MLB Roundup: Stanton’s 485-foot homer leads Yankees over Giants
NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit a 485-foot dwelling run, Aaron Judge additionally went deep and Jhony Brito received his sensible main league debut because the New York Yankees beat San Francisco 6-0 on Sunday for his or her second shutout of the Giants within the opening three-game sequence.
New York improved to 29-2, together with the playoffs, when Judge and Stanton homer in the identical recreation. Kyle Higashioka additionally homered off Ross Stripling (0-1), who served up all three lengthy balls in his first begin for San Francisco.
Brito (1-0) yielded solely two hits — one a bunt single — over 5 innings. He struck out six and walked one.
RED SOX 9, ORIOLES 5
BOSTON (AP) — Adam Duvall had three extra hits, together with two doubles and a two-run single to interrupt a fifth-inning tie.
One day after Duvall went 4 for five with a walk-off homer, the free agent outfielder collected his sixth extra-base hit of the season. He’s the primary participant in franchise historical past with six in his first three video games with the crew.
The Red Sox are the third crew in baseball historical past — becoming a member of the 1976 Reds and ’78 Brewers — to attain not less than 9 runs in every of their first three video games. The ’78 Brewers are the one crew to do of their first 4.
Tanner Houck (1-0) lasted 5 innings, giving up three runs, 5 hits and a stroll whereas putting out 5. Cole Irvin (0-1) allowed six runs and eight hits in four-plus innings.
METS 5, MARLINS 1
MIAMI (AP) — Kodai Senga struck out eight in his main league debut, carrying a glove with a picture of a ghost and a pitchfork in reference to his “ghost forkball.”
The 30-year-old left-hander allowed one run, three hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings. His eight strikeouts tied for the fourth-most by a Japanese pitcher in an MLB debut.
Tommy Pham had three hits and three RBIs, ending a triple shy of the cycle because the Mets received for the third time within the four-game opening sequence. Trevor Rogers (0-1) gave up 4 runs, 4 hits, two walks and two hit batters in 4 1/3 innings.
NATIONALS 4, BRAVES 1
WASHINGTON (AP) — MacKenzie Gore allowed one run and three hits throughout 5 1/3 innings in his regular-season debut for the Nationals.
Gore (1-0), a 24-year-old left-hander who was the No. 3 total decide within the 2017 beginner draft, didn’t enable a success till there have been two outs within the fourth.
Atlanta’s Jared Shuster (0-1), a first-round decide in 2020, lasted 4 2/3 innings in his main league debut and allowed 5 runs, 4 hits and 5 walks. Dominic Smith hit a go-ahead single in a four-run first.
RAYS 5, TIGERS 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay’s Jeffrey Springs (1-0) was pulled after six hitless innings, Riley Greene received Detroit’s first hit with an infield single off Colin Poche within the seventh and the Rays accomplished a gap three-game sweep.
Springs struck out a career-high 12 and matched his excessive of six innings. Outscored 21-3 within the sequence, Detroit had only one runner towards Springs: Nick Maton drew a two-out stroll within the second.
Randy Arozarena had a fourth-inning solo homer off Joey Wentz (0-1), and Jose Siri drove in two with a single towards Jason Foley throughout a three-run sixth.
REDS 3, PIRATES 1
CINCINNATI (AP) — Graham Ashcraft (0-1) allowed one run and 4 hits in seven innings, giving up Brian Reynolds’ homer.
Jason Vosler and TJ Friedl hit solo dwelling runs for the Reds. Alexis Díaz pitched the ninth for his first save.
Vince Velasquez (0-1), making his Pirates debut after signing in December as a free agent, lasted 4 2/3 innings, giving up three runs and 5 hits.
TWINS 7, ROYALS 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Joey Gallo homered twice to again Joe Ryan (1-0), who gave up one run and three hits in six innings as Minnesota swept its opening sequence for the primary time since 2017, additionally towards Kansas City.
Gallo hit a solo homer within the sixth off Amir Garrett and a three-run drive within the seventh towards Dylan Coleman for a 6-1 lead and his sixteenth multihomer recreation, his first since final June 9 for the Yankees at Minnesota.
Brad Keller (0-1) allowed two runs and 5 hits in 4 2/3 innings. Edward Olivares homered within the second ending a 19-inning scoreless streak for the Royals, their longest beginning a season.
CARDINALS 9, BLUE JAYS 4
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Gorman hit a pair of two-run homers in his second profession multihomer recreation, together with a drive in a three-homer first that included lengthy balls from Brendan Donovan and Alec Burleson off Chris Bassitt (0-1). Donovan additionally had two doubles because the Cardinals banged out 16 hits.
Bassitt, making his Blue Jays debut after signing a three-year, $63 million deal, gave up three homers in his first 14 pitches and ended up permitting 9 runs and 10 hits over 3 1/3 innings for a 24.30 ERA.
Jordan Montgomery (1-0) gave up three runs and 6 hits over 5 innings.
