Nathan Eovaldi continued his mastery of the Cincinnati Reds, tossing his third career shutout, and Wyatt Langford provided the only run with a solo homer as the visiting Texas Rangers prevailed 1-0 Tuesday night.
Eovaldi (1-0) has registered a quality start in all five career outings against Cincinnati. On Tuesday, he needed just 99 pitches to finish the four-hit masterpiece. He struck out eight and walked none. Lifetime against the Reds, Eovaldi has now allowed just six runs (five earned) over 36 innings, lowering his ERA to 1.25, with 20 hits and 35 strikeouts.
After the two teams combined for 17 runs, 19 hits and four home runs Monday, Texas and Cincinnati put on a pitching clinic Tuesday night. Reds starter Carson Spiers (0-1) yielded just one run on three hits, walking two, striking out five and hitting a batter.
Langford, who finished 2-for-4, gave the Rangers their first lead of the three-game series, lifting Carson Spiers’ sinking fastball several rows deep into the seats in left for his second homer of the season.
Diamondbacks 7, Yankees 5
Eugenio Suarez blasted a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning as visiting Arizona stormed back to hand New York its first loss.
The Diamondbacks scored five in the eighth inning against the combination of Tim Hill and Mark Leiter Jr. (0-1). Leiter was one strike away from leaving the bases loaded, but Suarez got enough of a 2-2 splitter and the ball carried into the left field seats.
Earlier, Corbin Carroll hit a two-run homer off New York starter Will Warren, and Corbin Burnes allowed four runs (two earned) in 4 1/3 innings in his debut for the Diamondbacks. Jasson Dominguez and Anthony Volpe homered in the third and fourth innings off Burnes.
Angels 9, Cardinals 7 (11 innings)
Yoan Moncada hit the decisive two-run double in the 11th inning as visiting Los Angeles outlasted St. Louis.
Nolan Schanuel hit a two-run triple and Mike Trout added a two-run double for the Angels, who have won four straight games since losing their opener. Kyle Hendricks held the Cardinals to two runs on seven hits in six innings. He struck out four and walked none. Ryan Johnson (1-0), the Angels’ fifth reliever, earned his first big league victory, and Ryan Zeferjahn earned his first career save.
Jordan Walker had a homer and two RBIs, and Luken Baker hit a two-run double in the 10th inning for the Cardinals. Matthew Liberatore allowed three runs on six hits in six innings. He struck out four and walked none. Chris Roycroft (0-1), the fifth Cardinals pitcher, took the loss.
Cubs 7, A’s 4
Justin Steele carried a lead into the seventh inning, Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki homered, and Chicago kept the Athletics winless in their new West Sacramento, Calif., home.
Tucker scored three times and Suzuki drove in three runs with his homer for the Cubs, who opened Sutter Health Park as a major league venue on Monday night with an 18-3 romp. Steele (2-1) gave up four runs on seven hits and a walk, striking out six, in 6 2/3 innings.
Brent Rooker and Shea Langeliers each hit two-run homers for the A’s. Starter Luis Severino settled down after a shaky start to get through six innings. He was charged with six runs (five earned) on six hits; he walked three and struck out six.
Tigers 4, Mariners 1
Casey Mize allowed one hit over 5 2/3 scoreless innings in his season debut as Detroit defeated host Seattle for the second straight day.
Riley Greene went 2-for-4 with a double and home run for the Tigers. Mize, a right-hander who was the first overall selection in the 2018 MLB Draft, allowed two baserunners in the first but proceeded to retire the next 14 batters. Mize walked three and struck out six.
Tigers relievers Beau Brieske, Will Vest and Tommy Kahnle combined for 3 1/3 hitless innings to finish off the one-hitter. Kahnle worked the ninth for his first save. Mariners right-hander Logan Gilbert (0-1) took the loss. Gilbert — the 14th overall pick in 2018 — gave up three runs on five hits in five innings with one walk and 10 strikeouts.
Giants 3, Astros 1
Logan Webb worked seven strong innings, Heliot Ramos clubbed his third home run, and visiting San Francisco earned an interleague series victory over Houston.
Webb allowed five hits and one run, with no walks and six strikeouts. Willy Adames’ two-run double in the third inning gave the Giants a 2-0 lead. He flipped a sweeper from Astros right-hander Hayden Wesneski (0-1) into left field with one out in the third.
In five innings, Wesneski tallied six strikeouts and allowed three runs on two hits and three walks. Houston’s Jose Altuve opened the bottom of the fourth with a home run to left, his first of the season.
Padres 7, Guardians 0
Michael King fanned 11 over five shutout innings and Jackson Merrill homered as San Diego extended the best start to a season in franchise history with a shutout win over visiting Cleveland.
