Yankees outlast Red Sox in opener
NEW YORK — Josh Donaldson capped his Yankees debut with an RBI single in the 11th inning, lifting New York over the Boston Red Sox 6-5 Friday for its first walk-off win on opening day since Yogi Berra scored in 1957.
Trailing 3-0 before ace Gerrit Cole got a single out, the Yankees rallied against their longtime rival.
Xander Bogaerts put the Red Sox ahead 5-4 in the 10th with an RBI single against winner Michael King — Bogaerts’ third hit of the game. Gleyber Torres tied it in the bottom half with a sacrifice fly off Ryan Brasier.
Donaldson grounded a single up the middle against rookie Kutter Crawford leading off the 11th.
METS 7, NATIONALS 3: A benches-clearing interruption after Mets star Francisco Lindor was hit by a pitch overshadowed Max Scherzer’s return to Nationals Park even as the three-time Cy Young Award winner pitched New York to a victory at Washington.
When Washington reliever Steve Cishek’s second pitch caught Lindor in the jaw in the fifth inning, Mets and Nationals players and coaches met on the grass between home and third base.
PADRES 3, DIAMONDBACKS 0: San Diego newcomer Sean Manaea was brilliant on the mound through seven no-hit innings, Jurickson Profar hit a two-run homer and the Padres won at Arizona.
Manaea handed a no-hitter off to the Padres bullpen a night after Yu Darvish did the same. Tim Hill gave up a leadoff single to David Peralta in the eighth.
PHILLIES 9, ATHLETICS 5: Kyle Schwarber homered in his first at-bat with Philadelphia, Bryce Harper knocked in a run and Aaron Nola struck out seven to lead the host Phillies over Oakland.
BLUE JAYS 10, RANGERS 8: Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and host Toronto erased a seven-run deficit to complete the biggest opening day comeback in seven decades.
RAYS 2, ORIOLES 1: Wander Franco had three hits, Francisco Mejia snapped an eighth-inning tie with a pinch-hit sacrifice fly and AL East champion Tampa Bay beat Baltimore Orioles in their season opener at St. Petersburg, Fla.
DODGERS 5, ROCKIES 3: Freddie Freeman reached base three times and scored a run in his Los Angeles debut, helping Walker Buehler win at Colorado.
MARINERS 2, TWINS 1: Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray tossed seven impressive innings in his Seattle debut and the Mariners opened with a win at Minnesota.
GIANTS 6, MARLINS 5 (10): Austin Slater doubled with two outs in the 10th inning for his first career walkoff RBI, sending host San Francisco past Miami.
BRAVES 7, REDS 6: Charlie Morton allowed only two hits while pitching into the sixth inning while returning from a broken leg, Travis d’Arnaud drove in three runs and Atlanta held off Cincinnati at home.
TIGERS 5, WHITE SOX 4: Javier Baez wound up with a winning RBI single on a game-ending replay reversal in his Detroit debut, and the Tigers won at Detroit.