Tigers score 4 runs in 9th inning to knock of Pirates
Gio Urshela, Kerry Carpenter and Jake Rogers delivered RBI singles in the ninth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 on Tuesday.
Detroit won for just the second time in six games by getting to Pirates closer David Bednar (1-1), who blew his third save opportunity in four tries.
Pittsburgh led 3-1 heading to the ninth before the Tigers broke loose against Bednar, a two-time AllStar.
Bednar walked Greene leading off the inning, then hit Spencer Torkelson. Urshela singled and both runners scored when Michael A. Taylor's wayward throw from center to third base skipped into the netting near the Pittsburgh dugout. Carpenter and Rogers followed with run-scoring singles to give Detroit a split of the short two-game interleague set.
Urshela and Matt Vierling had two hits apiece for Detroit. Shelby Miller (3-0) pitched a scoreless eighth, and Jason Foley worked the ninth for his third save.
Edward Olivares homered twice for the Pirates. Ke'Bryan Hayes had two hits and drove in a run for Pittsburgh.
ORIOLES 7, RED SOX
Colton Cowser drove in four runs, Corbin Burnes allowed two hits over seven innings as Baltimore won in Boston's home opener.
Cowser had a pair of RBI doubles, the second driving in two runs in the fourth to break a 1-1 tie. He added a sacrifice fly in the eighth to help the Orioles stop a two-game skid.
Burnes (2-0) struck out six and walked two, giving up Tyler O'Neill's sixth homer of the season in the first inning. O'Neill began the season by homering for his fifth straight opening day, a major league record.
Adley Rutschman, Anthony Santander and Cedric Mullins added RBI singles for the Orioles.
Baltimore finished with 13 hits and scored its first four runs with two outs. The Orioles were 8 for 15 with runners in scoring position.
4, ASTROS 3,
Salvador Perez hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, and Kansas City beat Houston for its fifth consecutive victory.
Garrett Hampson began the Kansas City 10th on second as the automatic runner, replacing Vinnie Pasquantino. Hampson raced home when Perez led off the inning with a single to center against Wander Suero (0-1).
James McArthur (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings for the win.
7, GUARDIANS
Dominic Fletcher hit a two-run double in the eighth inning as Chicago snapped a five-game losing streak with their first road win over the Cleveland.
Fletcher's shot to rightcenter off Scott Barlow (02) broke a 5-5 tie as the White Sox finally broke out of an early season offensive funk.
Chicago scored five runs in the first and got the big hit when it needed one.
Steven Wilson (1-1) struck out the side in the seventh, and Michael Kopech struck out four in two innings for his second save.
Josh Naylor hit a tworun homer for the Guardians, who had their winning streak stopped at five and dropped to 8-3.
Christian Yelich and Blake Perkins each drove in three runs, helping Joe Ross and Milwaukee beat Cincinnati.
Perkins and Sal Frelick each had three of Milwaukee's 13 hits. Jake Bauers had two RBIs.
3, MARLINS Carlos Rodón allowed two unearned run in sixplus innings, Alex Verdugo homered and New York beat Miami to match their best 12-game start.
New York won its fourth straight and improved to a major league-best 10-2, equaling the starts of the Yankees in 1922, 1949 and 2003.
Bo Bichette hit a tworun homer, Chris Bassitt pitched 6 2/3 effective innings to win for the first time in three starts this season and Toronto beat Seattle.
Isaiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits and an RBI, Cavan Biggio reached base three times and George Springer drove in a pair as the Blue Jays won their second straight.
Tyler Glasnow tied his career high with 14 strikeouts in seven scoreless innings, and Los Angeles beat Minnesota.
James Outman and Will Smith each hit a threerun homer as Los Angeles won for the third time in four games. Mookie Betts walked three times and scored a run.
BRAVES 6, METS 5 Ronald Acuña Jr. scored three runs and stole three bases, Reynaldo López threw six scoreless innings and Atlanta held off the New York.
Sonny Gray tossed five innings in his St. Louis debut, and the Cardinals shut out Philadelphia.
D'BACKS 3, ROCKIES 2 Corbin Carroll homered on the second pitch of the game, Merrill Kelly tossed six solid innings and Arizona gave manager Torey Lovullo his 500th career victory.