Twins scoreless through 2 — games

Anibal Sanchez helped the Tigers blank the Twins for the second straight game, Jose Iglesias had four hits and Alex Avila scored four runs in an 11-0 rout Wednesday in Detroit.

Ian Kinsler drove in four runs. Sanchez allowed three hits and two walks in 6 ⁄ innings while striking out six. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0: Starlin Castro’s RBI single broke a scoreless tie in the seventh. Jake Arrieta is 3-0 with a 0.74 ERA in six starts against the Cardinals. Phillies 4, Red Sox 2: Jeff Francoeur hit a three-run homer, his first HR in two years. Aaron Harang took a one-hitter into the seventh in his Phillies debut. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 3: Chase Headley’s RBI infield single capped a three-run eighth for the Yankees. Andrew Miller earned his second career save. Nationals 2, Mets 1: Jordan Zimmermann (6 IP, 4 K’s) improved to 5-0 in his last six starts vs. the Mets. Ryan Zimmerman’s tworun homer in the first held up. Braves 2, Marlins 0: The Braves are 3-0 for the first time since 2007. A.J. Pierzynski’s two-run homer in the seventh won it. Jason Grilli got his second save. Rays 2, Orioles 0: Jake Odorizzi took a two-hitter into the seventh, and the Rays coaxed four walks in a row with two outs in the sixth for the go-ahead run. White Sox at Royals: The Royals bullpen, dominant all last season, yielded one hit over three innings in Monday’s 10-1 win. Pirates at Reds: Mike Leake was 5-0 with a 3.03 ERA in 11 starts against the Pirates dating to September 2012. Rockies at Brewers: The Rockies were seeking their first seasonopening series sweep since 2001. Nolan Arenado had five RBIs. Indians at Astros: Indians starter Carlos Carrasco went 5-3 with a 1.30 ERA over his final 10 starts last year. Giants at D’backs: Third baseman Jake Lamb was 6-for-16 with two homers in his six career games against the Giants. Padres at Dodgers: Closer Craig Kimbrel struck out the side in the ninth in his Padres debut, a 7-3 victory Tuesday night. Rangers at Athletics: The A’s Scott Kazmir, coming off a 15-9 season, faced Ross Detwiler, who made his Rangers debut. Angels at Mariners: The Angels’ Matt Shoemaker went 2-0 with a 1.77 ERA in four games against the Mariners last year, when he was runner-up for AL ROY.