Rodón sharp on the mound as Yankees keep on rolling
Carlos Rodón allowed two unearned run in sixplus innings, Alex Verdugo homered and the New York Yankees beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium to match their best 12-game start.
New York won its fourth straight and improved to an MLB-best 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.
Rodón allowed four hits for his fourth win in 12 decisions since signing a $162 million, six-year contract. He is 1-0 with a 1.72 ERA in three starts this season.
Juan Soto reached three times and had an RBI single.
ATHLETICS 4, RANGERS 3 » Shea Langeliers hit three homers, including a two-run drive in the ninth off José Leclerc that lifted Oakland to a road win over Texas.
Langeliers, a 26-year-old catcher who entered with 29 career big league homers, hit solo drives in the second off Nathan Eovaldi and in the seventh against David Robertson.
BREWERS 9, REDS 5 » Christian Yelich and Blake Perkins each drove in three runs, helping Joe Ross and Milwaukee win at Cincinnati.
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.
Reds starter Frankie
Montas (2-1) went five innings, allowing three earned runs and six hits.
CARDINALS 3, PHILLIES 0 » Sonny Gray tossed five innings in his St. Louis debut, and the Cardinals shut out visiting Philadelphia.
Gray allowed five hits, struck out five and walked none.
The 34-year-old righthander signed a $75 million, three-year contract with St. Louis in free agency. He missed the start of the season after he hurt his right hamstring in a spring training game on March 4.
BRAVES 6, METS 5 » Ronald Acuña Jr. scored three runs and stole three bases, Reynaldo López threw six scoreless innings and host Atlanta held off 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, but earned his second save. He 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 righthander, 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.
ROYALS 4, ASTROS 3, 10 INNINGS » Salvador Perez hit a game-ending single in the 10th, and Kansas City beat Houston for its fifth consecutive victory.
Garrett Hampson began the Kansas City 10th on second as the automatic runner and raced home when Perez led off the inning with a single to center against Wander Suero (0-1). ORIOLES 7, RED SOX 1 » Colton Cowser drove in four runs, Corbin Burnes allowed two hits over seven innings and Baltimore spoiled 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.
Burnes (2-0) struck out six and walked two, giving up Tyler O'Neill's solo homer in the first.
TIGERS 5, PIRATES 3 » Gio Urshela, Kerry Carpenter and Jake Rogers delivered RBI singles in the ninth inning as visting Detroit rallied past Pittsburgh.
The Tigers 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.
BLUE JAYS 5, MARINERS 3 » Bo Bichette hit a tworun homer, Chris Bassitt pitched 6 2/3 effective innings and host Toronto topped Seattle.
Isaiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits and an RBI, and George Springer drove in a pair as the Blue Jays won their second straight.
George Kirby (1-2) gave up five runs and eight hits in four innings.
Bassitt (1-2) allowed one run and five hits. He walked three and struck out a season-high eight.
DIAMONDBACKS 3, ROCKIES 2» Corbin Carroll homered on the second pitch of the game, Merrill Kelly tossed six solid innings and manager Torey Lovullo earned his 500th career victory as Arizona won at Colorado.
Lovullo, who is in his eighth season and is the longest-serving manager in franchise history, got the milestone after Arizona had dropped five in a row.