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INTERLEAGUE

Red Sox 4, Pirates 3

BOSTON

Xander Bogaerts’ RBI single capped a three-run rally in the eighth inning. Andrew McCutchen tied Barry Bonds for fourth on Pittsburgh’s all-time list with his first homer of the season, but the Pirates lost their fourth straight. Matt Barnes (2-0) worked one inning of hitless relief. Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth for his third save. Hanley Ramirez hit a bases-loaded, two-run double in the eighth off Juan Nicasio (0-2) that made it 3-all. Mookie Betts, the second of two close runners heading home, was out at the plate. Bogaerts then slapped his go-ahead hit to right. Boston’s Mitch Moreland set a club record by hitting a double for the seventh straight game.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Twins 11, Tigers 5

DETROIT

Max Kepler, Miguel Sano and Robbie Grossman all homered for Minnesota and the Twins took advantage of an uncharacteristically wild outing by Jordan Zimmermann. Zimmermann (1-1) allowed five runs and four hits in 42/3 innings, walking a career-high five. Anibal Sanchez was even worse for the Tigers in relief, allowing six runs in 11/3 innings and letting two of Zimmermann’s runners score on Kepler’s three-run homer in the fifth. Grossman hit a two-run shot in the third, and Sano connected for a three-run homer in the sixth. Phil Hughes (2-0) allowed four runs and five hits in 52/3 innings. Justin Haley worked the final 31/3 innings to earn his first career save, striking out six. The Twins avoided a three-game sweep at Detroit and pulled even with the Tigers atop the AL Central. Miguel Cabrera and Justin Upton each hit their first home run of the season for the Tigers.

Rangers 8, Angels 3

ANAHEIM

Yu Darvish pitched seven scoreless innings and Carlos Gomez hit a leadoff homer. Nomar Mazara also homered and Robinson Chirinos drove in three runs for the Rangers, who took two of three from their AL West rivals. Darvish (1-1) struck out 10 and limited the Halos to five singles and two walks, improving to 8-2 in his career against the Angels. Except for Los Angeles’ ninth-inning rally to a 10th-inning victory Tuesday, the Rangers thoroughly dominated the Angels, outscoring them 16-6 in the final two games. Danny Espinosa hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth for the Angels, who were routed in the last two games of their homestand after a 4-0 start.

Yankees 3, Rays 2

NEW YORK

Aaron Hicks homered twice, including a go-ahead, two-run drive in the seventh inning, and New York moved above .500 for the first time this season. Luis Severino (1-0) struck out a career-high 11 in seven innings, including four of his last five batters. The Yankees completed a three-game sweep and won their fourth in a row following a 1-4 start. Hicks homered in the first off Matt Andriese batting left-handed and connected right-handed against Xavier Cedeno to erase a 2-1 deficit. Ronald Torreyes singled with one out in the seventh off Erasmo Ramirez, and Rays manager Kevin Cash brought in Cedeno (1-1), the only lefty in his bullpen. Jacoby Ellsbury grounded into a forceout, and Hicks sent a changeup into the left-field seats. Acquired from Minnesota in November 2015, Hicks hit .217 with 31 RBIs in a miserable first season with New York.

Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1

TORONTO

Orioles closer Zach Britton escaped a nervy ninth inning and Baltimore handed the Blue Jays their sixth straight loss. Toronto is off to a franchise-worst 1-8 start. The Blue Jays also lost star slugger Josh Donaldson in the sixth when he aggravated the sore right calf that kept him out of Tuesday’s home opener. Kevin Gausman (1-0) pitched six innings for his first victory in nine career appearances at Rogers Centre. Britton took over in the ninth and Troy Tulowitzki hit a one-out single, Russell Martin followed with a walk and both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Britton held on for his fourth save. Francisco Liriano (0-1) struck out 10 and gave up two runs and five hits in 62/3 innings.

Royals 3, Athletics 1

KANSAS CITY, MO.

Jason Vargas carried a shutout into the eighth and the Royals snapped an eight-game skid against the A’s. Vargas (2-0) scattered four hits and a walk over 72/3 innings, striking out eight, in his second straight crisp performance. The left-hander only allowed one runner to reach second base in his longest outing since Aug. 13, 2014, when Vargas shut out the Athletics at Kauffman Stadium. Kelvin Herrera served up a homer to Rajai Davis and a double to Jed Lowrie in the ninth, but bounced back to retire the next three batters and earn his first save. Lorenzo Cain and Salvador Perez drove in runs off A’s starter Jesse Hahn (0-1) in the first, and Brandon Moss added a lazy sacrifice fly in the third.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cubs 4, Dodgers 0

CHICAGO

Brett Anderson (1-0) won in his Wrigley Field debut for the Cubs. The lefty lowered his ERA to 0.84 through two starts with his new club. Anderson, the only member of the Cubs without a World Series ring after Wednesday’s celebration, allowed three hits but walked four. He stranded seven runners, helped by Almora’s defense. Anthony Rizzo and Addison Russell hit long solo home runs, their first of the season. Both came off Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-2).

Brewers 5, Reds 1

CINCINNATI

Ryan Braun and Eric Thames homered, Jimmy Nelson turned in his second straight strong start and the Milwaukee Brewers snapped Cincinnati’s four-game winning streak. At 5-5, the Brewers reached .500 for the first time since they were last April 15. Nelson (1-0) gave up one run and five hits in seven innings, striking out five without a walk. Last week against the Cubs, he threw six solid innings. Nelson also helped himself at the plate. After Manny Pina and Orlando Arcia singled to start the third, Nelson put down a sacrifice bunt that set up Jonathan Villar’s run-scoring groundout and Thames’ RBI single. Bronson Arroyo (0-2), making his first start in Cincinnati since Sept. 28, 2013, allowed five runs and seven hits in six innings. Last weekend at St. Louis, the 40-year-old Arroyo was roughed up in his first appearance after missing 21/2 seasons with injuries.

Associated Press