Standings

All Times PDT

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 5 1 .833 —

New York 4 2 .667 1

Toronto 4 3 .571 1½

Baltimore 1 5 .167 4

Tampa Bay 1 5 .167 4

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 3 2 .600 —

Minnesota 3 2 .600 —

Cleveland 2 4 .333 1½

Kansas City 1 3 .250 1½

Detroit 1 4 .200 2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Houston 6 1 .857 —

Los Angeles 5 2 .714 1

Seattle 3 2 .600 2

Oakland 3 4 .429 3

Texas 2 5 .286 4

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Wednesday’s Games

Kansas City at Detroit, ppd.

N.Y. Yankees 7, Tampa Bay 2

Houston 3, Baltimore 2

L.A. Angels 3, Cleveland 2, 13 innings

Minnesota 7, Pittsburgh 3

Chicago White Sox 4, Toronto 3

San Francisco 10, Seattle 1

Oakland 6, Texas 2

Thursday’s Games

Tampa Bay (TBD) at Boston (Price 1-0), 11:05 a.m.

Texas (Perez 0-0) at Oakland (Mengden 0-1), 12:35 p.m.

Detroit (Zimmermann 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Shields 1-0), 1:10 p.m.

Seattle (Paxton 0-1) at Minnesota (Gibson 1-0), 1:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Cashner 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 1-0), 3:35 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Kansas City at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m.

Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m.

Toronto at Texas, 5:05 p.m.

San Diego at Houston, 5:10 p.m.

Oakland at L.A. Angels, 7:07 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 4 1 .800 —

Atlanta 4 2 .667 ½

Washington 4 2 .667 ½

Miami 2 4 .333 2½

Philadelphia 1 4 .200 3

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Pittsburgh 4 1 .800 —

Milwaukee 4 2 .667 ½

St. Louis 3 3 .500 1½

Chicago 2 3 .400 2

Cincinnati 1 3 .250 2½

West Division

W L Pct GB

Arizona 5 1 .833 —

Colorado 3 3 .500 2

San Francisco 3 3 .500 2

Los Angeles 2 5 .286 3½

San Diego 1 5 .167 4

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Wednesday’s Games

Atlanta 7, Washington 1

N.Y. Mets 4, Philadelphia 2

Arizona 3, L.A. Dodgers 0

Minnesota 7, Pittsburgh 3

San Francisco 10, Seattle 1

St. Louis 6, Milwaukee 0

Colorado 5, San Diego 2

Thursday’s Games

N.Y. Mets (deGrom 1-0) at Washington (Strasburg 1-0), 10:05 a.m.

Miami (Smith 0-0) at Philadelphia (Pivetta 0-0), 12:05 p.m.

Colorado (Anderson 0-0) at San Diego (Lucchesi 0-0), 12:40 p.m.

Cincinnati (Bailey 0-1) at Pittsburgh (Brault 1-0), 4:05 p.m.

Arizona (Ray 1-0) at St. Louis (Wacha 0-1), 4:15 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Lester 0-0) at Milwaukee (Suter 1-0), 5:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Atlanta at Colorado, 1:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m.

San Diego at Houston, 5:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m.

Leaders

Through Wednesday’s Games

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

BATTING—Cano, Seattle, .500; Correa, Houston, .474; Haniger, Seattle, .467; Escobar, Minnesota, .438; Gordon, Seattle, .429; Altuve, Houston, .414; Abreu, Chicago, .400; Cuthbert, Kansas City, .400; Chapman, Oakland, .385; Smoak, Toronto, .385.

RBI—Gregorius, New York, 9; Smoak, Toronto, 9; Correa, Houston, 8; Davidson, Chicago, 7; Reddick, Houston, 6; Span, Tampa Bay, 6; Stanton, New York, 6; 13 tied at 5.

HOME RUNS—Davidson, Chicago, 4; Dozier, Minnesota, 4; Anderson, Chicago, 3; Encarnacion, Cleveland, 3; Stanton, New York, 3; 20 tied at 2.

STOLEN BASES—Anderson, Chicago, 3; Pillar, Toronto, 3; Buxton, Minnesota, 2; Davis, Cleveland, 2; Gordon, Seattle, 2; Lindor, Cleveland, 2; Ramirez, Boston, 2; 18 tied at 1.

