MLB ROUNDUP | Monday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Red Sox 7, Rangers 3
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Curt Schilling looked a lot like his old self in his first opening-day start in seven years, and David Ortiz hit a two-run homer to help Boston beat Texas. Schilling won on opening day for the first time since 2000, allowing two runs and five hits in seven innings. He struck out five, walked one and gave up only one extra-base hit, a two-run homer by Hank Blalock in the sixth. Jason Varitek had a two-run double, Mike Lowell led off the eighth with a home run and new Red Sox center fielder Coco Crisp made a nice running catch at the wall of Laynce Nix's sacrifice fly in the ninth. Loser Kevin Millwood, who had a league-leading 2.86 ERA last season in Cleveland, gave up five runs and seven hits in five innings.
Orioles 9, Devil Rays 6
BALTIMORE -- Luis Matos and Melvin Mora hit successive homers in the fifth inning, and Miguel Tejada and Jeff Conine also connected as Baltimore won its sixth straight opener. Newcomer Ramon Hernandez went 3-for-3 with a walk for the Orioles, who totaled 14 hits in Sam Perlozzo's managerial debut. Baltimore, which ranked last in the AL with 14 spring training homers, tied the team mark for an opener set in 1982. Jonny Gomes and Travis Lee homered for Tampa Bay, but it wasn't enough offense to make a winner of Joe Maddon in his managerial debut.
Tigers 3, Royals 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kenny Rogers combined with two relievers on a four-hitter, Chris Shelton homered twice and Jim Leyland won his first game as Detroit manager. Carlos Guillen also homered for the Tigers, and Fernando Rodney got the save in his first game as closer in place of injured Todd Jones. Rogers gave up one run and three hits in six innings, struck out five and walked none in his first opening-day victory since 2000. Shelton hit two go-ahead solo homers off loser Scott Elarton.
Angels 5, Mariners 4
SEATTLE -- Orlando Cabrera's two-run single in the ninth inning lifted Los Angeles past Seattle. With the score tied 3-3, reliever George Sherrill walked Casey Kotchman. Jose Molina sacrificed pinch-runner Maicer Izturis to second and Tim Salmon advanced him to third on a groundout. Reliever J.J Putz walked Chone Figgins, who stole second before Cabrera's two-run single for the Angels. Scot Shields pitched 11/3 innings in relief for the victory.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cardinals 13, Phillies 5
PHILADELPHIA -- Jimmy Rollins extended his hitting streak to 37 games with a double in the eighth inning, but St. Louis beat Philadelphia as Albert Pujols homered twice and Scott Rolen hit a grand slam. Chris Carpenter pitched five effective innings for the win, allowing four runs and nine hits. Rolen was 3-for-5 with four RBIs, Pujols was 2-for-2 with four RBIs and Aaron Miles had four hits, including two doubles and a triple. Pat Burrell and Ryan Howard homered for the Phillies.
Cubs 16, Reds 7
CINCINNATI -- After President Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch, Matt Murton homered in a five-run first inning and Todd Walker singled home a pair of runs in a seven-run sixth. The Cubs scored a club-record 16 runs in their opener for the second year in a row and stretched their first-game winning streak to four.
Mets 3, Nationals 2
NEW YORK -- Tom Glavine outpitched Livan Hernandez in a matchup of World Series MVPs, Billy Wagner got a save in his Mets' debut and newcomer Xavier Nady went 4-for-4. Washington's Alfonso Soriano, who made his major league outfield debut, was thrown out when he tried to score in the eighth on Ryan Zimmerman's double into the left-field corner.
Rockies 3, Diamondbacks 2, 11 innings
DENVER -- Matt Holliday dashed home Brad Hawpe's grounder and dived in ahead of the throw for the winning run. With one out, Holliday and pinch-hitter Jason Smith hit back-to-back singles off Jason Grimsley, putting runners at the corners for Hawpe. He grounded to first baseman Conor Jackson, who was playing in on the grass and quickly threw home, but Holliday had a great jump and beat the throw to the plate.
Braves 11, Dodgers 10
LOS ANGELES -- Atlanta began its quest for a 15th straight division championship by building a quick seven-run lead, then hanging on as Tim Hudson and several relievers struggled. Adam LaRoche and Andruw Jones hit three-run homers off Derek Lowe, and the Braves spoiled manager Grady Little's debut before the largest single game regular season crowd in Dodger Stadium history.
Padres 6, Giants 1
SAN DIEGO -- The only way Barry Bonds got the ball out of the yard was by bouncing a ground-rule double. Not so for Mike Piazza and Khalil Greene, who homered to lead the defending NL West champion to a win over Bonds and San Francisco. Piazza homered in his first at-bat with the Padres in the second inning and Greene hit a two-run shot into the second deck in left -- practically over Bonds' head -- in the sixth. Greene finished with three RBIs.
Astros 1, Marlins 0
HOUSTON -- Roy Oswalt and Brad Lidge combined on a five-hitter, Craig Biggio doubled and scored on Joe Borowski's wild pitch in the seventh inning, and Houston beat Florida and new manager Joe Girardi. Oswalt struck out eight in eight innings, walked one and allowed five hits. Dontrelle Willis held Houston hitless for the first 42/3 innings but walked three and was removed after five innings and 107 pitches.
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