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 Reds 5, Cardinals 4
Joey Votto hit a pair of two-run home runs and right-hander Jason
Marquis pitched six solid innings in his Cincinnati debut, lifting
the Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a three-game
weekend series at Great American Ball Park.
Right-hander J.J. Hoover (2-0) picked up the victory for Cincinnati,
which improved to 4-0. Flame-thrower Aroldis Chapman pitched a
scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts for his second save.
Center fielder Randal Grichuk, making his first start of the season
for St. Louis, hit a two-run homer off Marquis, who overcame early
wildness to last six innings, allowing three runs and five hits with
two walks and seven strikeouts.
John Lackey started for St. Louis (1-2) and the right hander gave up
four earned runs and four hits in six innings.
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Twins 6, White Sox 0
Minnesota's Tommy Milone threw 7 2/3 scoreless innings to spoil the
home opener of the Chicago White Sox.
Milone allowed two hits and two walks, struck out seven and retired
16 straight hitters after a bunt single by Chicago second baseman
Micah Johnson started the second inning.
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Blue Jays 12, Orioles 5
Toronto banged out eight doubles in a 16-hit attack that helped
starter Mark Buehrle earn his 200th victory in a rout of Baltimore.
Toronto (3-1) had just a .218 average through its first three games
but scored 10 runs on 10 hits in the first four innings, spoiling
the Orioles' home opener. That made life easier for Buehrle (1-0),
who reached his milestone by giving up two runs on eight hits in six
innings.
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Braves 5, Mets 3
Phil Gosselin lined a bases-loaded, two-out single into center field
in the eighth inning to give Atlanta a home-opening win.
The Braves have won its first four games of the season for the first
time since 1994 when they started 7-0.
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Marlins 10, Rays 9 (10 innings)
Miami snapped out of a scoring slump, earning their first win of the
season with a 10-9 win in 10 innings over Tampa Bay at Marlins Park.
Second baseman Dee Gordon hit a one-out double and scored on left
fielder Christian Yelich's one-out game-winning single.
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Astros 5, Rangers 1
Houston starting pitcher Collin McHugh picked right up from his
impressive rookie season, turning in a five-hit gem to spoil Texas'
home opener at Globe Life Park.
McHugh won his eighth consecutive game dating back to last August by
keeping a Rangers offense coming off a 10-run explosion a day
earlier in Oakland completely off-kilter through the six innings he
worked.
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Pirates 6, Brewers 2
Pedro Alvarez and Starling Marte hit solo home runs and Neil Walker
had three hits including a pair of doubles as Pittsburgh snapped a
season-opening three-game losing streak with a victory over
Milwaukee at Miller Park.
First baseman Alvarez had two hits, including an RBI single, as did
catcher Francisco Cervelli for the Pirates, who had dropped
back-to-back games on walk-off hits at Cincinnati before coming to
Milwaukee.
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Rockies 5, Cubs 1
Colorado won its home opener over the Chicago Cubs at Coors Field,
tying a franchise record with its fourth straight victory to begin a
season.
Batting second to start a game for the first time in nearly six
years, shortstop Troy Tulowitzki doubled home two runs in the fifth
off Cubs starter Travis Wood (0-1) to put the Rockies ahead.
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Tigers 8, Indians 4
Detroit exploded for 18 hits in rolling to a victory over Cleveland
before a sellout crowd in the Indians' home opener at Progressive
Field.
Third baseman Nick Castellanos belted a two-run home run and four
other Tigers had three hits as Detroit extended its season-opening
winning streak to four games. Right-hander Alfredo Simon (1-0)
pitched into the sixth inning to get the win. Right-hander Joakim
Soria got the last out of the game for his first save.
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Phillies 4, Nationals 1
Shortstop Freddy Galvis went three-for-three and pinch-hitter Cesar
Hernandez keyed Philadelphia's four-run seventh inning with a
two-run single.
Washington center fielder Michael Taylor led off the game with a
homer, accounting for the Nationals' run.
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