed three runs on eight hits, two walks and a career-best eight strikeouts. It was the longest outing by a Miami starter this season.

The Marlins didn't get their first baserunner off Schwellenbach until the fifth when Liam Hicks lobbed a two-out single to left.

The Braves scored three times in the third. Ozuna lined a double to center that drove home two runs and Riley followed with an RBI single to right field to complete the rally.

Ozuna's homer came on a wild play. He led off the seventh with a long fly to left-center. Dane Myers leaped high, reached over the wall and got a piece of the ball, which bounced onto the field and was caught by Griffin Conine. The play was originally ruled a catch but was overturned after a video review showed the ball had bounced off the top of the wall after it popped out of Myers' glove.

Corbin Carroll homers twice, Diamondbacks beat Nationals

Corbin Carroll homers twice, Diamondbacks beat Nationals

Corbin Carroll had his fifth career two-homer game and drove in three runs, Randal Grichuk's two-run double broke a tie in the seventh inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Washington Nationals 6-4 on Friday.

CJ Abrams, Luis Garcia Jr. and Nathaniel Lowe homered for the Nationals, who have lost four in a row and have won once in seven games.

The Diamondbacks lost All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte to an apparent hamstring injury in the first inning, when he was removed after running to second base on a double off the center field fence.

Geraldo Perdomo had three hits and scored twice for Arizona, which has won four of their last five.

Abrams and Lowe had two hits apiece for the Nationals.

Justin Martinez gave up a two-out single in ninth before recording his first save.

Carroll's second homer, a two-run shot in the fifth inning, gave Arizona a 4-3 lead before Lowe tied it off right-hander Brandon Pfaadt (1-1) in the last of the sixth with his third homer of the campaign.

Perdomo singled with one out in the seventh off Jose Ferrer (0-2) and took third on Hampson's looping two-out single to right. Hampson entered as a pinch-runner for Marte.

Pinch-hitter Grichuk doubled off the fence in right field, just over Dylan Crews' glove, to drive in two. Grichuk has four hits this season, all doubles.

Pfaadt, who signed a five-year, $45 million contract extension March 28, gave up four runs and six hits, including all three Nationals' homers. He struck out four and did not walk a batter.

Nationals' starter Jake Irvin gave up seven hits and four runs in five innings with three strikeouts and one walk.

Josh Naylor singled in Hampson with two outs in the first inning for a 1-0 lead.

Abrams hit Pfaadt's second pitch in the last of the first for his third home of the season. Lowe singled with two outs, and Garcia made it 3-1 with a 392-foot homer to right.

Carroll's first homer with two outs in the third brought the Diamondbacks within one at 3-2.

Jesus Luzardo-led Phillies hand Dodgers first loss of season

Jesus Luzardo-led Phillies hand Dodgers first loss of season

Jesus Luzardo silenced the previously undefeated Los Angeles Dodgers, blanking the defending champions over seven innings as the Philadelphia Phillies posted a 3-2 win on Friday.

Acquired in an offseason trade with the Miami Marlins, Luzardo (2-0) struck out eight while allowing just two hits and a pair of walks. Batterymate J.T. Realmuto ended the eighth and ninth innings by throwing out a runner at second base as Philadelphia survived some anxious moments down the stretch.

Tommy Edman hit a two-run homer in the ninth against Jordan Romano, making it 3-2. With one out, Romano then walked Will Smith, who was replaced by pinch runner Chris Taylor. Romano rallied to strike out Max Muncy moments before Realmuto threw out Taylor at second (after a manager's challenge) to hand the Dodgers their first loss in nine games this season.

Philadelphia opened the scoring in the first inning. Trea Turner doubled and then took off for third on an early steal. Los Angeles starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-1) rushed his throw to third, where Miguel Rojas was not quite at the bag. The throw sailed into foul territory, allowing Turner to score.

Luzardo was in command from the start, retiring the side in order in four of the first five innings. The lone exception was the second inning, when Teoscar Hernandez singled to open the frame, but Luzardo responded by striking out the next three hitters.

In the sixth, Luzardo walked Andy Pages with one out before striking out Shohei Ohtani and then picking off Pages to end the frame.

