Cespedes hits 3 HRs; Harvey, Buchholz hurt
Yoenis Cespedes hit three of New York’s seven homers to back Matt Harvey, and the Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 14-4, last night in New York.
Harvey (2-0) left with tightness in his left hamstring after allowing two runs and five hits and striking out six in 52⁄ innings. 3
Phillies starter Clay Buchholz (0-1) also exited because of an injury, a strained right forearm. He gave up six runs and eight hits in 21⁄ innings. 3
Lucas Duda hit two homers and Asdrubal Cabrera and Travis d’Arnaud also went deep for New York. In franchise history, the Mets have hit seven home runs three times — all at Citizens.
Cespedes fell down on a wild swing on the first pitch he saw, then hit a three-run homer to center field off Buchholz in the first inning. He connected to left in the fourth and fifth innings off Morgan, and is the first Met to hit three homers in a game twice. He also doubled.
Maikel Franco homered for the Phillies.
Nationals 8, Cardinals 3 — Daniel Murphy homered, doubled twice and tied career highs with five RBI and four hits, leading host Washington by St. Louis.
Matt Wieters and Jayson Werth hit solo shots for the Nationals, whose Gio Gonzalez (1-0) went seven innings.
St. Louis’ Randal Grichuk and Aldemys Diaz homered.
Bryce Harper walked three times to reach base in nine straight plate appearances going back to Monday. He also doubled.
Rockies 3, Padres 2 — In Denver, Carlos Gonzalez, Charlie Blackmon and Nolan Arenado all hit solo home runs, Antonio Senzatela (1-0) notched his first career win and Colorado edged San Diego, with Greg Holland earning save No. 5.
Manny Margot homered to lead off the game for the Padres and scored the second run after an infield single in the sixth inning.
Reds 6, Pirates 2 — Scooter Gennett homered for the second straight night and finished with three hits, helping visiting Cincinnati overcome an injury to rookie starter Rookie Davis to beat Pittsburgh.
Davis left in the fifth inning with a bruised right forearm after being struck by a pitch from Pittsburgh’s Jameson Taillon.
Marlins 8, Braves 4 — Marchell Ozuna homered twice and had a career-high six RBI to help Miami win its home opener against Atlanta.
Ozuna hit a sacrifice fly in the first inning, a three-run homer in the third and a tworun shot in the fifth.
American League
Tigers 2, Twins 1 — Matthew Boyd (1-1) allowed one hit in six outstanding innings, and James McCann homered in the fifth to push Detroit past visiting Minnesota.
Boyd took a no-hitter into the sixth before Robbie Grossman broke it up by lining a clean single to left field with two out, and he struck out six and walked two before turning the game over to the bullpen. Francisco Rodriguez allowed a run in the ninth but recovered for his third save in four chances.
Twins starter Hector Santiago (1-1) allowed only three hits in 61⁄ innings, but one 3 was McCann’s two-run blast.
Indians 2, White Sox 1 — Michael Brantley doubled home Francisco Lindor with two outs in the 10th as host Cleveland clipped Chicago.
Lindor also homered in the first inning and Todd Frazier answered for the White Sox in the fifth.
Interleague
Brewers 4, Blue Jays 3 — Keon Broxton and Domingo Santana hit solo home runs, Wily Peralta (2-0) worked six solid innings and Milwaukee sent Toronto to a sixth straight home-opening loss and the worst start to a season in franchise history at 1-6.
Troy Tulowitzki went 2-for-3 with three RBI for the Blue Jays.
Elsewhere in baseball — San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey went on the seven-day disabled list with concussion symptoms, a day after he was struck in the helmet by a pitch. . . .
The Seattle Mariners placed shortstop Jean Segura (hamstring) on the 10-day disabled list.