Reds scrap with Cards at plate, in field in win

CINCINNATI — Nick Castellanos stood over, flexed and jawed at St. Louis pitcher Jake Woodford after scoring, setting off a series of scuffles that included relievers shoving in the outfield as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Cardinals 9-6 Saturday.

St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright (0-1) was knocked around for six runs and chased in the third. The next inning, the teams started tagging each other.

Castellanos, who homered on opening day and hopped out of the box before tossing his bat, was plunked by Woodford with two outs and none on in the fourth. Castellanos retrieved the ball and offered to toss it back to Woodford before flipping it out of play.

A wild pitch soon sent Castellanos scampering home from third, and he scored with a headfirst slide for a 7-2 lead as he bumped into Woodford, who took the throw from catcher Yadier Molina at the plate.

As Castellanos began walking away, Molina rushed up and tapped him from behind, and the benches and bullpens emptied.

There was more pushing and shoving before order seemed to be restored. But, as relief pitchers were heading back to their bullpens, they tangled in the outfield.

Castellanos was the lone player ejected. Aristides Aquino replaced him and led off the sixth with a home run.

■ Angels 5, White Sox 3: At Anaheim, Calif., Justin Upton’s homer capped Los Angeles’ threerun rally in the eighth. Chicago rookie Yermin Mercedes homered, doubled and singled to become the first major leaguer since at least 1900 to begin a season with eight straight hits.

■ Dodgers 6, Rockies 5: At Denver, Zach McKinstry hustled for a go-ahead inside-the-park homer in the eighth when left fielder Raimel Tapia reached over the fence to bring the ball back, only to have it bounce out of his glove and roll away.

■ Twins 2, Brewers 0: At Milwaukee, Jose Berrios (1-0) and three relievers combined on a onehit shutout with 17 strikeouts, and Byron Buxton broke up a no-hit bid by Corbin Burnes (0-1) with a home run in the seventh.

■ Cubs 5, Pirates 1: At Chicago, Bonanza product Kris Bryant homered off Spring Valley product Tyler Anderson (0-1) to back Jake Arrieta (1-0), who allowed one run in six innings.

■ Yankees 5, Blue Jays 3: At New York, Gary Sanchez joined Elston Howard in 1963 as the lone New York catchers to homer in each of the first two games of a season.

■ Padres 7, Diamondbacks 0: At San Diego, Wil Myers drove in three runs with two doubles to back Joe Musgrove (1-0), who allowed three hits in six shutout innings.

■ Astros 9, Athletics 1: At Oakland, Calif., Yordan Alvarez hit a three-run homer to back Lance McCullers Jr. (1-0), who allowed one run on two hits in five innings.

■ Marlins 12, Rays 7: At Miami, Starling Marte had an RBI triple among his four hits for Miami in its first win over Tampa Bay in three years.

■ Royals 11, Rangers 4: At Kansas City, Mo., Michael A. Taylor homered and drove in three runs for a second straight game for Kansas City.

■ Phillies 4, Braves 0: At Philadelphia, Zack Wheeler allowed one hit and struck out 10 in seven innings while going 2-for3 with two RBIs.

■ Mariners 4, Giants 0: At Seattle, Mitch Haniger and Ty France homered to back Chris Flexen (1-0), who pitched five shutout innings.

■ Tigers 5, Indians 2: At Detroit, Julio Teheran (1-0) allowed one run on four hits in five innings for his first win since 2019.

■ Orioles 4, Red Sox 2: At Boston, Maikel Franco hit a go-ahead two-run single after a Boston error and a passed ball.

Carlos Osorio The Associated Press Indians center fielder Ben Gamel tries to field a ball hit by Willi Castro for a first-inning triple Saturday in the Tigers’ 5-2 win at Comerica Park. Detroit (2-0) scored two first-inning runs for a second straight game.