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 Giants 5, Diamondbacks 2
San Francisco third baseman Casey McGehee hit a two-run home run and
rookie right-hander Chris Heston picked up his first Major League
victory when the Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Heston, recalled Tuesday to take injured Matt Cain's spot in the
rotation, gave up three hits and two unearned runs in six innings as
the Giants improved to 2-1.
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Angels 5, Mariners 3
The Los Angeles Angels jumped out to a 5-0 lead and held on to beat
the Seattle Mariners to take the opening series between the two
teams expected to battle for the American League West crown.
Albert Pujols hit a two-run home run for Los Angeles (2-1) who got
six solid innings from pitcher Matt Shoemaker before the bullpen
held off Seattle (1-2).
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A's 10, Rangers 0
Scott Kazmir pitched seven shutout innings, and rookie first baseman
Mark Canha went 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs in his Major
League debut, leading the Oakland A's to a rout of the Texas
Rangers.
Kazmir allowed just one hit and struck out 10 in his first start of
the season, notching double-digit strikeouts for the 23rd time in
his career.
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Dodgers 7, Padres 4
Adrian Gonzalez hit three solo home runs, and the Los Angeles
Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres.
Gonzalez finished 4-for-4 with four RBIs and three runs scored to
give the Dodgers (2-1) the series victory against the Padres (1-2).
Gonzalez already has five home runs on the season.
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Reds 5, Pirates 4 (11 innings)
Joey Votto's single with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning
drove home shortstop Zack Cozart, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a
victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on a stormy evening.
The game was delayed 2 hours, 34 minutes by rain. Votto tied the
game 4-4 with an RBI single in the seventh before ending it in the
11th to take Cincinnati to 2-0.
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Rockies 5, Brewers 4 (10 innings)
The Colorado Rockies overcame a late rally by the Milwaukee Brewers
for a win 10 innings, securing a series sweep and a 3-0 start to the
season.
Pinch-hitter Wilin Rosario was the hero for the Rockies in the top
of the 10th, taking a 3-2 fastball from Brewers closer Francisco
Rodriguez over the wall in right field for a solo shot that gave the
Rockies the lead for good.
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Nationals 2, Mets 1
Washington Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann allowed one run in
six innings, and first baseman Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run homer in
the first as the Nationals beat the New York Mets.
Zimmermann gave up five hits and no walks with four strikeouts
before reliever Craig Stammen took over in the seventh. Closer Drew
Storen got his first save of the season as he pitched a perfect
ninth for the Nationals (1-1).
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Cubs 2, Cardinals 0
Starlin Castro's seventh-inning RBI single to left-center field
delivered a go-ahead run as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis
Cardinals.
Jake Arrieta tossed seven scoreless innings and struck out seven to
give the Cubs (1-1) their first win of the season.
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Rays 2, Orioles 0
Tampa Bay starter Jake Odorizzi and three relievers combined for a
three-hit shutout, giving rookie manager Kevin Cash his first career
win as the Rays edged the Baltimore Orioles.
Desmonod Jennings had an RBI single for the Rays (1-2) who got their
first lead of 2015 -- in their 24th inning of the season.
The Orioles fell to 2-1.
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Indians 2, Astros 0
Carlos Carrasco took a shutout into the seventh inning, his final of
the game as Cleveland defeated the Houston Astros.
Carlos Santana and Mike Aviles hit solo home runs to lead the
Indians (1-1) to victory.
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Yankees 4, Blue Jays 3
Third baseman Chase Headley singled with one out in the bottom of
the eighth inning and the New York Yankees rallied for a victory
over the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Yankees (1-1) scored three times in the inning to earn their
first victory of the season.
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Tigers 11, Twins 0
Ian Kinsler drove in four runs, Jose Iglesias chipped in four hits
and Anibal Sanchez pitched 6 2/3 innings of three-hit shutout ball
to lead Detroit to a victory over Minnesota, the Tigers' second
straight shutout win over the Twins.
Two-time MVP Miguel Cabrera also had two hits and two RBIs as
Detroit (2-0) dropped the Twins to 0-2.
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Cubs 2, Cardinals 0
Starlin Castro's seventh-inning RBI single to left-center field
delivered a go-ahead run as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis
Cardinals.
Castro drove in first baseman Anthony Rizzo with none out and later
scored from third on catcher Miguel Montero's sacrifice fly to right
as the Cubs evened their record at 1-1.
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Phillies 4, Red Sox 2
Jeff Francoeur's three-run homer in the sixth inning proved to be
the difference as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Boston Red
Sox.
The Phillies (1-1) failed to score in the first 14 innings of the
season after they were shut out by the Red Sox on Monday in the
season opener but Francoeur changed that with one swing.
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Royals 7, White Sox 5
Lorenzo Cain, who reached base four times, hit a two-run homer in
the eighth as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox
7-5 Wednesday night.
Cain hit the first pitch from Zack Putnam out to deep left with
Alcides Escobar aboard. Cain and Escobar went a combined 6-for-9
with three runs and two RBIs as the Royals improved to 2-0. (Editing
by Jahmal Corner/Sudipto Ganguly)
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