Alonso powers Indians to win
SEATTLE — Yonder Alonso hit his third career grand slam in the first inning, Yan Gomes added a two-run shot, and the Cleveland Indians held on for a 6-5 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.
Alonso and Gomes provided the big blows off Seattle starter James Paxton, who struggled with command and failed to make it out of the fifth inning.
Alonso was the beneficiary of a pair of two-out walks in the first to Edwin Encarnacion and Rajai Davis that loaded the bases. Paxton left a fastball in the middle of the plate, and Alonso clubbed his first slam since June 6, 2015, when he was with San Diego.
It was just his 12th career home run against lefthanded pitching.
TWINS 6, ORIOLES 2: Minnesota righthander Kyle Gibson held Baltimore hitless over six innings before being replaced by Ryan Pressly, who kept the no-hitter intact until the eighth in a victory over the host Orioles. Gibson, Pressly and Gabriel Moya combined on a three-hitter to help the Twins rebound from an 11inning, season-opening loss to Baltimore on Thursday.
NATIONALS 13, REDS 7: Adam Eaton had a solo homer among his career-high five hits, and Brian Goodwin hit his first career grand slam to power Washington to a victory at Cincinnati.
METS 6, CARDINALS 2: Yoenis Cespedes and Travis d'Arnaud homered, Todd Frazier drove in three runs, and New York beat visiting St. Louis.
BLUE JAYS 5, YANKEES 3: Yangervis Solarte hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, and Kevin Pillar added an insurance run by stealing second, third and home to send host Toronto past New York for its first win of the season.
ANGELS 8, ATHLETICS 3: Mike Trout had three hits and two RBIs, Zack Cozart also drove in two runs, and Los Angeles won at Oakland.
RED SOX 3, RAYS 2: Xander Bogaerts homered, Rick Porcello carried a shutout into the sixth inning, and Boston defeated host Tampa Bay.
ROCKIES 2, DIAMONDBACKS 1: Charlie Blackmon homered twice, and Colorado salvaged the final game of their season-opening series in Arizona.
BRAVES 15, PHILLIES 2: Ender Inciarte drove in four runs with three hits, Ryan Flaherty had four hits and scored four times, and Atlanta roughed up Vince Velasquez and visiting Philadelphia.
WHITE SOX 4, ROYALS 3: Welington Castillo delivered a go-ahead two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning, and Chicago rallied to win at Kansas City.
CUBS 10, MARLINS 6: Ben Zobrist had a tiebreaking RBI single, and Kris Bryant followed with a basesclearing double in a four-run 10th inning for Chicago, which won at Miami after Yu Darvish struggled in his first start for the Cubs.
BREWERS 7, PADRES 3: Christian Yelich went 5-for-5 with two RBIs, Travis Shaw drove in three runs, and Milwaukee won at San Diego.