Luzardo ran into some more trouble in the seventh, as Los Angeles put runners on the corners with two outs. However, he struck out Enrique Hernandez to escape the jam.

Philadelphia created a bit of breathing room in the seventh, scoring twice against reliever Kirby Yates. Bryson Stott delivered an RBI single and then Brandon Marsh knocked in an insurance run with a grounder to make it 3-0.

The Dodgers promptly put some pressure on reliever Matt Strahm in the eighth. Rojas singled with one out and Ohtani singled with two away, bringing Mookie Betts to the plate as the tying run.

However, Realmuto nailed Ohtani trying to steal second to end the inning.

Giants outlast Mariners 10-9 in 11-inning tussle

Giants outlast Mariners 10-9 in 11-inning tussle

Willy Adames lined a two-out, two-run, walk-off single in the 11th inning to rally the San Francisco Giants to a 10-9 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Friday afternoon.

The teams had been deadlocked at 8-8 since the sixth before automatic runner Luke Raley scored on a wild pitch by Spencer Bivens (1-1) in the top of the 11th.

But the Giants bounced right back against Carlos Vargas (0-1), the Mariners' ninth pitcher. After an infield out advanced Luis Matos to third, Tyler Fitzgerald walked and stole second, setting up Adames' first-pitch hit to right field that gave San Francisco its fifth straight win.

The teams combined for 32 hits.

Making his second start as a Giant and his home debut, Justin Verlander couldn't hold an early 3-1 lead, getting pulled with the bases loaded in a 3-3 tie in the third. Randy Rodriguez prevented further damage by recording the final two outs of the inning, leaving Verlander with three runs and five hits allowed in 2 1/3 innings. He walked two and struck out two.

Each team led by multiple runs before Matt Chapman homered and Patrick Bailey got an RBI on an infield out in a two-run sixth to produce the 8-8 tie.

After going up 1-0 in the top of the first, the Mariners trailed by two runs on two occasions and 6-5 after five innings. They moved in front by scoring three in their half of the sixth, with Jorge Polanco driving in the final run after an error on second baseman Fitzgerald allowed Seattle to take the lead.

Polanco, who finished 3-for-5 with four RBIs, smacked his second home run, a two-run shot off Lou Trivino, in the fifth inning.

The Giants built their early lead on the strength of two other two-run innings. LaMonte Wade Jr. produced a two-run double off Mariners starter Luis F. Castillo in the second, while Jung Hoo Lee and Heliot Ramos had RBI singles in the fourth.

Castillo -- no relation to veteran right-hander Luis M. Castillo, who pitched Wednesday for the Mariners -- was pulled after three innings, having allowed three runs and six hits in his first big-league start. He walked two and struck out two.

Adames had three hits and three RBIs for the Giants, who were just 5-for-27 with runners in scoring position before the shortstop's game-ending hit. Wade, Ramos and Bailey also had three hits for San Francisco, with Wade scoring twice.

Julio Rodriguez had three hits, including his second home run of the season, and scored three times for the Mariners, who lost for the fifth time in seven games since an Opening Day win. Victor Robles and Raley added two hits apiece, while Cal Raleigh scored twice.

Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte exits game with hamstring injury

Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte exits game with hamstring injury

Arizona second baseman Ketel Marte was removed from the Washington game in the top of the first inning Friday after suffering an apparent hamstring injury while running out a double.

Marte doubled off the center field fence with one out but pulled up as he approached second base and was replaced by pinch-runner Garrett Hampson.

Marte, who signed a six-year, $116.5 million contract extension Thursday, missed time last season with ankle and back injuries that limited him to 136 games, although he still finished third in NL MVP voting.

He missed time with hamstring injuries in 2019, 2021, and 2022.

Hampson remained in the game at second base.

In seven games this season, Marte batted .320 with one RBI and six walks.

Reds manager Terry Francona, some players out due to illness

Reds manager Terry Francona, some players out due to illness

Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona will miss Friday's road game against the Milwaukee Brewers due to an illness going around the team.

Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall declined to identify which players the team sent back to the hotel, telling reporters he didn't want to put Cincinnati at a competitive disadvantage.

Bench coach Freddie Benavides will run the team on Friday night in place of the 65-year-old Francona.