King (1-0) gave up just two hits and a walk before four relievers combined for four hitless frames as San Diego won its sixth straight game. After walking Steven Kwan to start the game and getting Jose Ramirez to pop out, King struck out the next six batters. Cleveland pitchers finished the night with 16 strikeouts.
Logan Allen (0-1) lasted 5 1/3 innings, yielding seven hits and four runs with five walks and a strikeout for the Guardians. He skated out of early jams by inducing three double plays, but his luck ran out in the middle innings.
Dodgers 3, Braves 1
Mookie Betts hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning, Dustin May went five strong innings in his return to the major leagues and Los Angeles increased its season-opening win streak to seven games with a victory over visiting Atlanta.
Will Smith added an RBI single for the Dodgers, who played without Freddie Freeman (ankle) for the fourth time in seven games. The club set a Los Angeles-era record for most consecutive victories to start a season. May made his first appearance since May 17, 2023. He gave up an unearned run on one hit while walking three and striking out six. May ended up with a no-decision as Anthony Banda (2-0) pitched the sixth inning to get the win. Tanner Scott pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his second save.
Braves left-hander Chris Sale (0-1) was charged with three runs on four hits over five-plus innings, with no walks and five strikeouts. Sale remained winless in two starts after winning the National League Cy Young Award last season.
Rays 7, Pirates 0
Shane Baz continued the trend of strong Tampa Bay starting pitching, Brandon Lowe homered and drove in three, and the host Rays spoiled the major league debut of Pittsburgh prospect Thomas Harrington.
A 2017 first-round draft pick by the Pirates, Baz (1-0) fired six scoreless innings in his initial 2025 start. Using 96 pitches, the power right-hander allowed seven hits and fanned a career-high 10, including the side in his final frame. Mason Englert (two innings) and Mason Montgomery closed out the shutout as Rays pitchers struck out 15 without a walk. Lowe was 3-for-4 with a walk while Kameron Misner had a hit and two RBIs. Jake Mangum finished 3-for-4 with a double, two runs, two RBIs and a stolen base.
Ke’Bryan Hayes and Bryan Reynolds each had two of Pittsburgh’s nine total hits — all singles. Harrington (0-1) was hit hard over four innings, surrendering six runs on seven hits on 90 pitches. He struck out two and walked four.
Blue Jays 5, Nationals 3
Bo Bichette bounced a two-run single into right field with two outs in the eighth inning as Toronto defeated visiting Washington for a third straight win.
Bichette, Alejandro Kirk, George Springer and Wagner each had two hits for Toronto, which scored three runs on five singles in the second inning. Starter Jose Berrios struck out eight and gave up two runs on four hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings.
Washington starter Trevor Williams gave up those three runs on 10 hits in five innings. CJ Abrams went 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored. Alex Call went 2-for-3 and scored the tying run on Abrams’ double in the seventh.
Twins 8, White Sox 3
Jose Miranda delivered a go-ahead, two-run single in a five-run sixth inning and Ryan Jeffers and Ty France each had two hits and an RBI as Minnesota won easily in Chicago.
Outscored 28-6 during an 0-4 start, the Twins regrouped to earn their first victory of the season. Edouard Julien added a run-scoring single. Harrison Bader hit a three-run homer in the ninth to cap the scoring.
The White Sox led 3-0 after five innings, on two RBIs by Brooks Baldwin and a home run by Nick Maton. Rookie right-hander Shane Smith went 5 2/3 innings in his major league debut – giving up two runs on two hits, walking four and striking out three.
Brewers 5, Royals 0
Rookie Chad Patrick and four relievers combined on a four-hitter to pace Milwaukee past visiting Kansas City as the Brewers avoided their first 0-5 start since 1984.
Patrick, making his first major league start, tossed 4 2/3 scoreless innings before exiting with two aboard in the fifth. He struck out five and walked three in an 86-pitch outing.
Eric Haase staked the Brewers to a 1-0 lead with one out in the third inning with his first home run. The Brewers scored one more in the inning and twice more in the sixth before Christian Yelich’s homer in the eighth.
Marlins 4, Mets 2
Sandy Alcantara threw five strong innings and Kyle Stowers blasted a two-run home run as Miami defeated visiting New York, the Marlins’ third win in their last four games.
Alcantara (1-0), who was pulled after 70 pitches, allowed two runs on three hits and no walks. He struck out four. Graham Pauley laced a two-run double in fourth for the game’s big hit.
Mets starter Kodai Senga (0-1) allowed four runs (two earned) on three hits and a walk in five innings. He struck out eight. Brandon Nimmo was 2-for-4, including a solo home run in the second inning for New York.
–Field Level Media
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