Rangers unload on Phillies again
ARLINGTON — Marcus Semien led off with a homer, Mitch Garver hit two and the Texas Rangers powered their way to a 16-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, becoming just the seventh team since 1900 to start a season by scoring 10 or more runs in consecutive games.
The Rangers followed their 11-7 win in the opener by tying three others teams with 27 runs in two games, second-most since 1900. The 1951 White Sox scored 30.
Red Sox 9, Orioles 8: At Boston, Adam Duvall ended the game with his second two-run homer after left fielder Ryan McKenna dropped a two-out fly in the ninth.
Dodgers 10, Diamondbacks 1: At Los Angeles, Trayce Thompson hit three home runs and become the first player to drive in eight runs in a season debut since the RBI became an official statistic in 1920.
Giants 7, Yankees 5: Camilo Doval retired Giancarlo Stanton on a game-ending, double-play grounder with the bases loaded and San Francisco hung on to win at New York.
Cardinals 4, Blue Jays 1: Jack Flaherty survived a career-high seven walks and a hit batter in throwing five no-hit innings, and host St. Louis scored three unearned runs in the third in beating Toronto.
Mets 6, Marlins 2: Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead double as New York won at Miami.
Brewers 3, Cubs 1: William Contreras hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Milwaukee’s three-run eighth inning its victory at Chicago.
Braves 7, Nationals 1: Matt Olson hit two of Atlanta’s four homers, and Spencer Strider threw six scoreless innings in a victory at Washington.
Padres 8, Rockies 4: Xander Bogaerts hit a tworun homer, and Matt Carpenter added a two-run double to lead host San Diego to its first victory.
Angels 13, A’s 1: Taylor Ward homered and drove in four runs, and Los Angeles scored 11 times in the third inning to win at Oakland, spoiling the major league debut of Japanese pitcher Shintaro Fujinami.
Rays 12, Tigers 2: Zach Eflin pitched five strong innings in his Tampa Bay debut, and Yandy Díaz and Wander Franco each had three hits and three RBIs.
Guardians 2, Mariners 0: Aaron Civale pitched seven smooth innings, and Josh Naylor and Andrés Giménez homered as Cleveland won at Seattle.
Twins 2, Royals 0: Sonny Gray pitched five scoreless innings in a combined four-hitter as visiting Minnesota threw its second straight shutout.
Reds 6, Pirates 2: Jake Fraley came off the bench to hit a three-run homer, and Kevin Newman had a two-run shot against his old team for host Cincinnati.