Chourio’s first RBI boosts 4-0 Brewers
Uecker gets giant ovation from home crowd
Jackson Chourio singled in a run in his first appearance at home for Milwaukee and Christian Yelich homered to help the Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins, 3- 2, on Tuesday for Milwaukee’s fourth consecutive win to start the season.
Chourio came to bat with the bases loaded in the third inning after consecutive oneout singles by Rhys Hoskins, Oliver Dunn and Brice Turang. He followed with an RBI single to shallow right field.
“I was just looking to make good contact there and bring in the first run,” Chourio said through an interpreter. He signed an $82 million, eightyear contract with the Brewers before making his majorleague debut, and is hitting .400 to start his rookie season.
The sellout crowd of 41,659 saved its biggest ovation at the home opener for Bob Uecker, who began his 54th season of broadcasting Brewers games.
Other games Phillies 9, Reds 4:
Bryce Harper homered three times — solo blasts in the first and fourth innings and a grand slam in the seventh inning, and Brandon Marsh went deep in the eighth for Philadelphia. Spencer Turnbull kept Cincinnati off the scoreboard with seven strikeouts in five innings.
Cubs 12, Rockies 2: Chicago launched four homers, including a 425-foot blast by Cody Bellinger, to rout visiting Colorado. Javier Assad pitched six scoreless innings and struck out five for the Cubs.
Angels 3, Marlins 1: Los Angeles got two home runs from Aaron Hicks and handed Miami its sixth consecutive loss. Tyler Anderson worked seven shutout innings with five strikeouts for the Angels.
Royals 4, Orioles 1: Alec Marsh pitched seven innings of two-hit ball and Maikel Garcia drove in three runs for Kansas City at wet and chilly Camden Yards. Marsh struck out five and retired the side in order five times.
Rays 5, Rangers 2: Isaac Parades homered and drove in three for Tampa Bay and Zach Eflin limited Texas to five hits in six and one-third innings.
White Sox 3, Braves 2: Garrett Crochet and two relievers combined to limit Atlanta to five hits and earn Chicago’s first win of the season.
Blue Jays 2, Astros 1: Davis Schneider’s two-out, two-run homer in the top of the ninth off Josh Hader lifted Toronto past Houston. Jose Altuve homered for the Astros.
Notes
Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung was scheduled for surgery on his broken right wrist and will miss about six weeks. He was hit by a pitch from Tampa Bay’s Phil Maton on a swinging strike in the ninth inning of the Rangers’ win Monday.
• The Seattle Mariners signed 2015 Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel to a minor-league contract.