Cedric Mullins and Adley Rutschman each hit two home runs as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 on Thursday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.
Mullins went 3-for-5, with a three-run home run and five RBIs, while Baltimore had 14 hits compared to Toronto’s four.
Tyler O’Neill hit a three-run home run, going 3-for-3 with two walks. Jordan Westburg added a solo home run for the Orioles. O’Neill set a record by homering on Opening Day for six straight seasons, adding to his major league record.
The six home runs hit by the Orioles set a new Opening Day record for the team.
Orioles pitcher Zach Eflin (1-0) gave up two runs and two hits in six innings, allowing a two-run home run by Andres Gimenez. Toronto’s starting pitcher, Jose Berrios (0-1), pitched five innings, giving up six runs, nine hits, and two walks.
Astros 3, Mets 1
Framber Valdez pitched seven shutout innings to help Houston beat the New York Mets.
Valdez allowed four hits, two walks, and had four strikeouts. The Astros took a 3-0 lead in the third inning with an RBI single by Yainer Diaz and a run scored on an error by Christian Walker.
The Mets scored their only run in the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly by Francisco Lindor. Juan Soto, the new free-agent signing, went 1-for-3 with two walks in his debut for the Mets. Clay Holmes, a converted reliever making his first start since 2018, allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits and four walks, with four strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings.
Padres 7, Braves 4
Jackson Merrill drove in four runs, and Gavin Sheets hit a homer in the seventh inning to help San Diego come from behind to beat Atlanta.
San Diego’s bullpen pitched 6 1/3 innings after Michael King struggled in his 2 2/3 innings, giving up three runs on four hits and four walks. Wandy Peralta (1-0) got the last out of the top of the seventh for the win, and Robert Suarez closed it out in the ninth for the save.
Ozzie Albies drove in three runs, including two with a home run, for Atlanta. Austin Riley also hit a home run. Braves starter Chris Sale left with a 4-3 lead after allowing six hits, a walk, and three runs in five innings, with seven strikeouts.
White Sox 8, Angels 1
Rookie right-hander Sean Burke pitched six scoreless innings in his first Opening Day start, and Austin Slater, Andrew Benintendi, and Lenyn Sosa all homered to lead Chicago to a big win over Los Angeles.
Burke (1-0) became the seventh pitcher since 1929 to start on Opening Day with fewer than 20 career innings pitched. He retired the last 14 Angels he faced, allowing three hits and three walks, and hitting one batter. Miguel Vargas hit a two-run double, Benintendi drove in three with his eighth-inning home run, and Sosa hit a two-run shot in the eighth.
Los Angeles pitcher Yusei Kikuchi (0-1) allowed three runs and five hits with five strikeouts over six innings. The Angels avoided being shut out in the ninth inning with a solo home run by Logan O’Hoppe against Cam Booser.
Chicago White Sox’s Andrew Vaughn and Justin Jirschele celebrate after a home runGiants 6, Reds 4
Patrick Bailey singled in the tying run with two outs in the ninth inning, and Wilmer Flores hit a three-run home run to break the tie as San Francisco came back to win in Cincinnati.
Heliot Ramos hit a two-run homer for the Giants. Starting pitcher Logan Webb gave up three runs on six hits over five innings, with five strikeouts and three walks.
For the Reds, Jeimer Candelario had two singles and drove in three runs. Starting pitcher Hunter Greene struck out eight in five innings, giving up three hits and two runs, while walking one on 84 pitches.
Yankees 4, Brewers 2
Carlos Rodon pitched well into the sixth inning and got help from two early home runs as the New York Yankees won against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Austin Wells hit a leadoff homer just three pitches into the bottom of the first inning, and Anthony Volpe followed with a home run in the second. This helped the Yankees improve to 7-1 in season openers under manager Aaron Boone. Aaron Judge added an RBI double in the seventh, and Cody Bellinger, in his debut for the Yankees, had a sacrifice fly.
Vinny Capra, playing in his 21st career game, hit his first-ever home run in the third inning. The Brewers struck out 13 times, with Jackson Chourio, the leadoff batter, striking out five times.
