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Orioles aim to ride 6-homer outburst in rematch vs. Jays
The Baltimore Orioles turned on the power for Opening Day, and the host Toronto Blue Jays hope to recover from the shock by Friday night as the teams' four-game series continues.,The Orioles blasted six home runs, a club record for an Opening Day, and outhit the Blue Jays 14-4 on Thursday afternoon ...
Miguel Amaya drives in 5 as Cubs down Diamondbacks
Miguel Amaya drove in five runs with two doubles and the Chicago Cubs broke a two-game losing streak with a 10-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks before a sellout crowd of 49,070 in Phoenix on Thursday.,Ian Happ had two hits, including a homer, and drove in three runs. Left-hander Justin Steele...
MLB roundup: Orioles blast record 6 homers to rout Blue Jays
Cedric Mullins and Adley Rutschman each hit two home runs and the visiting Baltimore Orioles trounced the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 on Thursday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.,Mullins was 3-for-5, including a three-run homer and five RBIs as Baltimore outhit Toronto 14-4.,Tyler O'Neill a...
Jorge Polanco's late homer carries Mariners past A's
Jorge Polanco went 3-for-3, including a tiebreaking two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning, as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Athletics 4-2 in the season opener Thursday night.,Randy Arozarena also went deep for the Mariners and Tyler Soderstrom hit a pair of solo ...
Dodgers power past Tigers for narrow win in Blake Snell's debut
Shohei Ohtani, Teoscar Hernandez and Tommy Edman hit home runs, Blake Snell went five strong innings and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers capped a day of celebration with a 5-4 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Thursday.,In his Dodgers debut, the free-agent addition Snell (1-0) g...
Lars Nootbaar helps Cardinals win home opener vs. Twins
Lars Nootbaar hit a two-run homer and scored twice to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a season-opening 5-3 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins Thursday.,Nolan Arenado hit a solo homer and Brendan Donovan went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI for the Cardinals.,Cardinals starter Sonny Gray (1-0) a...
Marlins beat Paul Skenes, Pirates in walk-off victory
Catcher Nick Fortes tripled to lead off the bottom of the ninth, and Kyle Stowers drilled a no-out, line-drive single down the right-field line as the host Miami Marlins rallied for a 5-4 walk-off win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday in the opener for both squads.,It was Miami's first walk-of...
Jackson Merrill (4 RBIs), Padres rally to beat Braves
Jackson Merrill knocked in four runs and Gavin Sheets homered to spark a four-run seventh that allowed the San Diego Padres to rally for a 7-4 win over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Thursday.,Playing in front of the largest Opening Day crowd in Petro Park's 22-season history - 45,568 - San Diego tr...
Late heroics lead Phillies past Nationals in extras
Alec Bohm smacked a tie-breaking two-run double in the top of the tenth inning and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies went on to beat the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Opening Day Thursday.,With two outs in the tenth inning of a 3-3 game, runner Bryson Stott stole third and Bryce Harper walked against...
Astros' Framber Valdez dominates Mets for season-opening win
Framber Valdez tossed seven shutout innings and the new-look Houston Astros claimed a 3-1 victory over the visiting New York Mets on Thursday.,Valdez (1-0) became the first left-hander in franchise history to make four consecutive Opening Day starts. He scattered four hits, issued two walks and reco...
Kyle Manzardo stars as Guardians top Royals in 10 innings
Kyle Manzardo was 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs Thursday for the Cleveland Guardians, who overcame a blown save by All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase to beat the host Kansas City Royals, 7-4, in 10 innings in an Opening Day clash.,Steven Kwan led off the 10th inning with the tie-breaking RBI double...
Wilyer Abreu (2 HRs) powers Red Sox past Rangers
Wilyer Abreu went 3-for-3 with two home runs, four RBIs and three runs scored as the Boston Red Sox earned a 5-2 Opening Day win over the host Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon in Arlington.,The top slugger among American League rookies last season, Abreu homered in the fifth and ninth innings to ...
Sean Burke sharp as White Sox blow out Angels
Rookie right-hander Sean Burke pitched six scoreless innings in his first Opening Day start and Austin Slater, Andrew Benintendi and Lenyn Sosa homered as the host Chicago White Sox routed the Los Angeles Angels 8-1 on Thursday.,Chicago, which lost a major league single-season record 121 games last ...
Giants rally in ninth to spoil Opening Day for Reds
Patrick Bailey singled home the tying run with two outs in the ninth and Wilmer Flores broke the tie one batter later with a three-run homer as the visiting San Francisco Giants rallied for a 6-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the season opener for both clubs on Thursday.,Tyler Rogers (1-0) pitched...
Orioles smack six HRs, rout Blue Jays
Cedric Mullins and Adley Rutschman each hit two home runs and the visiting Baltimore Orioles trounced the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 on Thursday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.,Mullins was 3-for-5, including a three-run homer and five RBIs as Baltimore outhit Toronto 14-4.,Tyler O'Neill a...
Yankees start with power display, hold off Brewers in opener
Carlos Rodon pitched effectively into the sixth inning and was backed by two early homers as the host New York Yankees hung on for a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the season opener for both teams on Thursday.,Austin Wells hit a leadoff homer three pitches into the home half of the first ...
Tyler O'Neill extends record by hitting HR for sixth straight Opening Day
Baltimore Orioles outfielder Tyler O'Neill hit a three-run homer in the third inning on Thursday to extend his major league record of homering on Opening Day to six in a row.,O'Neill's blast to right field came against right-hander Jose Berrios of the Toronto Blue Jays and gave Baltimore a 5-0 lead....
MLB.tv whiffs with early-inning error on Opening Day
MLB.tv subscribers looking forward to watching some Opening Day baseball took to social media Thursday afternoon to express their outrage at the app's outage.,Problems reportedly began during the streaming of the day's two earliest games -- the Milwaukee Brewers at the New York Yankees and the Balti...
Rockies add free-agent OF Mickey Moniak to Opening Day roster
The Colorado Rockies signed former No. 1 overall draft pick Mickey Moniak to a one-year deal on Thursday and added the outfielder to their Opening Day roster.,Moniak, 26, was released by the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday following 2 1/2 seasons with the club.,According to multiple reports, Moniak's ...
Red Sox RHP Liam Hendriks (elbow) placed on IL to open season
Boston Red Sox right-hander Liam Hendriks will open the season on the injured list because of elbow inflammation, delaying his return after recent health issues that included cancer treatment and Tommy John surgery.,Hendriks, 36, made seven appearances in spring training for the Red Sox but was plac...