Homers back Bundy, Orioles
Dylan Bundy struck out eight over seven impressive innings, and the Orioles used home runs by Adam Jones and Chris Davis to beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-1, last night in Baltimore.
Making his 15th career start, Bundy (1-0) allowed one run and four hits. The 2011 first-round draft pick did not issue a walk and retired 14 of the last 15 batters he faced.
Bundy went 10-6 last year, his first full season in the big leagues. The 24-year-old is being counted on this season to build on that performance, and the right-hander certainly did not disappoint in his 2017 debut.
Brad Brach pitched the eighth and Zach Britton got three outs to earn his first save and seal the two-game sweep. After Toronto loaded the bases with one out in the ninth, Britton got former Oriole Steve Pearce to bounce into a 6-4-3 double play.
Rays 4, Yankees 1 — Corey Dickerson homered and drove in two runs to lead Tampa Bay to a victory over New York in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Alex Cobb (1-0) pitched into the sixth inning, continuing his comeback from Tommy John surgery that sidelined him most of the past two seasons. Building on five starts he made late last year, the right-hander allowed one run and four hits in 52⁄ innings.
Indians 9, Rangers 6 — In Arlington, Texas, Francisco Lindor hit a go-ahead grand slam off closer Sam Dyson in the ninth inning and Cleveland completed a seasonopening sweep of Texas.
Lindor’s first career slam and second homer of the game came after he put the Rangers ahead in the fifth when the shortstop misjudged Joey Gallo’s speed, couldn’t beat the slugger to second base on an attempted two-out force play and allowed two runs to score on a throwing error.
Twins 9, Royals 1 — In Minneapolis, Eduardo Escobar homered and drove in four runs and Miguel Sano added a bases-loaded triple to lead Minnesota to a victory over Kansas City.
Astros 5, Mariners 3 — George Springer’s three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 13th inning gave host Houston the victory against Seattle.
Tigers-White Sox, ppd. — The game between Detroit and host Chicago was postponed because of rain.The game will be made up May 26 as part of a doubleheader.
National League
Nationals 6, Marlins 4 — Bryce Harper had two RBI and a nice ninth-inning catch, Ryan Zimmerman homered and Tanner Roark recovered from a shaky start to go six innings, leading host Washington past Miami.
Roark (1-0) allowed two runs in the first inning, then hit two men and threw a wild pitch in the second, but he wound up retiring 13 of the last 14 batters he faced.
Braves 3, Mets 1 — Bartolo Colon drew all sorts of nods, taps and tributes in his return to Citi Field during a sharp debut for Atlanta, and Matt Kemp’s third double of the game in the 12th inning led the Braves over New York.
Reds 2, Phillies 0 — Brandon Finnegan (1-0) allowed only one hit in seven innings, retiring the last 19 batters he faced, and Joey Votto homered for his first hit of the season, sending host Cincinnati to a victory over Philadelphia.
The start of the game was delayed 50 minutes because of storms.
Brewers 6, Rockies 1 — Eric Thames, Travis Shaw and Jonathan Villar each homered, Wily Peralta pitched five effective innings and host Milwaukee beat Colorado.
Cubs-Cardinals, ppd. — The finale of the threegame, season-opening series between host St. Louis and Chicago was postponed due to a severe weather forecast and rescheduled for this afternoon.