STRIKEOUTS—Hamels, Texas, 18; Bundy, Baltimore, 15; Sale, Boston, 15; Archer, Tampa Bay, 14; Happ, Toronto, 14; Kluber, Cleveland, 14; Severino, New York, 14; Verlander, Houston, 14; Richards, Los Angeles, 13; 2 tied at 11.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BATTING—Ahmed, Arizona, .471; Gennett, Cincinnati, .471; Hoskins, Philadelphia, .471; Iannetta, Colorado, .467; DeJong, St. Louis, .455; Flaherty, Atlanta, .435; Eaton, Washington, .429; Tucker, Atlanta, .429; Desmond, Colorado, .421; Freeman, Atlanta, .421.

RBI—Freeman, Atlanta, 9; Harper, Washington, 9; Tucker, Atlanta, 8; Ahmed, Arizona, 7; Desmond, Colorado, 7; Goodwin, Washington, 7; 6 tied at 6.

HOME RUNS—Blackmon, Colorado, 4; Harper, Washington, 4; DeJong, St. Louis, 3; Molina, St. Louis, 3; Panik, San Francisco, 3; Villanueva, San Diego, 3; 9 tied at 2.

STOLEN BASES—Cain, Milwaukee, 3; Taylor, Washington, 3; Turner, Washington, 3; Hoskins, Philadelphia, 2; Pham, St. Louis, 2; Pollock, Arizona, 2; Villar, Milwaukee, 2; 18 tied at 1.

STRIKEOUTS—Corbin, Arizona, 20; Scherzer, Washington, 17; Syndergaard, New York, 17; Foltynewicz, Atlanta, 15; Martinez, St. Louis, 15; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 13; CAnderson, Milwaukee, 11; Gray, Colorado, 11; 3 tied at 10.

American League

Yankees 7, Rays 2

NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton turned boos to cheers with his first Yankee Stadium home run in pinstripes, an emphatic go-ahead drive in the first inning as New York completed a two-game sweep. Stanton turned on a high slider from Blake Snell, driving the ball 458 feet to left field at 117.9 mph for a two-run homer with the hardest-hit ball in the major leagues so for this young season.

Tampa Bay New York

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Span lf 3 0 0 1 Gardner cf 4 1 1 0

Krmaier cf 4 1 1 0 Judge rf 3 2 1 2

Cron dh 4 0 1 1 Stanton lf 4 1 1 2

B.Mller 1b 4 0 1 0 G.Sanch dh 4 1 1 2

W.Ramos c 4 0 0 0 Grgrius ss 4 0 0 0

Wendle 2b 3 0 0 0 Drury 3b 3 0 0 0

Hchvrra ss 3 1 1 0 Austin 1b 3 1 0 0

M.Smith rf 3 0 1 0 Au.Rmne c 3 0 2 0

Dan.Rbr 3b 2 0 1 0 Trreyes 2b 3 1 1 1

Totals 30 2 6 2 Totals 31 7 7 7

Tampa Bay 100 000 010 — 2

New York 202 300 00x — 7

E—L.Severino (2). DP—New York 2. LOB—Tampa Bay 3, New York 3. 2B—Cron (2). HR—Judge (1), Stanton (3), G.Sanchez (1). SB—Austin (1). SF—Span (1).

IP H R ER BB SO

Tampa Bay

Snell L,0-1 3 1-3 4 5 5 3 5

Andriese 2 2-3 3 2 2 0 3

Roe 1 0 0 0 0 2

Alvarado 1 0 0 0 0 1

New York

Severino W,2-0 7 1-3 5 2 2 1 7

Warren 2-3 1 0 0 0 1

Chapman 1 0 0 0 0 1

T—2:44. A—40,028 (54,251).

Astros 3, Orioles 2

HOUSTON — Josh Reddick had three hits and Alex Bregman’s tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning lifted Houston to a three-game sweep. Miguel Castro took over for Dylan Bundy to start the seventh and walked Derek Fisher with one out. Fisher stole second base with two outs and the Astros went on top when he scored on Bregman’s single to left field.

