MONDAY’S GAMES
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Rays at YANKEES (ppd): New York’s home opener against Tampa Bay was postponed because of snow. The game was rescheduled for Tuesday. TIGERS 6, Royals 1: Francisco Liriano pitched into the seventh inning in his Detroit debut and Victor Martinez drove in three runs to give the Tigers the against Kansas City. PIRATES 5, Twins 4: Colin Moran hit a firstinning grand slam, Jameson Taillon tied a career high with nine strikeouts and Pittsburgh beat Minnesota. Phillies at METS (ppd): The game between Philadelphia and New York was postponed because of wintry weather. It was rescheduled as a single-admission doubleheader on July 9. Cardinals 8, BREWERS 4: Pitcher Miles Mikolas hit a home run and got the win as St. Louis beat Milwaukee. REDS 1, Cubs 0: Tyler Mahle pitched six shutout innings, striking out seven as Cincinnati blanked Chicago for its first win of the season. BLUE JAYS 4, White Sox 2: Russell Martin hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning and Toronto beat Chicago. ASTROS 6, Orioles 1: Charlie Morton pitched six scoreless innings as Houston beat Baltimore in its home opener. Red Sox 7, MARLINS 3: Brian Johnson gave Boston its fifth solid start in five games in a win against Miami. Nationals 8, BRAVES 1: Bryce Harper hit a three-run homer and quick-scoring Washington beat Atlanta for the first 4-0 start to a season in Washington history. Dodgers at DIAMONDBACKS (late): Los Angeles has won its past two games, both coming via a shutout. Rangers at ATHLETICS (late): Both teams are coming off four-game series in which they lost three at home. Indians at ANGELS (late): Los Angeles plays its home opener after winning three of four games in Oakland. Rockies at PADRES (late): San Diego continues its season-opening homestand, still looking for its first victory.