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One of the most heralded pitching prospects in baseball, Greene
topped 100 mph on 20 of his 92 pitches over five innings.
The 22-year-old Greene (1-0) held the defending World Series
champions hitless in his first three innings before finishing
the day with seven strikeouts and two walks, allowing four hits
and three runs.
Atlanta's Ian Anderson (0-1) labored in his first outing of the
season, allowing five runs on three hits while matching a career
high with five walks. Matt Olson homered and had another
three-hit day, giving him eight hits in his first four games
with the Braves.
Brewers 5, Cubs 4
Mike Brosseau hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead solo home run in the
seventh inning and Willy Adames and Rowdy Tellez also homered as
visiting Milwaukee edged Chicago to avoid a three-game sweep in
the season-opening series.
Christian Yelich added two hits -- including an RBI double --
for the Brewers. Five Milwaukee relievers limited Chicago to one
hit over the final five innings. Brad Boxberger (1-0) scattered
a hit and a strikeout in the seventh to earn the win. Josh Hader
struck out two in a perfect ninth to notch the save.
Seiya Suzuki, a Japanese outfielder who signed a five-year, $85
million contract in the offseason, launched his first major
league home run for Chicago. Right-hander Marcus Stroman took a
no-decision in his team debut, giving up one run and two hits in
five innings, with three walks and three strikeouts.
Rockies 9, Dodgers 4
C.J. Cron and Elias Diaz homered and combined for five RBIs as
Colorado beat Los Angeles in Denver to give manager Bud Black
his 1,000th career win.
Jhoulys Chacin tossed 1 2/3 innings of relief and Ty Blach got
the save with four innings of shutout ball. Rockies starter
Antonio Senzatela was lifted in the Dodgers' four-run fourth
inning. Senzatela allowed four runs on nine hits in 3 1/3
innings.
Chris Taylor, Cody Bellinger and Justin Turner had two hits
apiece for the Dodgers. Julio Urias (0-1) was pulled after
allowing six runs -- three earned -- on six hits in two-plus
innings.
Twins 10, Mariners 4
Gary Sanchez hit a first-inning grand slam, Byron Buxton homered
twice and Minnesota belted six home runs to beat Seattle in
Minneapolis.
Carlos Correa, Max Kepler and Jorge Polanco also homered for
Minnesota, which won for the first time in three games this
season. Sanchez also had an RBI double to finish with five RBIs,
and Buxton and Polanco each finished with two hits. Bailey Ober
(1-0) picked up the win, allowing four runs on four hits over
five innings. He walked two and struck out four.
Mitch Haniger homered, doubled and drove in three runs and Adam
Frazier went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored for Seattle.
Marco Gonzales (0-1) suffered the loss; he allowed six runs (two
earned), including three home runs, on six hits over two
innings.
Rangers 12, Blue Jays 6
Brad Miller had a solo homer and four RBIs, Jonah Heim had a
two-run blast and three RBIs and visiting Texas defeated
Toronto.
Nick Solak also had a solo home run for the Rangers, who
overcame a 6-1 deficit to salvage the finale of the three-game,
season-opening series. Starter Spencer Howard allowed six runs
and six hits (four home runs) in three innings. He struck out
five.
Matt Chapman had a three-run home run for the Blue Jays. George
Springer, Danny Jansen and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added solo
shots. Starter Hyun Jin Ryu allowed six runs, five hits (one
homer) and two walks while striking out four in 3 1/3 innings.
White Sox 10, Tigers 1
Andrew Vaughn hit a three-run home run and five pitchers limited
Detroit to two hits as Chicago rolled to a road victory.
Chicago's Tim Anderson had three hits and scored two runs.
Anderson made his season debut after serving a two-game league
suspension for bumping an umpire last season.
Jose Abreu and Eloy Jimenez drove in two runs apiece as the
White Sox won two of three in the weekend series against
Detroit, which scored its lone run on Victor Reyes' RBI triple
in the second.
Athletics 4, Phillies 1
Daulton Jefferies allowed two hits over five strong innings,
Tony Kemp had three hits and two RBIs and visiting Oakland
avoided being swept in their season-opening series, beating
Philadelphia.
Making just his third career start and seventh major league
appearance over three seasons, Jefferies (1-0) yielded singles
to Johan Camargo and Garrett Stubbs. In addition to giving up a
pair of walks, the right-hander struck out two batters while
throwing 48 pitches against a potent Phillies' offense that
totaled 13 runs in winning the first two games of this set. The
Phillies' only other hit came courtesy of Jean Segura's homer
off Lou Trivino to lead off the ninth inning.
Kemp, who had one hit in the first two contests, recorded three
singles, the last of which scored two in the ninth inning.
Cristian Pache had two hits and Billy McKinney homered off
Bailey Falter (0-1) for the A's, who also got a combined three
no-hit innings from relievers Sam Moll, Domingo Acevedo and
Kirby Snead.
Nationals 4, Mets 2
Nelson Cruz's two-run single capped a three-run eighth inning
Sunday afternoon as host Washington earned its first win of the
season by beating New York in the finale of a four-game series.
