Darvish, Myers power San Diego past Pittsburgh
Yu Darvish allowed three hits over seven dominant innings, Wil Myers drove in five runs, and the San Diego Padres extended their strong start with a 6-2 win against the Pirates on Monday night in Pittsburgh.
Darvish (1-0), acquired from the Chicago Cubs in December in hopes of helping San Diego chase down the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, struck out six and walked one in a crisp performance as the Padres won their fourth straight. The four-time All-Star worked efficiently, throwing 63 of 95 pitches for strikes and permitting just one runner past second base.
Myers hit a two-run homer to the bushes beyond center field in the sixth off 21-year-old reliever Luis Oviedo (0-1) to put San Diego in front to stay. Myers added a two-run single in the seventh and is batting .370 (10 for 27) during his seven-game hitting streak.
RAYS 1, RANGERS 0 >> Tyler Glasnow struck out a career-high 14 in 7 2/3 innings and Willy Adames homered in the seventh to help Tampa Bay beat Texas in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Glasnow (1-0) allowed two hits and got his first win of the season after pitching well but not being involved in decisions in two previous starts. He allowed Eli White’s single up the middle off the glove of diving second baseman Brandon Lowe with one out in the fifth and Jose Trevino’s leadoff single in the eighth.
Adames homered off Taylor Hearn (0-1) with two outs in the seventh.
YANKEES 3, BLUE JAYS 1 >> Kyle Higashioka homered twice to support Gerrit Cole (2-0), and the New York Yankees beat Toronto in the Blue Jays’ temporary home at their spring training ballpark in Dunedin, Fla.
Higashioka caught Cole for the second straight start — and win — after working with him during last year’s playoffs. Gary Sánchez, the Yankees’ No. 1 catcher, was behind the plate for Cole’s first start of the season, against the Blue Jays on opening day.
Cole allowed one run and three hits in six innings, struck out eight and walked one. BREWERS 6, CUBS 3 >> Pinch hitter Luis Urias’ bases-clearing double highlighted a six-run sixth inning as host Milwaukee beat Chicago. The Cubs have lost their past three games. Milwaukee starter Freddy Peralta (2-0) struck out 10 in six innings, allowing one run on two hits and two walks.