Darvish, Myers power Padres past Pirates
Yu Darvish allowed three hits over seven dominant innings, Wil Myers drove in five runs, and the San Diego Padres extended their strong start with a 6-2 win against the Pirates on Monday night in Pittsburgh.
Darvish (1-0), acquired from the Chicago Cubs in December in hopes of helping San Diego chase down the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, struck out six and walked one in a crisp performance as the Padres won their fourth straight. The fourtime All-Star worked efficiently, throwing 63 of 95 pitches for strikes and permitting just one runner past second base.
Myers hit a two-run homer to the bushes beyond center field in the sixth off 21-year-old reliever Luis Oviedo (0-1) to put San Diego in front to stay. Myers added a two-run single
in the seventh and is batting .370 (10 for 27) during his seven-game hitting streak.
RAYS 1, RANGERS 0 >> Tyler Glasnow struck out a career-high 14 in 7 2/3 innings and Willy Adames homered in the seventh to help Tampa Bay beat Texas in St. Petersburg, Fla. YANKEES 3, BLUE JAYS 1 >> Kyle Higashioka homered twice to support Gerrit
Cole (2-0), and the New York Yankees beat Toronto in the Blue Jays’ temporary home at their spring training ballpark in Dunedin, Fla. BREWERS6,CUBS3>> Pinch hitter Luis Urias’ basesclearing double highlighted a six-run sixth inning as host Milwaukee beat Chicago.
The Cubs have lost their past three games.
NATIONALS 5, CARDINALS 2 >> Kyle Schwarber doubled in a run in his delayed Nationals debut, Andrew Stevenson had a pinch-hit homer and Washington beat St. Louis.
TIGERS 6, ASTROS 2 >> Rookie Casey Mize tossed seven scoreless innings for his first career win and fellow rookie Akil Baddoo homered again as Detroit got a win over Houston in manager A.J. Hinch’s first trip to Houston since he was fired for the team’s signstealing scheme.
MARLINS 5, BRAVES 3 >> Garrett Cooper had three RBIs and drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning off Jacob Webb, lifting Miami to a win over Atlanta.
The 10th began with placement runner Jon Berti advancing from second to third when Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies ran backward to try to catch Starling Marte’s shallow fly, but had the ball bounce off his glove for a single.