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Teoscar Hernandez hit a three-run homer for the Blue Jays and
Danny Jansen had a solo shot on opening night in Toronto.
Mitch Garver hit a two-run home run for the Rangers, and Brad
Miller and Adolis Garcia added solo shots.
Texas starter Jon Gray allowed three runs, three hits and two
walks while striking out four in four innings. Toronto starter
Jose Berrios lasted one-third of an inning, allowing four runs,
three hits (one home run), two walks and a hit batter.
Yankees 6, Red Sox 5 (11)
Josh Donaldson singled to lead off the 11th inning, lifting New
York to a victory over Boston in the season opener for both
teams at Yankee Stadium.
Donaldson won it when he slapped a 1-1 pitch from Kutter
Crawford (0-1) into shallow center to score Isiah Kiner-Falefa,
the designated runner at second.
DJ LeMahieu forged a 4-4 tie in the eighth inning when he lifted
a 1-2, 96 mph fastball into the right-center field seats off
Garrett Whitlock, who struck out four of the eight hitters he
faced before allowing the second baseman's homer.
Astros 13, Angels 6
Houston erupted for eight runs in the seventh inning to break
open a close game and beat host Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.
The Astros had 14 hits in all, including six home runs. Jose
Altuve, Aledmys Diaz, Alex Bregman and Jeremy Pena each hit a
solo home run. Kyle Tucker hit a three-run homer and then added
a solo blast for Houston, which got contributions from the
entire lineup.
The Angels scored a couple runs in the first inning against
Astros starter Jake Odorizzi but didn't score again until the
game was out of reach. Jared Walsh had three hits for Los
Angeles, but Mike Trout was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
Mets 7, Nationals 3
Max Scherzer pitched six innings in his debut and visiting New
York defeated Washington.
Scherzer (1-0) allowed three runs on three hits, striking out
six and walking one. After his first start was pushed back due
to a hamstring issue, the 37-year-old right-hander threw 80
pitches and retired eight of the last nine hitters he faced.
Jeff McNeil had a solo home run and two singles, and Starling
Marte drove in three runs with a pair of hits for New York.
Josh Bell hit a two-run homer for the Nationals and Keibert Ruiz
had two hits. Starter Josiah Gray (0-1) allowed four runs on
eight hits over four innings.
Padres 3, Diamondbacks 0
Sean Manaea pitched seven no-hit innings in his debut and
Jurickson Profar belted a two-run homer to lead San Diego to a
shutout victory over host Arizona in Phoenix.
Eric Hosmer went 3-for-4 and scored twice, and left-hander
Taylor Rogers pitched a perfect ninth inning in his team debut
as San Diego bounced back from Thursday's disastrous
season-opening loss.
Daulton Varsho was the only Arizona batter to reach base against
Manaea (1-0), drawing a two-out walk in the second inning.
Manaea retired the next 16 batters before being informed his
night was over.
Phillies 9, Athletics 5
Newcomer Kyle Schwarber homered on the seventh pitch of the
bottom of the first inning and Brad Hand pitched out of a jam in
the seventh inning as Philadelphia earned an Opening Day victory
over visiting Oakland.
In the first of a three-game series between teams that used to
share Philadelphia as a home, the Phillies also got two hits
from rookie hotshot Bryson Stott and a seven-strikeout
performance from Aaron Nola (1-0) over six-plus innings.
Batting fifth in a lineup that no longer includes Mark Canha,
Matt Chapman and Matt Olson, Seth Brown belted a three-run homer
in a four-run seventh for the A's, who nearly erased all of a
6-1 deficit and had two runners in scoring position before Hand
struck out Jed Lowrie to preserve a one-run lead.
Tigers 5, White Sox 4
Javy Baez hit a game-winning single to cap a two-run,
ninth-inning rally and Detroit edged visiting Chicago in the
opener for both teams.
Eric Haase homered off Liam Hendriks with one out to tie the
game. After Austin Meadows hit a two-out triple, Baez hit a
blast toward the right-field wall. White Sox outfielder A.J.
Pollock made the catch after bobbling the ball but replay review
showed the ball hit off the wall first before reaching Pollock's
glove, making it a base hit by rule.
Baez was making his Tigers debut after signing a six-year
contract as a free agent. Miguel Cabrera had a two-run single,
while Meadows and Robbie Grossman scored two runs apiece for
Detroit. Gregory Soto gave up a home run to Andrew Vaughn in the
top of the ninth but was credited with the win.
Braves 7, Reds 6
Charlie Morton retired the first 12 batters he faced and Travis
d'Arnaud singled twice and drove in three runs as defending
champion Atlanta hung on to edge visiting Cincinnati.
The Braves raced out to a 7-0 lead after three innings. Morton
(1-0) was perfect over the first four innings and allowed two
hits and two runs over 5 1/3 innings, walking one and striking
out five.
Newly acquired closer Kenley Jansen was very shaky in his Braves
debut in the ninth, barely closing out Atlanta's first win of
2022. In the non-save situation, Jansen allowed three hits,
three runs, and walked a batter before Jonathan India flew out
to center to end the game.
Rays 2, Orioles 1
Pinch hitter Francisco Mejia's tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the
eighth inning lifted Tampa Bay past Baltimore in an Opening Day
win in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Tied 1-all in the home half of the eighth, Wander Franco reached
base with his third hit, a single off Dillon Tate. Pinch hitter
Ji-Man Choi walked, and Randy Arozarena beat out a chopper to
load the bases. After a fielder's choice at home retired Franco,
Mejia came off the bench to drive in Choi with the game-winning
run on a lineout to center off Jorge Lopez (0-1).
In his first Opening Day start, Shane McClanahan fired 4 1/3
scoreless innings but left after 68 pitches. The left-hander
struck out seven, walked two and allowed four hits.
Giants 6, Marlins 5 (10)
Austin Slater stroked a two-out, game-ending double, leading
host San Francisco to a season-opening win over Miami.
Slater's hit off reliever Anthony Bass drove in Darin Ruf, who
was on first base after a walk. Joey Bart, Brandon Belt and
Thairo Estrada homered for the Giants, and right-hander Logan
Webb held the Marlins scoreless into the seventh inning.
Miami's Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a two-run, go-ahead homer in the
top of the ninth inning, giving Miami a 5-4 lead. He hit his
blast off Giants closer Camilo Doval, who allowed three runs in
the ninth. But Estrada homered off Marlins right-hander Anthony
Bender to lead off the bottom of the ninth, sending the game to
extra innings.
Mariners 2, Twins 1
Robbie Ray pitched seven strong innings in his Seattle debut in
a win over host Minnesota in the season opener for both teams.
Mitch Haniger hit a two-run home run for the Mariners after the
scheduled opener in Minneapolis was delayed a day because of
inclement weather in the Twin Cities. Gio Urshela hit a solo
shot in his debut for the Twins.
Ray, a left-hander who won the American League's Cy Young Award
last season with Toronto before signing as a free agent with the
Mariners in the offseason, allowed one run on three hits, with
four walks and five strikeouts. He threw 96 pitches.
Dodgers 5, Rockies 3
Chris Taylor had two hits and Gavin Lux drove in two runs out of
the No. 9 spot in the lineup as Los Angeles beat Colorado at
Denver in the season opener for both teams.
Walker Buehler (1-0) allowed two runs on four hits in five
innings in his first career Opening Day start, and new Los
Angeles closer Craig Kimbrel allowed a run in the ninth before
picking up the save.
Ryan McMahon, Connor Joe and Elias Diaz each had a hit and
scored a run for Colorado.
--Field Level Media
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