Houston Chronicle Sunday

12-run 1st powers Phillies

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PHILADELPH­IA — Howie Kendrick had a three-run triple while Philadelph­ia scored 12 runs for the biggest first inning in team history, and the Phillies routed the Washington Nationals 17-3 on Saturday night. Philadelph­ia piled up nine hits and four walks off Jeremy Guthrie and Enny Romero in the first. The Phillies didn’t hit any homers in the inning but did have three doubles. ORIOLES 5, YANKEES 4: Hyun Soo Kim hit a tiebreakin­g RBI single off Dellin Betances in the seventh inning, and host Baltimore remained the only unbeaten team in the majors. WHITE SOX 6, TWINS 2: Avisail Garcia went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Geovany Soto homered and host Chicago handed Minnesota its first loss of the season. RAYS 3, BLUE JAYS 2: Toronto reliever Casey Lawrence walked home the winning run with two outs in the 11th inning of his major league debut, lifting host Tampa Bay. ROCKIES 4, DODGERS 2: Clayton Kershaw surrendere­d back-to-back homers for the first time in his career, with Mark Reynolds and Gerardo Parra going deep to lift host Colorado. TIGERS 4, RED SOX 1: Jordan Zimmermann pitched six solid innings, and Jose Iglesias and James McCann both homered for host Detroit. Texas ATHLETICS CARDINALSh­itless until6, 10, RANGERSMik­e REDS Napoli4: Aledmys1: homeredKen­dall Diaz Gravemanin hit the two seventh. homeheld host runs, Michael Wacha allowed one run over six innings and host St. Louis spoiled Bronson Arroyo’s return to the majors. PIRATES 6, BRAVES 4: Gregory Polanco had no trouble with R.A. Dickey’s knucklebal­l, getting three of his four hits and driving in a run off the starter to lead host Pittsburgh. CUBS 11, BREWERS 6: NL MVP Kris Bryant broke out of his early slump by driving in his first three runs of the season and visiting Chicago overcame a shaky start by Kyle Hendricks. MARLINS 8, METS 1: Marcell Ozuna homered and Adam Conley allowed one hit through five innings on the road. DIAMONDBAC­KS 11, INDIANS 2: David Peralta hit a goahead solo homer in the sixth inning and host Arizona came from behind again before pulling away late. PADRES 2, GIANTS 1: Rookie Manuel Margot doubled twice off Madison Bumgarner and Jhoulys Chacin and two relievers held visiting San Francisco to five hits.

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