Around the majors

Reds 5, Cardinals 4: Joey Votto hit two, two-run homers and Todd Frazier had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly, keeping Cincinnati unbeaten with a victory against visiting St. Louis. The Reds have won each game in their final at-bat.

Rockies 5, Cubs 1: Colorado tied its best start in franchise history, beating visiting Chicago behind Troy Tulowitzki’s two-run double and Justin Morneau’s solo homer. Righthander Christian Bergman (1-0) got the win with a perfect fifth inning.

Phillies 4, Nationals 1: Cesar Hernandez had a go-ahead, two-run single in a wild four-run seventh to lead host Philadelphia past Washington. The Nationals, the preseason favorites in the NL East have lost three of four to open the year.

Braves 5, Mets 3: Phil Gosselin had a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth and Cameron Maybin homered as Atlanta won its home opener with a victory against New York.

Blue Jays 12, Orioles 5: Jose Bautista broke out of an early season slump by going 3 for 3 and scoring four runs as Toronto ruined Baltimore’s home opener. Josh Donaldson and Dioner Navarro each drove in three runs for the Blue Jays.

Twins 6, White Sox 0: Tommy Milone pitched two-hit ball into the eighth and Minnesota got its first win under manager Paul Molitor, beating Chicago in the White Sox home opener. Joe Mauer reached base four times, with an RBI single and three walks.

Tigers 8, Indians 4: Alfredo Simon took a shutout into the sixth in his debut for Detroit and Nick Castellanos hit a two-run homer as the Tigers beat Cleveland to spoil the Indians’ home opener in their remodeled ballpark.

Astros 5, Rangers 1: Jed Lowrie and Colby Rasmus homered for Houston which beat Texas to spoil the home debut of new manager Jeff Banister. Rangers starter Derek Holland (0-1) left after one inning because of tightness in left shoulder.

Marlins 10, Rays 9: Christian Yelich drove in three runs, including a game-ending RBI single in the bottom of the 10th to lift Miami to its first win of the season, by beating visiting Tampa Bay.