SATURDAY’S OTHER MLB GAMES
SATURDAY’S OTHER MLB GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Royals 8, White Sox 6
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Jorge Soler had three hits and three RBIs, Alex Gordon scored three runs despite not getting a hit and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox. Billy Hamilton got three hits and scored twice for the speedy Royals, off to a 2-0 start for the first time since their World Series-winning season in 2015. Ian Kennedy pitched the ninth for the first save of his career.
Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0
TORONTO
Aaron Sanchez and four relievers combined to pitch Toronto’s second straight shutout, leading the Blue Jays over the Detroit Tigers. Justin Smoak hit a two-run homer and that was plenty for the Blue Jays. A day after beating the Tigers 6-0, Toronto limited them to five hits. Sanchez (1-0) allowed three singles, struck out six and walked three.
Orioles 5, Yankees 3
NEW YORK
Brandon Hyde earned his first win as Baltimore Orioles manager when slow-footed catcher Jesus Sucre was aggressive on the bases to score the go-ahead run, then added three late RBIs to beat the New York Yankees. Baltimore used reliever Nate Karns as an opener in his first major league appearance since May 2017, and the 31-year-old right-hander got into a bases-loaded, one-out jam. But Miguel Andujar hit into a 1-2-3 double play, and Karns pitched a scoreless second. Jimmy Yacabonis (1-0), a 27-year-old righty who lives in Matawan, New Jersey, followed and allowed one run over three innings for his first win since September 2017.
Rays 3, Astros 1
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
Tyler Glasnow and four relievers shut down the Houston Astros after Alex Bregman’s first-inning homer, and the Tampa Bay Rays won. Bregman went deep on his 25th birthday, but Glasnow (1-0) was otherwise excellent, striking out four and allowing six hits over five innings. Ryne Stanek followed with two hitless innings, and Jose Alvarado pitched a perfect ninth for his second save.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies 8, Braves 6
PHILADELPHIA
Bryce Harper homered deep into the second deck in right-center field for his first hit with Philadelphia and celebrated with an emphatic curtain call, highlighting the Phillies’ win. Hitless over five at-bats this season after signing a $330 million, 13-year deal, Harper crushed Jesse Biddle’s fastball 465 feet with two outs in the seventh. Fans gave Harper a standing ovation and chanted “MVP! MVP!” After getting high fives in the dugout, Harper climbed out for a curtain call, throwing both fists in the air and shouting “Let’s go!” Maikel Franco and J.T. Realmuto went deep for Philadelphia.
Mets 11, Nationals 8
WASHINGTON
J.D. Davis delivered a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning and rookie Pete Alonso contributed three hits and two RBIs as the new-look New York Mets improved to 2-0. Jeff McNeil had four hits for the visitors. Another offseason acquisition, former Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos, added two hits and two RBIs and scored three runs. And to top it off, new closer Edwin Diaz picked up his second save with one pitch by getting Kurt Suzuki to fly out to left with a man on in the ninth after Seth Lugo let a seven-run lead shrink to three.
Brewers 4, Cardinals 2
MILWAUKEE
Christian Yelich became the first MVP to homer in the first three games of the following season, Josh Hader closed things out with an immaculate inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals. Travis Shaw and Mike Moustakas also homered off Cardinals starter Dakota Hudson, and Brandon Woodruff (1-0) struck out five while pitching five innings of two-run ball. Yelich made a sliding catch in right field in the top of the first inning, then took Hudson deep for a solo shot in his first at-bat.
Marlins 7, Rockies 3
MIAMI
Miguel Rojas and Martin Prado each had three hits and the Miami Marlins won for the first time this season, beating the Colorado Rockies. Limited to a total of six hits in a pair of losses to Colorado earlier this week, the Marlins broke loose for 16 hits against starter Tyler Anderson and four relievers. Lewis Brinson, who scored twice, and Rossell Herrera and Chad Wallach each had two hits. Rojas doubled twice and drove in three runs.
Associated Press