Cincinnati's lineup was released Friday afternoon and among the players listed were shortstop Elly De La Cruz, second baseman Matt McLain, center fielder T.J. Friedl and right-handed pitcher Nick Martinez.

Among the players not listed in the lineup were outfielders Spencer Steer and Jake Fraley.

Catcher Jose Trevino isn't in the lineup but told reporters that he feels fine.

Krall said the Reds are trying to determine what type of illness hit the team.

The Reds have lost their last three games by 1-0 scores.

Oswaldo Cabrera, Aaron Judge hit Yankees past Pirates

Oswaldo Cabrera, Aaron Judge hit Yankees past Pirates

Oswaldo Cabrera went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and Aaron Judge hit his sixth home run of the season to lead the New York Yankees to a 9-4 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday evening.

The Yankees put together back-to-back wins and won their first road game of the season while the Pirates continued to struggle at the plate and dropped their home opener.

Andrew McCutchen went 3-for-4 and Ke'Bryan Hayes belted a three-run home run in the seventh inning to account for most of Pittsburgh's offense.

Unfortunately for the Pirates, Hayes' blast came with the Yankees already ahead 9-1.

Judge pushed the Yankees' lead to that margin with a 403-foot shot to center field, which gave him 321 career home runs in 1,000 career games.

New York's Max Fried (1-0) had a more effective second start than his first last week, when he didn't make it past the fifth inning. Fried pitched 5 2/3 innings Friday and allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk, striking out six.

That lone run allowed came off the bat of Bryan Reynolds, who homered on a line drive to left field in the bottom of the third to score Pittsburgh's first run.

Pirates starter Mitch Keller (1-1) couldn't replicate the success from his first start last week and struggled against the Yankees' lineup. Keller ran deep counts frequently and took the loss after pitching 3 2/3 innings and allowing seven earned runs on eight hits and four walks. Keller struck out four.

Cabrera opened the scoring for the Yankees in the second with a two-run single and reached second on a fielding error, but did not score.

The Yankees added on two more in the third on Jasson Dominguez's single and another RBI single from Cabrera.

Anthony Volpe also went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI for New York.

Keller hit two batters, including one during the Yankees' three-run fourth.

For the Yankees, Cody Bellinger sat out Friday's game due to back stiffness and is considered day-to-day. Devin Williams returned from paternity leave and pitched a scoreless ninth in a non-save situation.

Jacob Wilson helps Athletics beat Rockies in 11

Jacob Wilson helps Athletics beat Rockies in 11

Jacob Wilson hit a go-ahead two-run single in the 11th inning, and the Athletics spoiled Colorado's home opener with a 6-3 win over the Rockies in Denver on Friday.

Wilson also homered and Lawrence Butler, Shea Langeliers and Tyler Soderstrom had two hits apiece. Noah Murdock (1-0) tossed two innings of scoreless relief for the Athletics, who snapped a four-game skid.

Langeliers led off the 11th with a walk off Angel Chivilli (0-1) to put runners on first and second, and the runners moved up on a groundout. Miguel Andujar lined out to second and Wilson singled to right to bring home JJ Bleday and Langeliers

Gio Urshela followed with a double to drive in Wilson.

Mason Miller struck out Ezequiel Tovar to end the game and pick up his second save.

Tovar had three hits and Kyle Farmer and Michael Toglia had two hits each for the Rockies, which toughed out 38-degree weather and snow falling in the second coldest home opener in Coors Field history. The coldest temperature was 27 degrees in 2018.

Colorado has dropped five straight games.

The A's took a 1-0 lead in the first on consecutive two-out singles by Bleday, Langeliers and Soderstrom, but Colorado tied it in the bottom of the frame on Ryan McMahon's sacrifice fly.

Wilson put the Athletics ahead in the fourth inning with a solo homer, his second of the season, but the Rockies tied it again on Farmer's RBI double to right field in the bottom of the frame.

That was all A's starter Osvaldo Bido allowed. He left after giving up two runs on six hits in five innings.

The Athletics scored again in the sixth inning and chased Ryan Feltner. Soderstrom singled, Andujar doubled to left and Soderstrom was able to score on Tovar's errant relay throw.

Jimmy Hegert relieved starter Ryan Feltner and was able to retire the side without another run scoring.

