Odor's hit helps Baltimore knock down Yankees 5-0

BALTIMORE (AP) — Pinchhitter Rougned Odor delivered the clutch hit the Orioles had been waiting for — against his former team, no less.

Odor broke a scoreless tie with a two-run single in the eighth inning, and Baltimore went on to a 5-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday. The Orioles were 2 for 28 with runners in scoring position in the series — and 7 for 83 on the season — before Odor, Kelvin Gutiérrez and Jorge Mateo came through in succession during a five-run rally.

Odor played for the Yankees last year and was released following the season before catching on with Baltimore.

“I think every win is emotional for everybody,” Odor said. “It's not because I played against the Yankees. I played with that team last year. It's just because we won the game.”

Ryan Mountcastle started the Baltimore eighth with a single and Trey Mancini walked. Two outs later, Robinson Chirinos drew a 10-pitch walk to set the stage for Odor.

“Robinson Chirinos won us the game, with that at-bat,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “He's facing (Jonathan) Loáisiga, who's really good, and great stuff, and puts together just a pro at-bat to get a walk there."

With the bases loaded, Odor went to the plate as a pinch-hitter and singled sharply up the middle against Loáisiga (0-1). Gutiérrez followed with a tworun double, and Mateo added an RBI single.

Jorge López (1-1) won in relief for Baltimore, which took two of three against the Yankees, with both victories coming in its final at-bat.

New York starter Nestor Cortes was terrific for five-plus innings, striking out 12 while allowing three hits and a walk. Cortes threw an immaculate inning in the fourth, striking out the side on nine pitches. He also struck out the side in the second.

Baltimore's Bruce Zimmermann went five scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks with six strikeouts.

“Tough day for us. Frustrating,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “I thought they pitched us really tough today, but we've got to find a way to get on the board and support our pitching, and just couldn't get much going.”

ANGELS 8, RANGERS 3

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mike Trout left the Los Angeles Angels' 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday after being hit in his left hand by a pitch, but the team said X-rays were negative and the three-time AL MVP is day to day.

Trout was struck by a 1-1 slider from Rangers right-hander Spencer Patton leading off the fifth inning. He was seemingly handcuffed by the 81 mph pitch, lowering his hands to protect his midsection.

Trout jumped around and shook the hand in pain. He initially walked toward the visiting dugout, then marched about halfway down the first-base line, where he was met by trainer Mike Frostad and manager Joe Maddon. Frostad checked to see if Trout could squeeze the hand, then walked him off the field and back to the clubhouse.

Trout is hitting .267 this season with two home runs and two RBIs. He earlier doubled on a flair to short right field during the Angels' three-run third inning in which they took a 4-1 lead.

Mike Mayers (1-0) retired two of three batters to end the fifth for starter Jose Suarez. The Angels have won three straight for the first time since August.

Adolis Garcia hit a two-run home run for the Rangers, who have lost three straight and are 2-7 to open the season for the first time since 2006. Texas starter Martin Perez (0-2) allowed four runs, three earned, in four innings.

Seven Angels had one RBI. Los Angeles took advantage of seven walks — five of those runners scored — and three Texas errors plus a passed ball that scored a run. Matt Duffy had three hits for LA.

RED SOX 8, TWINS 1

BOSTON (AP) — Michael Wacha and Trevor Story can now feel right at home.

Wacha pitched five shutout innings in his Fenway Park debut with Boston and Story drove in his first two runs in his new ballpark, leading the Red Sox to an 8-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.

“It's everything and more,” Story said of having Fenway as his home park. “Just coming here as a visitor two different times, it's a hostile environment, you can feel that. Much better feeling coming as a Red Sox. It's been great, the energy, the atmosphere is everything I thought it was.”

It was the second straight day the Red Sox beat the Twins after losing their home opener.

J.D. Martinez had an RBI double and sacrifice fly for Boston.

The teams close out the fourgame series in Boston's annual Patriots' Day game on Monday morning with a scheduled first pitch of 11:10 a.m.

RAYS 9, WHITE SOX 3

CHICAGO (AP) — Randy Arozarena doubled twice and finished with three hits as the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Chicago White Sox 9-3 on Sunday to stop a four-game slide.

Manuel Margot also had three hits for the Rays, including a double. Kevin Kiermaier and Francisco Mejia each drove in two runs. Wander Franco added an RBI double as Tampa Bay pulled away with a four-run eighth inning.

Margot, Kiermaier and Yandy

Diaz had RBIs in a four-run first when the Rays jumped on shaky Chicago starter Vince Velasquez without hitting the ball hard.

J.P. Feyereisen opened for Tampa Bay, then was followed by Chris Mazza, Jalen Beeks, Ryan Thompson and Tommy Romero as the defending AL East champions patched together an unusual three-hitter that included five walks — plus a hit batter and passed ball that scored Chicago's first two runs.

Feyereisen was perfect through the first two innings, striking out three, in his first start as a pro. Rays manager Kevin Cash used an opener for the first time this season.

Beeks and Thompson also allowed no one to reach base.

Mazza (1-0), the second Tampa Bay pitcher, walked five and allowed two hits and two runs in 2 1/3 innings. The righthander threw 62 pitches, only 31 strikes.

Gavin Sheets hit a solo homer off Romero in the ninth. Adam Engel singled, walked, stole two bases and scored a run for the White Sox.

The Rays sent 10 batters to the plate in the first and a took a 4-0 lead on three soft singles, three walks and error by Velasquez (0-1). The right-hander threw 35 pitches and 20 strikes in the inning, then settled down to go 4 2/3 innings.

Velasquez walked Ji-Man Choi with the bases loaded to force in Tampa Bay's first run.