around the horn Tuesday’s other MLB games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Tigers 6, White Sox 3

CHICAGO

Justin Verlander struck out 10 to match the most by a Detroit pitcher on opening day since Mickey Lolich in 1970, and the Tigers backed him with three home runs in a victory over Chicago. JaCoby Jones hit his first career homer, Nick Castellanos and Ian Kinsler also went deep against Jose Quintana (0-1), and the Tigers sent Rick Renteria to a loss in his debut as White Sox manager. Jones’ three-run homer and Castellanos’ two-run drive in a five-run second lifted Detroit into a 5-1 lead. Kinsler added a solo shot in the fourth. Yankees 5, Rays 0

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

CC Sabathia was sharp in his first start, Ronald Torreyes and Chase Headley homered and New York beat Tampa Bay for their first victory this season. Starting his 17th major league season and the final year of his Yankees contract, the 36-year-old Sabathia (1-0) limited the team he has faced more than any other to three singles and a pair of walks in five innings. Five relievers finished the five-hitter.

Astros 2, Mariners 1

HOUSTON

Brian McCann and Marwin Gonzalez homered to back a solid start by Lance McCullers and help Houston to a win over Seattle. McCann’s homer off Hisashi Iwakuma (0-1) put Houston up 1-0 in the third inning, and Gonzalez broke a 1-all tie with his solo shot to left-center in the sixth inning. McCullers (1-0), slowed by injuries for chunks of last season, allowed one run and five hits while fanning seven in six innings.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cubs 2, Cardinals 1

ST. LOUIS

Albert Almora Jr. robbed Matt Adams of a home run and Javier Baez made a terrific sliding stop on Kolten Wong’s game-ending grounder, sending Jake Arrieta and Chicago to a victory against St. Louis. It looked as if the Cardinals had tied the game in the seventh, but Almora tracked Adams’ deep fly ball to the wall and hauled it in with a leaping grab at the top of the fence in center. A pumped-up Almora then celebrated with left fielder Kyle Schwarber as Adams tipped his batting helmet in appreciation of the catch.

Rockies 6, Brewers 5

MILWAUKEE

New closer Greg Holland earned his second save in two days, Gerardo Parra hit a three-run double and Colorado outlasted Milwaukee. Holland tossed a perfect ninth for the Rockies, who have opened the season with 8 1/3 scoreless innings from their bullpen. The former Royals reliever is back on the mound after missing the 2016 season following Tommy John surgery. Parra and Mark Reynolds, a pair of former Brewers, look comfortable back in Milwaukee.

Associated Press