Yanks get sweep as fans heckle the Guardians
NEW YORK » Gerrit Cole bounced back from the shortest start of his career, Anthony Rizzo powered an early offensive barrage and the New York Yankees pounded the Cleveland Guardians 10-2 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep in a series marred by fan misbehavior.
Cole (1-0) struck out nine over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, and Rizzo’s two-run drive in the first inning tied him for the AL lead with five homers. New York won for the fifth time in six games.
Cleveland outfielders struggled a day after fans threw bottles, cans and other debris at them immediately following New York’s walk-off victory. Myles Straw and Oscar Mercado were heckled after misplays, and breakout rookie Steven Kwan left early with right hamstring tightness.
Cleveland starter Aaron Civale (0-1) allowed six earned runs in three innings, pushing his ERA to 9.58 over three starts.
TWINS 6, WHITE SOX 4, 10 INNINGS » Byron Buxton hit his second homer of the game, a 469-foot, three-run drive in the 10th inning, and Minnesota sent Chicago to its seventh straight loss.
Buxton’s two-run, opposite-field homer to right in the seventh against Aaron Bummer tied the score 3-3.
After Yasmani Grandal’s RBI single in the 10th off Joe Smith (1-0), Liam Hendriks (0-2) walked José Godoy with one out in the bottom half after automatic runner Nick Gordon began the inning on second.
Hendriks fell behind 3-1 in the count, and Buxton drove a fastball into the left-field second deck for the longest game-ending home run since MLB Statcast starting tracking in 2015.
REDS 4, CARDINALS 1 » First-round draft pick Nick Lodolo got his first major league win as Cincinnati beat St. Louis to end an 11game skid, its worst in six years.
Colin Moran drove in two runs for the Reds, who had been 0-4 at home this year and had not won anywhere since April 10. Cincinnati is a majors-worst 3-13.
DODGERS 10, PADRES 2 » Cody Bellinger homered twice and drove in four runs, leading Clayton Kershaw and Los Angeles past San Diego.
Freddie Freeman added a two-run homer as the Dodgers beat the Padres for the 11th time in 12 games.
Kershaw (3-0) allowed one run and four hits in five innings.
RAYS 5, RED SOX 2 » Shane McClanahan beat Boston to become Tampa Bay’s first starting pitcher to get a win this season.
The Red Sox scored twice in the first inning against McClanahan, but pinch-hitter Ji-Man Choi had a tying, two-run double as the Rays rallied for three runs in the fifth.
McClanahan (1-1) pitched shutout ball from the second through the sixth.
ASTROS 8, BLUE JAYS 7, 10 INNINGS » Rookie Jeremy Peña hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning and Houston beat Toronto to avoid a sweep.
The Astros snapped a four-game skid and ended Toronto’s four-game winning streak.
Automatic runner Kyle Tucker was on second with one out when Peña connected off closer Jordan Romano (1-0), who had converted 31 save chances in a row.
METS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 2 » Tylor Megill threw 6 2/3 impressive innings, Francisco Lindor added a pair of hits and New York took two of three from Arizona.
The Mets have won five straight series to start the season, matching a franchise record set in 2018.
MARLINS 5, BRAVES 4 » Garrett Cooper had three hits and two RBIs, Avisaíl García hit a go-ahead double in the fifth inning and Miami took two of three from Atlanta.
Atlanta trailed 5-1 in the ninth before Matt Olson’s sacrifice fly and Austin Riley’s two-run homer off Tanner Scott. Louis Head relieved and got his first big league save, allowing Marcell Ozuna’s double and then striking out Adam Duvall and Eddie Rosario.
ROCKIES 6, TIGERS 2 » Randal Grichuk had three hits, including his first home run of the season, and Colorado beat Detroit.
Charlie Blackmon had four hits, scored twice and drove in two runs for Colorado.
PIRATES 4, CUBS 3 » Dillon Peters keyed a solid performance by Pittsburgh’s bullpen and Kevin Newman had two hits against Chicago.
Peters (3-0) pitched 2 2/3 innings in relief of JT Brubaker. The left-hander ran his season-opening scoreless streak to 10 1/3 innings over five appearances. David Bednar worked the ninth for his second save.
ANGELS 7, ORIOLES 6 » Jo Adell hit a grand slam, Shohei Ohtani scored the go-ahead run on a basesloaded walk, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles despite blowing a six-run, first-inning lead.
Adell greeted reliever Travis Lakins Sr. with his second career slam to make it 6-0 before the Orioles recorded an out. Lakins got the next nine outs without allowing a hit, giving Baltimore an opportunity to rally.
MARINERS 5, ROYALS 4, 12 INNINGS » Jesse Winker capped an 11-pitch at-bat with a broken-bat single into right field to score Adam Frazier, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals to complete a three-game sweep.
Winker had an 11-pitch at-bat in the 10th inning ending with a sacrifice fly that scored Frazier to tie the game at 4-4. Two innings later, Winker fouled off seven pitches from Kansas City’s Joel Payamps (0-1) before dumping his first hit of the game into right field. Frazier scored easily when Whit Merrifield’s throw was up the line.
BREWERS 1, PHILLIES 0 » Eric Lauer struck out a career-high 13 over six innings, Christian Yelich hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Philadelphia Phillies.
Lauer and Aaron Nola took no-decisions in a pitchers’ duel that saw the starters combine for 22 strikeouts.