Tigers rookie Baddoo continues hot start
Nationals beat Braves in delayed debut
DETROIT — Akil Baddoo added another big hit in this charmed start to his big league career, lining an RBI single in the 10th inning for Detroit.
Baddoo made his debut Sunday and homered on the first pitch thrown to him. Then he hit a grand slam in a 15-6 loss to the Twins on Monday. The rookie entered Tuesday’s game as a pinch runner, stayed in to the play the outfield and ended it with a hit to right off Hansel Robles (0-1).
Nelson Cruz and Byron Buxton homered for the Twins, who rallied from a 3-1 deficit.
Gregory Soto (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings for Detroit.
NATIONALS 6, BRAVES 5: In Washington, Juan Soto drove in the winning run with a single on a 3-0 pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting coronavirus-depleted Washington to a comeback victory over Atlanta after waiting five days to start their season.
Lefty reliever Will Smith (0-1) entered for the ninth and promptly gave up a single to new leadoff hitter Victor Robles, and then hit Trea Turner with a pitch. That brought up Soto, the 2020 NL batting champion, and he delivered a line drive to center field.
REDS 14, PIRATES 1: In Cincinnati, Tyler Naquin homered twice and drove in a career-high seven.
Rookie Jonathan India had three hits and four RBIs in Cincinnati’s latest offensive outburst.
ASTROS 4, ANGELS 2: In Anaheim, Calif., Carlos Correa hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the ninth inning, lifting Houston.
Kyle Tucker and Aledmys Díaz hit back-to-back homers in the second inning for the Astros, who went 5-1 on their six-game road trip to start the season amid the incessant booing and jeering they’ll hear indefinitely as fans react to their sign-stealing scandal in the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
YANKEES 7, ORIOLES 2: In New York, Gerrit Cole struck out 13 and walked none over seven scoreless innings in his most dominant start since joining the Yankees.
Cole (1-0) allowed four hits, three of them singles, in the type of the performance that showed why the Yankees made him baseball’s highest-paid pitcher in December 2019 with a $324 million, nine-year contract.
RED SOX 6, RAYS 5 (12 inns): In Boston, Randy Arozarena misplayed J.D. Martinez’s fly ball into a two-run double with two outs in the 12th inning, lifting Boston to the victory.
The Rays were in line for the win before Christian Vázquez belted Diego Castillo’s 0-2 pitch over the Green Monster for a tying homer leading off the ninth.
METS 8, PHILLIES 4: In Philadelphia, Marcus Stroman tossed six sharp innings in his first start since 2019, sending New York to the win. Dominic Smith and Pete Alonso each hit a two-run homer for the Mets.
CARDINALS 4, MARLINS 2: In Miami, Yadier Molina hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly off former batterymate Sandy Alcantara, capping St. Louis’ three-run rally in the sixth inning.
Dylan Carlson hit his second homer of the season for an insurance run in the ninth.
BREWERS 4, CUBS 0: In Chicago, Freddy Peralta pitched five sharp innings, Travis Shaw hit a three-run homer and Milwaukee stopped a three-game slide.
Peralta (1-0) struck out eight and walked four.
RANGERS 7, BLUE JAYS 4: In Arlington, Texas, Nate Lowe homered twice for Texas and padded his franchise record for RBIs to start the season with four more.
Lowe was the first Texas player to go deep in front of the home fans at Globe Life Field, lining a two-run shot into the Toronto bullpen in left-center field for a 2-1 lead in the first inning.
DODGERS 5, ATHLETICS 1: In Oakland, Calif., Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw (1-1) struck out eight in seven smooth innings to send the Athletics to their worst start in more than a century.
Mookie Betts homered for the first time this season, a towering solo shot to left-center in the ninth. Max Muncy and Edwin Rios also went deep for the World Series champion Dodgers (5-1).
At 0-6, the A’s have matched the poorest start in franchise history. The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics also began the season with six consecutive losses.
Oakland and Atlanta (0-4) are the only winless teams in the majors.