Red Sox roll over Rays for seventh straight victory
BOSTON » Xander Bogaerts hit the first grand slam for Boston since the end of the 2016 season and drove in a career-best six runs to carry the Red Sox to a 10-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday for their seventh straight victory.
J.D. Martinez and Rafael Devers homered for Boston, and Rick Porcello (2-0) pitched into the eighth inning.
This is just the second time in franchise history that the Red Sox have lost their season opener and won the next seven. The other came in 1904 when Boston captured the AL pennant. METS 3, NATIONALS 2 » Asdrubal Cabrera hit an RBI double and scored the goahead run in the seventh inning, helping the Mets beat the Nationals for their fourth straight win despite Bryce Harper’s fifth homer.
Dave Martinez was ejected for the first time as a manager as the NL East champions lost their fourth consecutive game to fall to 4-4. Washington’s rookie skipper put on quite an old-school show, too, throwing his cap and kicking at the dirt near home plate when he was tossed by umpire Marty Foster in the third. CARDINALS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 3 » In the coldest home start in Cardinals history, Jose Martinez homered and drove in four runs as St. Louis stopped Arizona’s fourgame winning streak.
It was 37 degrees at game time with a wind chill of 29. The previous recorded low in St. Louis was 38 degrees for the first pitch on April 16, 1961, against Cincinnati. CUBS 5, BREWERS 2» Ian Happ hit a tiebreaking tworun single during Chicago’s four-run ninth. YANKEES 8, ORIOLES 3» Sonny Gray pitched six effective innings and rookie Miguel Andujar hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly, leading the Yankees to the win. ROYALS 1, INDIANS 0 » Lucas Duda homered off Trevor Bauer for the game’s only run, and Ian Kennedy pitched six shutout innings for the Royals. MARINERS 11, TWINS 4 » Playing in a Twins-record low of 27 degrees, the Mariners got homers from Kyle Seager and Guillermo Heredia in a runaway victory. TIGERS 6, WHITE SOX 1 » Miguel Cabrera drove in three runs and Michael Fulmer pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning, leading Detroit to a chilly road win.