Feltner allowed three runs -- two earned -- on eight hits in five-plus innings, and was rescued from taking the loss when his team rallied in the eighth.

Farmer had a one-out ground-rule double, and after a strikeout, pinch runner Tyler Freeman scored on Jordan Beck's single to tie it.

Pete Alonso goes yard as Mets win home opener over Blue Jays

Pete Alonso goes yard as Mets win home opener over Blue Jays

Pete Alonso -- who nearly left New York as a free agent over the winter -- homered in his first home at-bat of the season to power the Mets to a 5-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday afternoon.

The Mets improved to 42-22 all-time in home openers, including 12-5 since Citi Field opened in 2009. The Blue Jays had their four-game winning streak snapped.

Alonso appeared likely to leave the Mets at multiple points during the offseason -- especially on Jan. 25, when owner Steve Cohen called the negotiations "exhausting" and "worse" than the ones with free agent Juan Soto, who signed a 15-year deal worth $765 million in December.

But Alonso and the team agreed on Feb. 12 to a two-year deal worth $54 million with an opt-out following this season. On Friday, Alonso received a thunderous ovation during pregame introductions before he hit a two-run blast just beyond the right field wall off Kevin Gausman (1-1) in the first inning.

Alonso, whose 229 homers are 23 shy of Darryl Strawberry's franchise record, emerged from the dugout for a curtain call and raised his arms to the sellout crowd of 43,945.

Alonso also factored into the Mets' three-run sixth against a trio of Blue Jays pitchers. After Francisco Lindor walked to chase Gausman, Soto ripped an RBI double against Mason Fluharty and Alonso was intentionally walked before Brandon Nimmo added another run-scoring double. Starling Marte followed by lofting a sacrifice fly off Jacob Barnes.

Soto, who also received a warm reception during pregame introductions, was 1-for-4 with a stolen base in his Mets home debut.

Tylor Megill (2-0) earned the win after allowing two hits and three walks while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings. Reed Garrett, A.J. Minter and Max Kranick finished the combined four-hitter.

George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two hits apiece for the Blue Jays.

Gausman gave up three runs on two hits and two walks while striking out none over 5 1/3 innings. It was just the fifth time in 292 career starts Gausman has not whiffed a batter.

Cubs win home opener, hand Padres first loss of season

Cubs win home opener, hand Padres first loss of season

Shota Imanaga threw 7 1/3 quality innings and Justin Turner delivered the go-ahead RBI single on Friday to propel the Chicago Cubs to a 3-1 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres.

Imanaga (2-0) allowed one run on four hits while striking out four and walking none, lowering his ERA to 0.98, as the Cubs won their home opener and their fourth consecutive game overall. Chicago's offense mustered just three hits, but Ian Happ recorded two of them.

Randy Vasquez (0-1) pitched 4 2/3 innings of two-hit ball and gave up three runs (two earned) for the Padres. The San Diego starter struck out a pair, but walked five.

Fernando Tatis Jr. was 2-for-4 in the loss, while Martin Maldonado's solo homer accounted for the Padres' lone run as the club fell for the first time this season after winning its first seven.

After Happ's leadoff single, Michael Busch, Dansby Swanson and Nico Hoerner each worked two-out walks, with Hoerner driving in the Cubs' first run in the bottom of the first inning.

San Diego got the run back in the top of third, when Maldonado hit his first home run of the year, a 365-foot shot to left field.

The Padres threatened in the fifth, when Jake Cronenworth led off with a double before advancing to third on Brandon Lockridge's sacrifice bunt. Cronenworth was then thrown out at home trying to score on Maldonado's grounder to Dansby Swanson at shortstop. Imanaga escaped without damage by getting Tatis to ground into an inning-ending forceout.

After Vasquez got two quick outs in the bottom of the fifth, Happ slapped an opposite-field single, before back-to-back walks by Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki knocked the San Diego starter from the game.

Reliever Yuki Matsui was then greeted by pinch-hitter Turner, whose infield single made it 2-1 Cubs. Chicago pushed its lead to 3-1 following Machado's fielding error, before Hoerner's flyout ended the inning.

Imanaga was replaced by reliever Porter Hodge after retiring Lockridge to begin the top of eighth.