Baltimore Houston

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Beckham 3b 4 1 1 0 Sprnger dh 4 0 0 0

M.Mchdo ss 5 0 1 0 Bregman 3b 3 0 1 1

Schoop 2b 4 0 3 0 Altuve 2b 4 1 1 0

A.Jones dh 3 0 0 1 Reddick rf 4 1 3 0

Mancini lf 4 0 1 0 Ma.Gnza ss 3 0 1 1

Vlencia 1b 2 1 0 0 Stassi c 3 0 1 0

C.Davis ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Mrsnick cf 4 0 0 1

Sntnder rf 4 0 0 0 J.Davis 1b 3 0 0 0

Joseph c 4 0 1 0 Fisher lf 2 1 0 0

Gentry cf 3 0 1 0

Rasmus ph 1 0 0 0

Totals 35 2 8 1 Totals 30 3 7 3

Baltimore 100 100 000 — 2

Houston 010 001 10x — 3

E—Ma.Gonzalez 2 (2), Santander (1). DP—Houston 1. LOB—Baltimore 10, Houston 7. 2B—Schoop (3), Ma.Gonzalez (2). SB—Gentry (1), Fisher (1). S—Ma.Gonzalez (1).

IP H R ER BB SO

Baltimore

Bundy 6 5 2 1 2 8

Castro L,0-1 1 1 1 1 1 0

Brach 1 1 0 0 0 2

Houston

Keuchel 5 5 2 1 4 3

Rondon 1 1 0 0 0 2

Peacock W,1-0 3 2 0 0 0 5

WP—Keuchel, Bundy.

T—2:42. A—27,698 (41,168).

White Sox 4, Blue Jays 3

TORONTO — Matt Davidson hit his fourth home run of the season and Jose Abreu added a tiebreaking solo shot in the eighth inning as Chicago snapped Toronto’s four-game win streak. With the win, the White Sox return to Chicago for Thursday’s home opener against the Detroit Tigers.

Chicago Toronto

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Moncada 2b 3 0 1 1 D.Trvis 2b 4 0 0 0

A.Grcia rf 3 0 0 1 Dnldson 3b 3 1 1 0

J.Abreu dh 4 1 1 1 Smoak 1b 4 1 2 0

Dvidson 1b 3 1 1 1 Grndrsn lf 2 0 2 0

L.Grcia pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Pearce ph-lf 2 1 1 1

Dlmnico lf-1b 4 0 0 0 Grichuk rf 4 0 0 0

W.Cstll c 3 1 1 0 R.Mrtin c 4 0 0 1

Y.Sanch 3b 4 1 2 0 Morales dh 4 0 1 1

Ti.Andr ss 4 0 0 0 Pillar cf 4 0 0 0

Engel cf 3 0 1 0 Ngoepe ss 3 0 0 0

Totals 31 4 7 4 Totals 34 3 7 3

Chicago 010 020 010 — 4

Toronto 000 102 000 — 3

E—Donaldson (1). DP—Toronto 5. LOB—Chicago 5, Toronto 5. 2B—Y.Sanchez (1), Smoak 2 (5), Granderson (2). HR—J.Abreu (2), Davidson (4).

IP H R ER BB SO

Chicago

Fulmer 5 5 3 3 1 5

Bummer BS,1 2-3 2 0 0 0 1

Farquhar 1 0 0 0 0 1

Jones W,1-0 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1

Soria S,2-2 1 0 0 0 0 2

Toronto

Sanchez 6 5 3 3 2 7

Oh 1 1 0 0 0 2

Tepera L,1-1 1 1 1 1 0 0

Loup 1 0 0 0 0 2

C.Fulmer pitched to 2 batters in the 6th

HBP—by Sanchez (Engel), by Sanchez (Garcia), by Tepera (Davidson).

T—2:56. A—17,268 (53,506).

Angels 3, Indians 2 (13 inn.)

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani hit his second homer in two games at Angel Stadium in the fifth inning, and Zack Cozart had walk-off homer in the 13th inning to lift Los Angeles. One day after Ohtani hit an electrifying three-run homer in his first home plate appearance, the Japanese two-way rookie connected for a tying two-run homer off AL Cy Young winner Corey Kluber in his second game at the Big A.