Cruz's first-inning homer -- the 450th of his career -- provided
the Nationals their only offense until Washington took advantage
of a pair of miscues, including a throwing error, by Mets first
baseman Pete Alonso in the eighth.
The Mets scored both their runs in the fourth, when Francisco
Lindor homered and Mark Canha delivered a tie-breaking single.
Canha finished with three hits.
Rays 8, Orioles 0
Brandon Lowe slugged a two-run homer, Corey Kluber was strong in
his Tampa Bay debut and the Rays beat Baltimore for the 15th
straight time.
Lowe's shot, his first of two hits and first homer of the
season, capped a four-run second inning for the Rays, who never
trailed in their three-game series sweep and are 21-1 in their
past 22 meetings with Baltimore. In his first Tampa Bay start,
Kluber tossed 4 2/3 shutout innings with three hits. The
two-time Cy Young Award winner struck out five and walked four.
Ryan Mountcastle doubled and had two of Baltimore's six hits.
Guardians 17, Royals 3
Oscar Mercado's first career grand slam keyed a six-run first
inning as Cleveland took out two games worth of frustration with
a 17-3 victory in Kansas City.
Mercado had a career-high five RBIs. The Guardians, who scored
just one run on 12 hits over 19 innings in losing the first two
games of the series, had 13 runs and 16 hits in the first five
innings. They finished with 22 hits. Steven Kwan was 5-for-5 and
scored four runs. He is 8-for-10, plus three walks, so far in
his debut season.
Kris Bubic (0-1) lasted just two-thirds of an inning, allowing
five runs on three hits and two walks. The Royals finally got on
the board in the third when Bobby Witt Jr.'s double drove in two
runs.
Pirates 9, Cardinals 4
Michael Chavis went 3-for-4 with a grand slam as visiting
Pittsburgh rallied past St. Louis.
Diego Castillo went 3-for-5 and scored twice for the Pirates,
who erased a 3-0 first-inning deficit to earn their first
victory this season. Pirates starter Bryse Wilson allowed three
runs on five hits and a walk in four innings. Miguel Yajure
(1-0) followed with two scoreless innings to earn his first
big-league victory.
Cardinals starter Steven Matz (0-1) allowed seven runs while
retiring just nine batters. He allowed nine hits and walked one.
Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals. He is
6-for-12 (including three doubles, two homers), with four runs
and seven RBIs in the first three games of the season.
Giants 3, Marlins 2
Jarlin Garcia earned the win against his former team with two
scoreless innings as host San Francisco defeated Miami.
Garcia (1-0) needed just one pitch to get out of a
fourth-inning, bases-loaded jam he inherited from another former
Marlins pitcher, Anthony DeSclafani. Including Garcia, four
Giants relievers combined to toss 5 1/3 scoreless innings,
including Dominic Leone, who got the final three outs for the
save.
Giants left fielder Heliot Ramos made his major league debut,
and he singled on his first swing, a 0-1 changeup. He finished
2-for-3 with one run scored. Miami left fielder Jorge Soler had
a big game, going 3-for-4 with a walk. He also stole a potential
Darin Ruf homer with a leaping catch.
Astros 4, Angels 1
Alex Bregman's clutch hit and Kyle Tucker's perfect throw were
the difference in Houston's victory over Los Angeles in Anaheim,
Calif.
The Astros took three of four from the Angels in the
season-opening series. Bregman went 6-for-14 with two homers,
six RBIs and four runs scored in the series, and it was his
two-out, two-run single in the fifth inning Sunday that put
Houston up for good.
Astros starter Jose Urquidy (1-0) earned the win after giving up
one run on four hits in five innings. He struck out two and did
not walk a batter. Angels starter Jose Suarez (0-1) was tagged
with the loss, giving up two runs on two hits and four walks in
4 1/3 innings.
Padres 10, Diamondbacks 5
Jurickson Profar hit a grand slam and Jorge Alfaro immediately
followed with a solo home run off Arizona starter Caleb Smith in
the second inning, and visiting San Diego went on to victory.
The Padres won the final three games of the four-game series
after Arizona won the season opener on a walk-off homer by Seth
Beer. Two errors, three walks and a hit batter directly led to
seven of the Padres' runs. The Diamondbacks also continued to
struggle at the plate, trailing 10-1 until they scored four runs
in the ninth.
Sunday's game started with a bit of controversy. Left-hander
Blake Snell was scheduled to start for the Padres and Arizona
packed its lineup with six right-handed or switch hitters. But
Snell never went to the mound in the first. He was scratched
with left abductor tightness.
Red Sox 4, Yankees 3
Bobby Dalbec hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning and
Boston, which blew leads in the first two games of the series,
avoided an 0-3 start by beating New York at Yankee Stadium.
Dalbec snapped a 3-all tie when he drove the first pitch of the
sixth off Clarke Schmidt (0-1) into the right-center field
seats. The Red Sox had only five hits to 11 for the Yankees, who
left 11 runners on base.
Kutter Crawford (1-1) stranded three runners in two scoreless
innings to pick up the win, and Jake Diekman fanned Aaron Judge,
Giancarlo Stanton and Joey Gallo in a scoreless ninth for his
first save. Stanton had three hits and an RBI, and Anthony Rizzo
drove in two runs for the Yankees.
--Field Level Media
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