Cubs closer Ryan Pressly ran into trouble in the top of the ninth after issuing a one-out walk to Xander Bogaerts and a subsequent single to Jackson Merrill. After retiring pinch-hitter Gavin Sheets, Pressly earned his third save of the season with a game-ending strikeout of Cronenworth.

Red Sox bash 16 hits to capture home opener over Cardinals

Red Sox bash 16 hits to capture home opener over Cardinals

The Boston Red Sox racked up 16 hits and had seven multi-hit performances in a 13-9 home-opening win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday afternoon.

Back-to-back home runs by Trevor Story (2-for-5, three RBIs) and Wilyer Abreu (3-for-5, two runs, two RBI) highlighted a five-run first inning. Boston scored in four more frames and held off a three-run St. Louis rally in the ninth to make a winner of starter Walker Buehler (1-1).

Triston Casas (2-for-5, two runs) and Carlos Narvaez (2-for-3, two RBIs) also had multiple hits and contributed to multiple runs while exciting rookie Kristian Campbell scored three times.

The Red Sox tagged St. Louis starter Erick Fedde (1-1) for six runs on five hits and four walks in three innings.

For St. Louis, Ivan Herrera hit his fourth homer in the last two games while Brendan Donovan and Alec Burleson each had three hits.

The Red Sox sent all nine to the plate during their five-run first. After Jarren Duran knocked a leadoff single and Rafael Devers walked, Bregman lined a double into the left-field corner to give Boston a 1-0 lead before the first out was made.

Story delivered a towering three-run blast over the Green Monster, then Abreu knocked the next pitch over the right-field bullpen for a solo homer.

Boston added on in the third. After Campbell walked and recorded his first career stolen base, Narvaez knocked an RBI single through the right side.

After Buehler retired five of the first six he faced, Victor Scott II drew a leadoff walk and scored on Lars Nootbar's end-of-the-bat knock through the shortstop hole in the third.

St. Louis crept within 6-4 as three straight batters reached and scored to begin the fourth. After Nolan Arenado's wall-ball double and a Burleson single, Herrera's shot into the right-center field bullpen cleared the bases.

The fifth inning began with back-to-back Buehler strikeouts before Donovan's two-out shot to right brought the Cardinals within 6-5, but an Abreu RBI single and Campbell sacrifice fly brought home insurance runs during the hosts' half.

After Donovan drove in his second run on a two-out single in the seventh, the Red Sox responded with another three-run spot. Ceddanne Rafaela's bases-loaded fielder's choice started the rally before Duran and Devers laced RBI singles.

In the eighth, reliever Brennan Bernardino struck out the side before Casas doubled and scored on Abreu's grounder for a 12-6 lead. Narvaez followed with an RBI double two batters later.

St. Louis did not go quietly as Willson Contreras and Donovan posted RBI singles during a three-run, three-hit ninth. Herrera came to the plate as the tying run with the bases loaded, but Boston closer Aroldis Chapman got Herrera to ground into a game-ending double play.

Orioles All-Star SS Gunnar Henderson to make season debut

Orioles All-Star SS Gunnar Henderson to make season debut

Baltimore Orioles All-Star shortstop Gunnar Henderson was activated from the 10-day injured list and will make his season debut on Friday night against the Kansas City Royals.

Henderson has been sidelined with a right intercostal strain and missed the first seven games of the big-league campaign.

The 23-year-old Henderson will lead off and play shortstop against the host Royals.

Henderson was injured during a spring training game on Feb. 27. He was fourth in American League MVP voting last season when he batted .281 and racked up career bests of 37 homers and 92 RBIs.

Henderson completed a five-game rehab stint at Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday. He batted .263 (5-for-19) with two homers and four RBIs and played four games at shortstop and one as the designated hitter. He did commit three errors.

"I think everybody's looking forward to having Gunnar back on the team," Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said on Thursday. "The rehab went really, really well. I talked to him a couple days ago, he feels great swinging the bat. The timing came, especially the last few days. He just had to get out there and get some reps defensively and get some games in, and it all went well."

Baltimore optioned outfielder Dylan Carlson to Triple-A Norfolk to open up a roster spot. The 26-year-old was 0-for-4 with a run and RBI in two games this season.

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