Cleveland Los Angeles

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Lindor ss 6 2 2 0 Cozart 2b-3b 5 1 1 1

Kipnis 2b 4 0 1 1 Trout cf 3 0 0 0

Jose.Rm 3b 5 0 0 0 Upton lf 4 0 0 0

Encrnco dh 5 0 0 0 Pujols 1b 4 0 1 0

Guyer rf-lf 5 0 1 1 Fontana pr-2b 1 0 0 0

Naquin ph-lf 0 0 0 0 K.Clhun rf 5 0 0 0

Alonso 1b 4 0 1 0 A.Smmns ss 5 1 1 0

E.Gnzal pr-1b 2 0 0 0 Vlbuena 3b-1b 4 0 0 0

Gomes c 5 0 0 0 J.Marte ph-1b 1 0 0 0

R.Davis lf 3 0 1 0 Ohtani dh 5 1 2 2

Chsnhll ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Mldnado c 2 0 1 0

Zimmer cf 5 0 1 0 Young pr 0 0 0 0

R.Rvera c 2 0 0 0

Totals 45 2 7 2 Totals 41 3 6 3

Cleveland 100 010 000 000 0 — 2

Los Angeles 000 020 000 000 1 — 3

DP—Cleveland 1, Los Angeles 1. LOB—Cleveland 10, Los Angeles 6. HR—Cozart (2), Ohtani (2). SB—Lindor (2), R.Davis (2).

IP H R ER BB SO

Cleveland

Kluber 7 3 2 2 2 6

Miller 1 0 0 0 1 1

Allen 2 2 0 0 0 1

Goody 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 1

Olson 2-3 0 0 0 0 1

McAllister L,0-1 1-3 1 1 1 0 1

Los Angeles

Skaggs 4 2-3 5 2 2 2 5

Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 1

Alvarez 1-3 0 0 0 0 1

Bedrosian 1 1 0 0 0 0

Middleton 2 1 0 0 1 2

Wood 1 0 0 0 1 1

Parker 1 0 0 0 0 1

Bard 1 2-3 0 0 0 2 2

Ramirez W,1-1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1

HBP—by Miller (Maldonado). WP—Kluber, Bard.

T—4:28. A—32,412 (45,050).

Athletics 6, Rangers 2

OAKLAND, Calif. — Sean Manaea pitched three-hit ball over eight innings to lift Oakland. Jed Lowrie had a two-run single in a four-run fourth. Matt Chapman singled twice and scored two runs, and Bruce Maxwell added an RBI double for the A’s. Oakland had lost four of five since winning on opening day. Every A’s starter had at least one hit or scored a run.

Texas Oakland

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Choo dh 3 1 1 1 Semien ss 4 0 1 1

Gallo 1b 4 0 0 0 Joyce lf 4 1 1 0

Andrus ss 4 0 1 0 Lowrie 2b 3 0 2 2

Beltre 3b 4 0 0 0 K.Davis dh 3 0 1 0

Mazara rf 3 1 2 0 M.Olson 1b 4 0 1 1

R.Chrns c 2 0 0 0 M.Chpmn 3b 4 2 2 0

Profar 2b 3 0 0 0 Pinder rf 3 1 0 0

Rua lf 3 0 0 1 Maxwell c 3 1 1 1

Tocci cf 3 0 0 0 Powell cf 3 1 0 0

Totals 29 2 4 2 Totals 31 6 9 5

Texas 000 010 001 — 2

Oakland 010 400 10x — 6

E—R.Chirinos (1). DP—Texas 1, Oakland 2. LOB—Texas 2, Oakland 8. 2B—Semien (2), Joyce (2), Lowrie (2), Maxwell (1). HR—Choo (1). SB—Powell (1). SF—Semien (1).

IP H R ER BB SO

Texas

Fister L,1-1 3 2-3 7 5 2 2 5

Chavez 2 1-3 2 1 1 2 3

Leclerc 2 0 0 0 1 2

Oakland

Manaea W,1-1 8 3 1 1 1 4

Petit 1 1 1 1 0 0

Chavez pitched to 4 batters in the 7th

HBP—by Manaea (Choo), by Fister (Pinder). WP—Fister.

T—2:23. A—7,908 (46,765).

National League

Braves 7, Nationals 1

ATLANTA — Mike Foltynewicz outpitched Max Scherzer and Preston Tucker hit a three-run homer to lift Atlanta. Foltynewicz allowed four hits, one run and two walks with eight strikeouts in 51⁄3 innings. He snapped an eight-start skid during which he went 0-7 with a 7.34 ERA, ending the major leagues’ second-longest active losing streak. The Braves are two games over .500 for the first time since April 22, 2015.

