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Reds come through in 11th, beat Red Sox for first win of season
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (445+ words) Dane Myers singled home automatic runner TJ Friedl from second base with the winning run to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a wild 6-5 win over the Boston Red Sox in 11 innings on Saturday in Cincinnati. Sal Stewart homered and drove…...
Rangers blow lead, rebound to beat Phillies in 10
35+ min ago (384+ words) Andrew McCutchen and the Texas Rangers rebounded after a late collapse to post a 5-4, 10-inning victory over the host Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. Corey Seager and Jake Burger hit early home runs for Texas, which lost Thursday's season opener 5-3 but…...
Royce Lewis’ HR helps Twins dispatch Orioles
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (335+ words) Royce Lewis hit a two-run home run and the Minnesota Twins won for the first time under first-year manager Derek Shelton by beating the host Baltimore Orioles 4-1 on Saturday. Six Minnesota pitchers combined on a five-hitter while striking out 16 batters…...
Marlins edge Rockies as Sandy Alcantara shines in opener
1+ day, 20+ min ago (394+ words) Sandy Alcantara pitched seven strong innings, and Javier Sanoja went 3-for-3 with one RBI as the host Miami Marlins defeated the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Friday in the season opener for both teams. Closer Pete Fairbanks, Miami's biggest free-agent signee of…...
Braves ride Chris Sale, long ball to blank Royals
1+ day, 7+ min ago (269+ words) Chris Sale threw six scoreless innings and the Atlanta Braves hit three home runs to defeat visiting Kansas City 6-0 on Friday and give Walt Weiss a win in his managerial debut. Sale (1-0) allowed three hits, three walks and struck out…...
Blue Jays walk off Athletics to take opener
23+ hour, 46+ min ago (382+ words) Andres Gimenez knocked a walkoff single to center in the ninth inning Friday night, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Athletics 3-2. Gimenez also had a two-run triple in the fifth. Shea Langeliers tied the game for the Athletics…...
Newcomer Joey Wiemer helps Nationals roll past Cubs
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (408+ words) Joey Wiemer, Jacob Young and Brady House homered and the bullpen provided 5 1/3 innings of one-run relief to boost the visiting Washington Nationals to a 10-4 Opening Day victory against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. Wiemer went 3-for-3 to spark a 11-hit…...
Brewers begin NL Central title defense with demolition of White Sox
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (334+ words) Sal Frelick and Jake Bauers homered and hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski shook off a leadoff home run to strike out 11 over five innings as the Milwaukee Brewers routed the visiting Chicago White Sox 14-2 on Thursday in the season opener for both…...
Garrett Crochet, Red Sox begin season with shutout of Reds
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (382+ words) Garrett Crochet pitched six scoreless innings and Ceddanne Rafaela broke a scoreless tie in the seventh with an RBI single to lead the visiting Boston Red Sox past the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Thursday in the season opener for both clubs....
Kevin McGonigle’s four-hit MLB debut powers Tigers past Padres
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (365+ words) Kevin McGonigle doubled in the first two at-bats of his MLB career, Dillon Dingler homered and drove in three runs and the visiting Detroit Tigers started the season with an 8-2 rout of the San Diego Padres on Thursday. McGonigle, a…...