Red Sox 5, Rangers 2
Wilyer Abreu went 3-for-3, hitting two home runs, driving in four RBIs, and scoring three runs to lead Boston to a win over Texas. Abreu, who was the top slugger among American League rookies last season, homered in the fifth and ninth innings, helping the Red Sox win their second straight season-opening game.
Abreu’s second home run broke a 2-2 tie in the ninth inning after Trevor Story walked and stole second. Kristian Campbell then got his first MLB hit with a single, and David Hamilton pinch-ran before Abreu hit the deciding homer.
Josh Jung and Kevin Pillar both had multiple hits for Texas, while the Red Sox took the game late after earning two runs on three hits and striking out nine times against Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi, who pitched six innings.
Phillies 7, Nationals 3 (10 innings)
Alec Bohm hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the 10th inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies went on to beat Washington.
In the 10th, with two outs and the score tied at 3-3, Bryson Stott stole third, and Bryce Harper walked against Colin Poche (0-1). Bohm then hit a double into left-center to score both runners, and JT Realmuto added a two-run triple to make it 7-3.
Harper and Kyle Schwarber both hit solo home runs for the Phillies in the seventh inning. Keibert Ruiz had two hits, including a homer, for the Nationals. Zack Wheeler allowed one run on two hits over six innings, with eight strikeouts and two walks. MacKenzie Gore pitched six innings, allowing just one hit and striking out 13, setting a new Nationals Opening Day record.
Philadelphia Phillies players celebrate after winning the gameGuardians 7, Royals 4 (10 innings)
Kyle Manzardo went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs to help Cleveland beat Kansas City after a blown save by All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase.
In the 10th inning, Steven Kwan led off with an RBI double, and Manzardo added a two-run double, putting the Guardians ahead. Manzardo had earlier tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jhonkensy Noel to help the team come back from a 3-0 deficit.
Vinnie Pasquantino hit a three-run homer in the third inning and helped the Royals make a comeback in the ninth, with a leadoff double off Clase (1-0). Salvador Perez followed with a single to send pinch runner Freddy Fermin to third, and Fermin later scored on Michael Massey’s sacrifice fly.
Marlins 5, Pirates 4
Nick Fortes tripled to lead off the bottom of the ninth, and Kyle Stowers hit a walk-off single to give Miami a win over Pittsburgh.
This was Miami’s first walk-off win on Opening Day. After Fortes’ triple, Stowers hit the winning single off Pittsburgh closer David Bednar (0-1). Marlins reliever Jesus Tinoco (1-0) got the win after pitching a scoreless top of the ninth. Sandy Alcantara allowed two hits, two runs, and four walks over 4 2/3 innings, striking out seven.
Pittsburgh’s biggest offensive moments came from Bryan Reynolds’ two-run single in the fifth inning and Nick Gonzales’ two-run home run in the sixth. Paul Skenes, last season’s National League Rookie of the Year, allowed three hits, two walks, and two runs, striking out seven in 5 1/3 innings.
Dodgers 5, Tigers 4
Shohei Ohtani, Teoscar Hernandez, and Tommy Edman each hit a home run to help Los Angeles win against Detroit.
Blake Snell, in his Dodgers debut, pitched five strong innings, allowing two runs on five hits, with two strikeouts. The two-time Cy Young Award winner worked around four walks. Blake Treinen pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his first save.
In his first start since winning the American League Cy Young Award last season, Detroit’s Tarik Skubal (0-1) gave up four runs on six hits over five innings, with one walk and two strikeouts. Spencer Torkelson hit a home run and walked four times for Detroit, while Manuel Margot had a sacrifice fly in his Detroit debut.
Cardinals 5, Twins 3
Lars Nootbaar hit a two-run homer and scored twice to help St. Louis beat Minnesota in their season opener.
Nolan Arenado hit a solo home run, and Brendan Donovan went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Starter Sonny Gray (1-0) allowed two runs on four hits in five innings to earn the win. Ryan Helsley, the sixth pitcher for the Cardinals, earned the save.
Minnesota’s Pablo Lopez (0-1) allowed four runs, two earned, on eight hits in five innings. Harrison Bader hit a two-run homer, and Willi Castro had an RBI double for the Twins.