Washington Atlanta

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Eaton lf 5 0 1 0 Incarte cf 3 0 0 0

Rendon 3b 4 0 1 0 Albies 2b 4 0 0 0

Harper rf 3 0 0 0 F.Frman 1b 4 1 2 0

M.Adams 1b 4 0 1 0 Mrkakis rf 4 1 1 0

T.Trner ss 3 0 1 0 Tucker lf 2 2 1 3

M.Tylor cf 4 0 1 0 Moylan p 0 0 0 0

Difo 2b 3 0 0 0 S.Frman p 0 0 0 0

P.Svrno c 1 1 0 0 Minter p 0 0 0 0

Goodwin ph 0 0 0 0 Winkler p 0 0 0 0

Zmmrman ph 1 0 0 0 L.Adams ph 0 1 0 0

Grace p 0 0 0 0 Vzcaino p 0 0 0 0

Gott p 0 0 0 0 Clbrson ss 4 1 1 0

Kndrick ph 0 0 0 0 R.Flhrt 3b 4 1 1 1

Schrzer p 2 0 1 1 C.Perez c 3 0 0 0

Montero c 2 0 0 0 Fltynwc p 2 0 1 2

Bourjos lf 2 0 0 0

Totals 32 1 6 1 Totals 32 7 7 6

Washington 010 000 000 — 1

Atlanta 300 200 02x — 7

E—Difo (1). LOB—Washington 12, Atlanta 5. 2B—M.Adams (1), F.Freeman 2 (3), R.Flaherty (4), Foltynewicz (1). HR—Tucker (2). SB—M.Taylor (3).

IP H R ER BB SO

Washington

Scherzer L,1-1 5 6 5 2 2 7

Grace 2 0 0 0 1 3

Gott 1 1 2 1 1 1

Atlanta

Foltynewicz W,1-0 5 1-3 4 1 1 2 8

Moylan 1-3 0 0 0 2 0

Freeman H,1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1

Minter 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 0

Winkler 2-3 1 0 0 0 1

Vizcaino 1 1 0 0 1 2

HBP—by Foltynewicz (Severino), by Vizcaino (Kendrick). WP—Foltynewicz 2, Scherzer.

T—3:06. A—29,834 (41,149).

Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 0

PHOENIX — Patrick Corbin shut out the Los Angeles Dodgers on one hit over 71⁄3 innings, striking out a career-high 12, as Arizona swept the three-game series and won its ninth straight game against the Dodgers, going back to a pair of three-game series sweeps last season. Corbin earned his first win over the Dodgers since 2013.

Los Angeles Arizona

ab r h bi ab r h bi

C.Tylor cf 4 0 0 0 J.Dyson lf 3 1 1 0

C.Sager ss 4 0 0 0 K.Marte ss 4 0 1 1

Puig rf 3 0 0 0 Gldschm 1b 3 0 0 1

K.Hrnan 1b-2b 4 0 0 0 Pollock cf 3 0 1 0

Grandal c 3 0 0 0 Owings rf 3 1 1 0

M.Kemp lf 2 0 1 0 Dscalso 2b 3 0 1 0

Frsythe 2b-3b 3 0 0 0 Marrero 3b 2 0 0 1

K.Frmer 3b 2 0 0 0 Mathis c 3 0 0 0

Bllnger ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Corbin p 2 1 2 0

A.Wood p 2 0 0 0 Bradley p 0 0 0 0

Strplng p 0 0 0 0 J.Mrphy ph 1 0 0 0

A.Brnes ph 0 0 0 0 Bxbrger p 0 0 0 0

Totals 28 0 1 0 Totals 27 3 7 3

Los Angeles 000 000 000 — 0

Arizona 111 000 00x — 3

DP—Los Angeles 1. LOB—Los Angeles 4, Arizona 2. 2B—M.Kemp (1), J.Dyson (1), Pollock (4), Owings (1), Corbin (1). SB—Pollock (2), Owings (1). SF—Marrero (1). S—J.Dyson (1).

IP H R ER BB SO

Los Angeles

Wood L,0-1 6 6 3 3 0 5

Stripling 2 1 0 0 0 2

Arizona

Corbin W,2-0 7 1-3 1 0 0 1 12

Bradley H,3 2-3 0 0 0 0 1

Boxberger S,2-2 1 0 0 0 2 2

WP—Boxberger.

T—2:25. A—25,754 (48,519).

Mets 4, Phillies 2

NEW YORK — Yoenis Cespedes homered, Amed Rosario hit a two-run triple and New York’s bullpen faced the minimum batters over five scoreless innings as the Mets swept a weather-shortened two-game series.

