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 Astros shortstop Jed Lowrie spoiled the Indians' no-hit bid with a
one-out solo home run to left-center field in the ninth inning off
left-hander Nick Hagadone. Bauer, left-hander Kyle Crockett and
righty Scott Atchison held the Astros hitless through eight innings.
Bauer (1-0) posted a career-high 11 strikeouts but also walked five
batters, a factor in his 111 pitches by the close of the sixth.
The Indians provided Bauer a lead before he took the mound, with
center fielder Michael Bourn stroking a leadoff double off
right-hander Asher Wojciechowski in the top of the first inning.
Bourn scored on a sacrifice fly from second baseman Jason Kipnis and
Cleveland tacked on solo runs in the second, fourth and fifth
innings.
Indians catcher Yan Gomes scored after his leadoff double in the
second, catcher Roberto Perez hit a two-out, solo homer to right in
the fourth and shortstop Jose Ramirez added a leadoff homer in the
fifth.
Red Sox 6, Phillies 2
PHILADELPHIA -- Justin Masterson pitched six strong innings and
shortstop Xander Bogaerts keyed a six-run third inning with a
three-run triple as Boston beat Philadelphia.
Masterson, making his first start of the season after posting a
career-worst 5.88 ERA with Cleveland and St. Louis in 2014, allowed
two runs and three hits. He struck out seven and walked one.
At the plate, Masterson had the first two-hit game of his career. He
drove in a run with the first of those, a single in the third
inning.
Blue Jays 6, Yankees 3
NEW YORK -- Left-hander Daniel Norris allowed Alex Rodriguez's first
home run in nearly 19 months but did enough for his first career
victory.
Norris (1-0) allowed three runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He
took a 5-1 lead into the sixth inning but allowed Rodriguez's first
home run since Sept. 22, 2013, and the 655th of his career -- five
shy of Hall of Famer Willie Mays for fourth on the all-time list.
Rodriguez, the Yankees' designated hitter, batted second and went
1-for-3 with two strikeouts and a walk.
Mets 6, Nationals 3
WASHINGTON -- Matt Harvey pitched six shutout innings in his return
to the majors and David Wright and Travis d'Arnaud each drove in two
runs as New York beat Washington.
The Mets took two of three games in the season-opening series and
allowed just six runs and 17 hits by the defending National League
East champions.
Harvey (1-0), who missed all of last year after Tommy John surgery
in 2013, yielded four hits with one walk and nine strikeouts. He
threw 91 pitches -- 63 for strikes.
Wright, d'Arnaud and left fielder Michael Cuddyer each had two hits
for New York. D'Arnaud had five hits in the series.
Washington starter Stephen Strasburg (0-1) was saddled with the loss
after he allowed six runs (only three earned) and nine hits with
three walks and five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. The Mets scored
four runs in the top of the third off Strasburg.
Reds 3, Pirates 2
CINCINNATI -- Todd Frazier doubled leading off the bottom of the
ninth inning and scored on right fielder Gregory Polanco's error,
helping Cincinnati complete a three-game sweep.
With the score tied 2-2 in the ninth, Frazier doubled to left-center
field off right-hander Rob Scahill (0-1) and advanced to third on
catcher Devin Mesoraco's groundout. After right fielder Jay Bruce
was intentionally walked, left fielder Marlon Byrd's line drive to
right was misplayed by Polanco for an error. Frazier trotted home
with the winning run.
Reliever Aroldis Chapman (1-0) picked up the victory for Cincinnati.
Reds first baseman Joey Votto and Pirates first baseman Pedro
Alvarez each homered for the first time this season.
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Tigers 7, Twins 1
DETROIT -- Right-hander Shane Greene pitched six shutout innings
before Minnesota scored its first run of the season and J.D.
Martinez drove in three runs to lead Detroit to a three-game sweep.
Detroit blanked Minnesota in the first two games of the series to
set a club record for shutouts at the start of a season. The 1963
St. Louis Cardinals remain the only team to have held their first
three opponents without a run.
Minnesota did not score in its first 25 innings, an American League
record but one inning shy of the major league mark of 26 set by the
St. Louis Cardinals in 1943.
Martinez capped a three-run fourth with his two-run homer. Detroit's
other run in the inning scored on a bases-loaded double play.
Royals 4, White Sox 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Lorenzo Cain performed magic with his glove and
produced with his bat and right-hander Edinson Volquez pitched a gem
in his Kansas City debut.
Cain, who hit a game-winning homer in the eighth inning on
Wednesday, made two breathtaking catches in center, drove in a run,
doubled and scored a run as the Royals won the first three games of
the season for the first time since 2008.
Volquez, who had a 6.33 ERA in five spring training outings, held
the White Sox to one run and four hits in eight innings. Greg
Holland worked a spotless ninth for his second save within 18 hours.
The Royals did something they had never done -- beat Chicago
left-hander John Danks. In Danks' first 16 starts against the
Royals, he was 7-0 with a 2.43 ERA. Danks was removed after catcher
Salvador Perez belted a two-run homer in a three-run sixth inning.
Rangers 10, A's 1
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Shin-Soon Choo, Mitch Moreland, Adrian Beltre and
Rougned Odor homered, powering Texas over Oakland and to a split in
the four-game series.
Rangers right-hander Nick Martinez threw seven shutout innings. He
allowed four hits -- all singles -- struck out five and walked two.
Moreland hit the Rangers' first home run of the season, a two-run
shot off A's rookie right-hander Kendall Graveman in the second
inning. Choo launched a three-run shot off Graveman in the fourth.
Beltre homred off right-hander Evan Scribner in the seventh and Odor
ripped a homer off R.J. Alvarez in the eighth.
Giants 1, Padres 0 (12 innings)
SAN DIEGO -- Justin Maxwell's two-out, pinch-hit single drove in
shortstop Brandon Crawford for the game-winner in the 12th inning as
San Francisco spoiled San Diego's home opener.
Crawford reached on Clint Barmes' error, as the shortstop dropped a
pop fly while backpedalling into left field. Nick Vincent (0-1) took
the loss.
George Kontos (1-0), the sixth of the Giants' seven pitchers, got
the win after working 1 2/3 innings. Santiago Casilla notched his
third save in as many chances.
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