MAJOR LEAGEUE BASEBALL Monday’s roundup

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Orioles 6, Blue Jays 5

TORONTO

Baltimore’s David Hess was pulled after 61/3 hitless innings. Hess struck out eight and walked one before first-year manager Brandon Hyde pulled him after 82 pitches. Reliever Pedro Araujo walked Justin Smoak then allowed a two-run homer to Randal Grichuk for Toronto’s first hit. Jonathan Villar and Trey Mancini homered for Baltimore, which won its third straight, including the last two of its season-opening series against the New York Yankees. Left-hander Richard Bleier picked up his first save of the season.

Yankees 3, Tigers 1

NEW YORK

Domingo German overcame control problems on a chilly night to win for the first time since last June, Gary Sanchez and Brett Gardner homered as the banged-up Yankees beat the punchless Tigers. Aaron Judge made a sprawling, backhand catch on Niko Goodrum’s hard-hit liner after Adam Ottavino walked the first two batters in the eighth inning, a drive that would have tied the score if it had gotten by the right fielder. New York lost two more regulars to the 10-day injured list before the game after they got hurt a day earlier, outfielder Giancarlo Stanton with a strained left biceps and third baseman Miguel Andujar with a small labrum tear in his right shoulder. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Andujar, runner-up for AL Rookie of the Year last season, will be treated conservatively with a rehab program and there is some optimism he will respond well. But if not, he could need surgery.

Astros 2, Rangers 1

ARLINGTON, Texas

Brad Peacock allowed two hits while pitching into the seventh inning, Robinson Chirinos looped a go-ahead double in his first game against his former team. Houston’s George Springer connected for his 25th career leadoff homer against Drew Smyly, who was making his first major league start since the end of the 2016 season. Peacock (1-0) pitched without a baserunner through six innings, allowing only Ronald Guzman’s first homer leading off the third. Rougned Odor reached on an infield single to start the seventh, but was thrown out trying to steal by Chirinos. Peacock struck out five in 62/3 innings.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Braves 8, Cubs 0

ATLANTA

Brian McCann made the most of his Atlanta homecoming by hitting a two-run single in a four-run first inning, and the Braves took advantage of six Chicago errors. After being swept in their first series at Philadelphia, the Braves became the final major league team to win a game. Ender Inciarte and Ronald Acuna Jr. homered off Kyle Hendricks (0-1). Hendricks gave up seven runs, two earned, on 10 hits and three walks in 41/3 innings. The right-hander’s 2019 debut came after he agreed to a four-year extension last week that added $55.5 million to his contract through 2023. The Cubs have allowed seven or more runs in three straight losses.

Mets 7, Marlins 3

MIAMI

Rookie slugger Pete Alonso hit his first major league homer, a three-run shot to cap a four-run ninth inning, and New York overcame 16 strikeouts by its hitters to rally past Miami. Juan Lagares hit his first homer since Sept. 7, 2017 and sparked the ninth-inning rally when he was hit by a two-strike pitch trying to bunt. Mets starter Steven Matz allowed three runs, one earned, in 51/3 innings. Three relievers blanked Miami over the final 32/3 innings, and Jeurys Familia (1-0) pitched a perfect eighth. The Marlins loaded the bases with none out in the ninth against closer Edwin Diaz, who struck out the next three batters. Starlin Castro hit a two-run homer for Miami.

Brewers 4, Reds 3

CINCINNATI

Christian Yelich failed to homer for the first time this season, ending his record-tying streak, but he doubled in the ninth and scored on Ryan Braun’s double as Milwaukee rallied for a victory over Cincinnati before the smallest crowd in Great American Ball Park history. Yelich had homered in each of Milwaukee’s first four games, tying the major league record shared by Willie Mays (1971), Mark McGwire (1998), Nelson Cruz (2011), Chris Davis (2013) and Trevor Story (2016). On Monday, his only hit set up the Brewers’ fourth win in five games. The NL MVP doubled with two outs in the ninth off Raisel Iglesias (0-1) and came around on Braun’s second double of the game.

INTERLEAGUE

Rays 7, Rockies 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.

Brandon Lowe and Kevin Kiermaier homered to back a strong performance by Tampa Bay’s bullpen. Employing the opener strategy that has an integral part of their success since the team began using relievers to fill in for traditional starting pitchers last May, the Rays won for the fourth straight time since a season-opening loss to Houston — matching the best five-game start in franchise history. Opener Ryne Stanek got it started before a crowd of 10,860, with Ryan Yarbrough (1-0) following and allowing one run and three hits over 42/3 innings.

Associated Press