Hendricks, Cubs blank Brewers

CHICAGO — Kyle Hendricks convinced new manager David Ross to let him finish a three-hitter, Anthony Rizzo homered and dished out hand sanitizer, and the Chicago Cubs started the season by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 on Friday night.

Ian Happ also had a two-run drive and Ross got his first victory as a big league manager.

RANGERS 1, ROCKIES 0: Lance Lynn struck out nine in six sharp innings and Texas inaugurated its new stadium with a win over Colorado.

INDIANS 2, ROYALS 0: Shane Bieber struck out 14 over six scoreless innings as the Indians, making a statement for minorities by wearing their road jerseys with “Cleveland” on the front, beat Kansas City at home.

Bieber’s 14 strikeouts set a club record for opening day and are the most in the majors in an opener since Hall of Famer Randy Johnson.

BLUE JAYS 6, RAYS 4: Cavan Biggio hit a three-run homer and visting Toronto began its still-in-progress odyssey by topping Tampa Bay.

REDS 7, TIGERS 1: Free agent pickup Mike Moustakas drove in four runs, teaming with fellow newcomers Shogo Akiyama and Nick Castellanos, in Cincinnati’s win over Detroit at home.

Free agents Moustakas and Castellanos each got $64 million as cornerstones of the Reds’ rebuild. They combined to produce Cincinnati’s first three runs, and Moustakas added a two-run homer to get the Reds off and running.

METS 1, BRAVES 0: Yoenis Cespedes took advantage of the new designated hitter rule in the National League, launching a home run that sent Jacob deGrom and New York past visiting Atlanta.

MARLINS 5, PHILLIES 2: Jesus Aguilar hit a tworun homer off Aaron Nola, Sandy Alcantara pitched into the seventh and Miami spoiled manager Joe Girardi’s first game in Philadelphia.

Alcantara (1-0) allowed two runs — one earned — and three hits, striking out seven in 6 2/3 innings.

TWINS 10, WHITE SOX 5: Max Kepler homered against White Sox ace Lucas Giolito in his first two at-bats and Minnesota beat Chicago 10-5 on the road.

CARDINALS 5, PIRATES 4: Jack Flaherty pitched seven solid innings, Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer and St. Louis opened the season by beating visiting Pittsburgh.

PADRES 7, DIAMONDBACKS 2: Eric Hosmer hit three-run doubles in consecutive innings to ruin Madison Bumgarner’s Arizona debut and give San Diego a home victory in Jayce Tingler’s first game as manager.

RED SOX 13, ORIOLES 2: J.D. Martinez and Kevin Pillar each drove in three runs, and Boston rolled past Baltimore at home.