Tigers score 4 runs in 9th inning to comeback and beat Pirates
PITTSBURGH — 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 All-star.
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 1
BOSTON — 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.
WHITE SOX 7, GUARDIANS 5
CLEVELAND — 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 right-center off Scott Barlow (0-2) 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 two-run homer for the Guardians.
BREWERS 9, REDS 5
CINCINNATI — 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.
Ross (1-0) earned his first big league win since June 29, 2021, for Washington against Tampa Bay.
The 30-year-old right-hander allowed three runs, two earned, and five hits in 6 1/3 innings in his second start of the season.
Tyler Stephenson had two hits and two RBIS for Cincinnati, which beat Milwaukee 10-8 on Monday night in the opener of the four-game series. Spencer Steer, Jake Fraley and Christian Encarnacion-strand also had two hits apiece.
YANKEES 3, MARLINS 2
NEW YORK — 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 leaguebest 10-2, equaling the starts of the Yankees in 1922, 1949 and 2003.
Miami dropped to 1-11 for the first time since losing 11 in a row after an opening victory in 1998.
BLUE JAYS 5, MARINERS 3
TORONTO — Bo Bichette hit a two-run 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.
The Blue Jays are 5-2 this season when they homer, and 4-1 when they outhit their opponent. Toronto had 11 hits to Seattle’s six.
Mitch Haniger hit a two-run homer and Dominic Canzone added a solo shot for the Mariners. Seattle has lost three in a row and six of seven.
DODGERS 6, TWINS 3
MINNEAPOLIS — 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 three-run homer as Los Angeles won for the third time in four games. Mookie Betts walked three times and scored a run.
Glasnow (3-0) struck out Matt Wallner looking to end the seventh inning, marking the third time in his career he picked up 14 strikeouts. He also accomplished the feat for Tampa Bay last season against the Red Sox and in April 2021 against Texas.
Twins left fielder Austin Martin collected his first major league hit in the third,
BRAVES 6, METS 5
ATLANTA — Ronald Acuña Jr. scored three runs and stole three bases, Reynaldo López threw six scoreless innings and Atlanta held off the New York.
The Braves led 6-0 before Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer off Tyler Matzek in the eighth. Atlanta closer Raisel Iglesias gave up two runs in the ninth, including Omar Narváez’s run-scoring double, but earned his second save. Iglesias struck out Alonso with a runner on to end the game.
López (1-0) earned the No. 5 spot in Atlanta’s rotation after signing a $30 million, three-year contract on Nov. 30.
The right-hander, primarily a reliever the last two seasons, has a 0.75 ERA through two starts. He had six strikeouts while allowing three hits and three walks against the Mets.
New York’s Dedniel Núñez gave up one run over two innings.