Philadelphia New York

ab r h bi ab r h bi

C.Hrnan 2b 4 1 1 0 Nimmo cf 1 1 0 0

C.Sntna 1b 4 1 1 0 Lagares ph-cf 1 0 0 0

N.Wllms rf 4 0 0 1 Cespdes lf 4 1 1 2

Hoskins lf 3 0 2 0 Bruce rf 4 0 1 0

Altherr cf 4 0 0 0 T.Frzer 3b 3 0 0 0

Franco 3b 4 0 0 0 A.Cbrra 2b 3 1 1 0

Knapp c 2 0 1 0 A.Gnzal 1b 3 0 0 0

J.Crwfr ss 3 0 0 0 Plwecki c 3 0 0 0

L.Grcia p 0 0 0 0 Syndrgr p 1 0 0 0

E.Ramos p 0 0 0 0 Evans ph 1 0 0 0

Nola p 2 0 0 0 Gsllman p 0 0 0 0

Htchson p 0 0 0 0 Flores ph 0 1 0 0

Morgan p 0 0 0 0 H.Rbles p 0 0 0 0

Kingery ph-ss 1 0 0 0 A.Ramos p 0 0 0 0

Familia p 0 0 0 0

A.Rsrio ss 3 0 2 2

Totals 31 2 5 1 Totals 27 4 5 4

Philadelphia 002 000 000 — 2

New York 200 002 00x — 4

E—Knapp (2), J.Crawford (2). DP—Philadelphia 1, New York 1. LOB—Philadelphia 4, New York 6. 2B—C.Santana (2), Hoskins (3). 3B—A.Rosario (1). HR—Cespedes (2). SB—C.Santana (1), Hoskins (2). CS—A.Rosario (1).

IP H R ER BB SO

Philadelphia

Nola 5 4 2 2 4 4

Hutchison L,1-1 2-3 1 2 2 2 0

Morgan 1-3 0 0 0 0 1

Garcia 1 0 0 0 0 1

Ramos 1 0 0 0 0 1

New York

Syndergaard 4 4 2 2 2 7

Gsellman W,1-0 2 0 0 0 0 3

Robles H,1 1 0 0 0 0 3

Ramos H,1 1 0 0 0 0 1

Familia S,3-3 1 1 0 0 0 1

HBP—by Nola (Plawecki).

T—3:05. A—21,328 (41,922).

Cardinals 6, Brewers 0

MILWAUKEE — Carlos Martinez pitched into the ninth inning and struck out 10, and Yadier Molina homered as St. Louis shut out Milwaukee. Leadoff batter Dexter Fowler scored twice in the first three innings for the Cardinals, who beat their NL Central rivals.

St. Louis Milwaukee

ab r h bi ab r h bi

De.Fwlr rf 3 2 1 0 Thames 1b 4 0 1 0

Pham cf 5 1 1 1 Jnnings p 0 0 0 0

M.Crpnt 3b 2 0 0 1 Yelich lf 3 0 0 0

Munoz ph-3b 1 0 0 0 H.Perez lf 1 0 0 0

Ozuna lf 4 1 2 1 Cain cf 3 0 0 0

Mrtinez 1b 4 0 0 0 T.Shaw 3b 4 0 1 0

Y.Mlina c 3 1 1 2 Do.Sntn rf 3 0 1 0

DeJong ss 4 1 2 0 Villar 2b 4 0 2 0

Wong 2b 4 0 1 0 Pina c 3 0 0 0

C.Mrtin p 4 0 1 0 Sogard ss 3 0 0 0

Tvilala p 0 0 0 0 Chacin p 2 0 0 0

B.Nrris p 0 0 0 0 Drake p 0 0 0 0

Jffress p 0 0 0 0

Aguilar ph-1b 1 0 0 0

Totals 34 6 9 5 Totals 31 0 5 0

St. Louis 102 102 000 — 6

Milwaukee 000 000 000 — 0

E—Yelich (1), Villar 2 (2), Munoz (1). DP—St. Louis 2, Milwaukee 1. LOB—St. Louis 6, Milwaukee 7. 2B—De.Fowler (1), Pham (2). HR—Y.Molina (3). SB—Villar (2). SF—Y.Molina (1).

IP H R ER BB SO

St. Louis

Martinez W,1-1 8 1-3 4 0 0 2 10

Tuivailala 0 1 0 0 0 0

Norris 2-3 0 0 0 0 0

Milwaukee

Chacin L,0-1 5 2-3 7 6 3 2 5

Drake 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 3

Jeffress 1 1 0 0 0 0

Jennings 1 1 0 0 1 1

Tuivailala pitched to 1 batter in the 9th

HBP—by Martinez (Santana). WP—Drake.

