DAVIS’ BLAST A WINNER AFTER REPLAY AIDS METS

new york Pinch-hitter Ike Davis hit a game-ending grand slam, and theMets were aided by a favorable ninth-inning replay review in rallying to beat the Reds 6-3 on Saturday.

Trailing by a run in the ninth, Juan Lagares walked leading off against fill-in Reds closer J.J. Hoover (1-1).

Anthony Recker bunted, and first baseman Joey Votto threw to second base for the force play. Second-base umpire James Hoye called Lagares out, andMets manager Terry Collins raced out of the dugout to ask for a challenge. After a review of 2 minutes, 15 seconds, the call was overturned by crew chief John Hirschbeck.

Hoover then walked Ruben Tejada to load the bases. Davis, having lost his starting first-base job to Lucas Duda a day earlier, hit in the pitcher’s spot and lined a 0-1 pitch to right field. R.A. Dickey (1-0) and three relievers combined for a shutout, Jose Bautista and Melky Cabrera homered and the Blue Jays beat the Yankees 4-0. … Kyle Gibson (1-0) limited the Indians to one run in his season debut in a 7-3 win over the Twins that gave manager Ron Gardenhire his 1,000th victory. … Salvador Perez hit a go-ahead RBI double with two out in the eighth inning, and the Royals beat the

4-3. … Torii Hunter homered and drove in five runs, and the Tigers withstood a five-run ninth inning by Baltimore to beat the Orioles 7-6. … Felix Hernandez (2-0) took a shutout into the ninth inning, and the Mariners beat the

3-1. … Josh Hamilton hit a tworun home run to support eight strong innings by Tyler Skaggs (1-0) as the Angels won their second straight, 5-1 over the Astros. … James Loney hit a goahead, two-run double in the eighth inning and the Rays beat the Rangers 5-4. … Madison Bumgarner (1-0) struck out 10 while working into the seventh inning, and the Giants beat Los Angeles 7-2 as Yasiel Puig returned to the starting lineup for the Dodgers. Puig started in right field and batted leadoff a day after he was benched for arriving late for batting practice. … Chase Utley went 3-for-3 and homered for the second day in a row to lead the Phillies to a 2-0 victory over the Cubs. … YadierMolina hit his second homer of the season, Jhonny Peralta added a late two-run shot and the Cardinals beat the Pirates 6-1. … Jose Fernandez (2-0) struck out eight in 6M innings while lowering his ERA to 0.71, and the Marlins beat the punchless Padres 5-0. … Julio Teheran (1-1) allowed two runs in seven solid innings, and Atlanta knocked out Stephen Strasburg (0-1) in the fifth inning as the Braves beat the Nationals 6-2. … Logan Schafer doubled in Khris Davis in the eleventh inning and the

beat the 7-6.