Yankees rare walk-off defeats rival Red Sox

Josh Donaldson capped his Yankees debut with an RBI single in the 11th inning, lifting New York past the Boston Red Sox, 6-5, for its first walk-off win on opening day since Yogi Berra crossed the plate in 1957.

Xander Bogaerts put the Red Sox ahead, 5-4, in the 10th with an RBI single against winner Michael King (1-0) — Bogaerts’ third hit of the game. Pinch-hitter Gleyber Torres tied it in the bottom half with a sacrifice fly off Ryan Brasier.

It was the Yankees’ sixth overall walk-off win on opening day. The previous time came when the defending World Series champions began the 1957 season by beating the Washington Senators, 2-1, as Berra scored on a single by Andy Carey.

Other games

Tigers 5, White Sox 4: With two outs and a runner on third in the ninth inning, host Detroit’s Javier Báez hit a drive to right off Liam Hendriks that sent AJ Pollock back to the wall. Pollock appeared to make a juggling catch, but the ball struck the wall after going off the outfielder’s glove.

Braves 7, Reds 6: Charlie Morton allowed only two hits while pitching into the sixth inning while returning from a broken leg and Atlanta held off visiting Cincinnati.

Rays 2, Orioles 1: Tampa Bay star Wander Franco had three hits and Tampa Bay beat visiting Baltimore.

Phillies 9, Athletics 5: Kyle Schwarber homered in his first at-bat with host Philadelphia in a win against Oakland.

Dodgers 6, Rockies 3: Freddie Freeman reached base three times in his Los Angeles debut, helping the Dodgers win in Colorado.

Mariners 2, Twins 1: Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray tossed seven impressive innings as Seattle beat Minnesota.

Giants 6, Marlins 5: Austin Slater doubled with two outs in the 10th inning sending host San Francisco past Miami.

Blue Jays 10, Rangers 8: Toronto’s Teoscar Hernandez went 1 for 2 with a home run and 3 RBIs to lead the Blue Jays past visiting Texas.