T—2:48. A—27,674 (41,900).

Rockies 5, Padres 2

SAN DIEGO — Jon Gray pitched seven scoreless innings, and Trevor Story and Ian Desmond each drove in two runs to lead Colorado.

Colorado San Diego

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Blckmon cf 5 2 2 0 Pirela rf-lf 2 1 0 0

LMahieu 2b 5 2 2 0 Asuaje 2b 4 0 2 0

Arenado 3b 2 1 1 1 Hosmer 1b 4 1 0 0

Desmond lf 4 0 2 2 Vllneva 3b 3 0 0 0

Story ss 3 0 1 2 Erlin p 0 0 0 0

C.Gnzal rf 4 0 1 0 Renfroe ph-rf 1 0 1 1

Valaika 1b 4 0 0 0 Spngnbr lf 4 0 2 0

McGee p 0 0 0 0 Makita p 0 0 0 0

B.Shaw p 0 0 0 0 Galvis ss 3 0 0 0

W.Davis p 0 0 0 0 Szczur cf 4 0 1 0

Wolters c 4 0 0 0 Hedges c 4 0 0 0

J.Gray p 3 0 0 0 Richard p 1 0 0 0

McMahon 1b 1 0 0 0 Cimber p 0 0 0 0

Headley ph-3b 2 0 0 0

Totals 35 5 9 5 Totals 32 2 6 1

Colorado 320 000 000 — 5

San Diego 000 000 020 — 2

E—McGee (1). DP—Colorado 1. LOB—Colorado 6, San Diego 6. 2B—Arenado (3), Story (1), Spangenberg (1).

IP H R ER BB SO

Colorado

Gray W,1-1 7 4 0 0 0 7

McGee 2-3 1 2 1 1 0

Shaw 1-3 1 0 0 0 0

Davis S,3-3 1 0 0 0 1 0

San Diego

Richard L,0-1 5 8 5 5 3 6

Cimber 1 0 0 0 0 1

Erlin 2 1 0 0 0 3

Makita 1 0 0 0 0 1

HBP—by Gray (Pirela). WP—Richard.

T—2:41. A—19,698 (42,445).

Interleague

Giants 10, Mariners 1

SAN FRANCISCO — Pablo Sandoval splashed a three-run homer into McCovey Cove while making a rare start and Johnny Cueto earned his first win of the season in the rout for San Francisco. Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford and Gorkys Hernandez also homered as the Giants got their bats going at last to back Cueto.

Seattle San Francisco

ab r h bi ab r h bi

D.Grdon cf 4 0 2 0 Panik 2b 2 1 0 0

Heredia cf 1 0 0 0 Tmlnson ph-2b 0 0 0 0

Segura ss 4 0 1 0 Belt 1b 4 2 3 2

Cano 2b 4 1 2 0 McCtchn rf 4 1 0 0

An.Rmne 2b 0 0 0 0 Posey c 3 2 1 0

Haniger rf 2 0 1 0 Watson p 0 0 0 0

K.Sager 3b 4 0 0 0 Pence ph 1 0 0 0

Vglbach 1b 4 0 2 1 Strckln p 0 0 0 0

Marjama c 4 0 1 0 Sndoval 3b 4 1 1 4

I.Szuki lf 3 0 0 0 B.Crwfr ss 4 1 2 2

LeBlanc p 0 0 0 0 Blanco lf 5 0 1 0

Freitas ph 0 0 0 0 G.Hrnan cf 4 1 3 1

F.Hrnan p 2 0 0 0 Cueto p 2 0 0 0

Pazos p 0 0 0 0 Osich p 0 0 0 0

Motter lf 2 0 1 0 Hundley ph-c 1 1 1 0

Totals 34 1 10 1 Totals 34 10 12 9

Seattle 000 001 000 — 1

San Francisco 310 050 10x — 10

E—F.Hernandez (1). DP—San Francisco 2. LOB—Seattle 10, San Francisco 9. 2B—Vogelbach (1), Marjama (1). HR—Belt (1), Sandoval (1), B.Crawford (1), G.Hernandez (1). SF—B.Crawford (1). S—Cueto (1).

