Chicago bullies Brewers

Five batters hit in testy outing

Seiya Suzuki drove in three runs for his first bigleague RBI and the Chicago Cubs (2-0) beat the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, 9-0, for a testy win in which five batters were hit by pitches and the benches cleared several times.

The teams exchanged words but no punches in the eighth after Andrew McCutchen was hit by a pitch from Cubs reliever Keegan Thompson, who was ejected for the first time in his career.

Other games

Phillies 4, Athletics 2: Jean Segura, Nick Castellanos and Rhys Hopkins had homers to lead host Philadelphia (2-0) past Oakland (0-2).

Marlins 2, Giants 1: Miami third baseman Brian Anderson had a double and an RBI to help visiting Marlins (1-1) beat San Francisco (1-1).

Yankees 4, Red Sox 2: Giancarlo Spanton and Anthony Rizzo each had a home run and two RBIs to lead host New York (2-0) past Boston (0-2).

Blue Jays 4, Rangers 3: Pinch-hitter Santiago Espinal doubled home the goahead run in the sixth inning and host Toronto (20) beat Texas (0-2).

Royals 1, Guardians 0: Prized rookie Bobby Witt Jr. nailed a runner at the plate in the top of the 10th, then Adalberto Mondesi’s RBI single lifted host Kansas City (2-0) past Cleveland (0-2).

White Sox 5, Tigers 2: Dylan Cease remained unbeaten in 10 career starts against Detroit (1-1) and led visiting Chicago (1-1) past the Tigers.

Rays 5, Orioles 3: Francisco Mejía hit an RBI single and a two-run homer as host Tampa Bay (2-0) defeated Baltimore (0-2).

Mariners 4, Twins 3: Ty France had three hits and drove in two runs to lift visiting Seattle (2-0) past Minnesota (0-2).

Mets 5, Nationals 0: Pete Alonso hit his first career grand slam to break a scoreless tie in the fifth to propel New York past Washington. Chris Bassitt cruised through six innings in his Mets debut.

Braves 2, Reds 1: Kyle Wright pitched two-hit ball over six scoreless innings to lead Atlanta past Cincinnati.