IP H R ER BB SO

Seattle

Hernandez L,1-1 4 6 8 8 5 1

Pazos 1 3 1 1 1 2

LeBlanc 3 3 1 1 1 1

San Francisco

Cueto W,1-0 6 8 1 1 2 1

Osich 1 1 0 0 1 2

Watson 1 0 0 0 0 1

Strickland 1 1 0 0 1 1

F.Hernandez pitched to 4 batters in the 5th

WP—Hernandez, Pazos.

T—2:52. A—42,582 (41,915).

Twins 7, Pirates 3

PITTSBURGH — Brian Dozier homered for the third straight game, and Miguel Sano drove in a pair of runs as Minnesota handed Pittsburgh its first loss of the season. Dozier hit a drive off the top of the left-field wall in the third inning for his fourth home run in four days.

Minnesota Pittsburgh

ab r h bi ab r h bi

B.Dzier 2b 3 2 1 1 Hrrison 2b 5 1 2 0

E.Rsrio lf 4 1 0 0 Polanco rf 4 0 0 0

Sano 3b 5 2 3 2 S.Marte cf 3 0 1 0

Mrrison 1b 4 1 1 1 J.Bell 1b 4 1 1 2

E.Escbr ss 3 1 2 2 Dckrson lf 4 1 2 0

Kepler rf 4 0 1 0 Crvelli c 3 0 0 0

Buxton cf 4 0 1 1 Moran 3b 4 0 1 1

J.Cstro c 3 0 0 0 S.Rdrig ss 3 0 1 0

Odrizzi p 2 0 0 0 Nova p 2 0 0 0

Rogers p 0 0 0 0 Nvrskas p 0 0 0 0

Grssman ph 1 0 0 0 Smoker p 0 0 0 0

Hldnbrg p 0 0 0 0 E.Diaz ph 1 0 0 0

Ad.Reed p 0 0 0 0 Glasnow p 0 0 0 0

LaMarre ph 1 0 0 0 Freese ph 1 0 0 0

Rodney p 0 0 0 0

Totals 34 7 9 7 Totals 34 3 8 3

Minnesota 001 104 100 — 7

Pittsburgh 200 100 000 — 3

DP—Pittsburgh 1. LOB—Minnesota 5, Pittsburgh 8. 2B—Sano (2), Morrison (1), E.Escobar 2 (4), Buxton (1), Harrison (2). HR—B.Dozier (4), J.Bell (1). SB—B.Dozier (1), Dickerson (1). SF—E.Escobar (1).

IP H R ER BB SO

Minnesota

Odorizzi 4 1-3 5 3 3 3 2

Rogers W,1-0 2-3 1 0 0 0 1

Hildenberger H,1 2 0 0 0 1 0

Reed 1 0 0 0 0 1

Rodney 1 2 0 0 0 2

Pittsburgh

Nova L,0-1 5 1-3 5 5 5 1 3

Neverauskas 1-3 2 1 1 0 0

Smoker 1-3 0 0 0 1 0

Glasnow 3 2 1 1 2 5

WP—Nova.

T—3:25. A—20,690 (38,362).

History

THIS DATE IN BASEBALL

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April 5

1913 — Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field hosted its first game, an exhibition. Before a crowd of 25,000, the Dodgers beat the Giants, 3-2. Casey Stengel hit a an inside-the-park homer for Brooklyn.

1971 — In their last opening day, the Senators, behind pitcher Dick Bosman, beat the Oakland A’s 8-0 before 45,000 fans at RFK Stadium.

1979 — Baltimore manager Earl Weaver got his 1,000th career victory when the Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox.

1983 — The San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 16-13 in the highest-scoring opening day game in 50 years. Winning pitcher Tim Lollar also drove in three runs.

1993 — The expansion Florida Marlins won their first game, 6-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, at Joe Robbie Stadium. The new Colorado Rockies lost to the Mets 3-0 in New York.

2003 — Kansas City became the first major league team to start 5-0 after a 100-loss season.

2005 — The Washington Nationals, formerly known as the Montreal Expos, lose their inaugural season opener Philadelphia 8-4.

2012 — J.P. Arencibia’s three-run homer in the 16th inning sent the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-4 win over the Cleveland Indians in the longest opening-day game in major league history.

2013 — Chris Davis extended his torrid start with a grand slam and five RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat Minnesota 9-5 in their home opener. Davis became the fourth player in major league history to homer in his first four games of the season, joining Willie Mays, Mark McGwire and Nelson Cruz.