Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six scoreless innings and Tommy Edman hit a three-run homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers remained perfect at home this season with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.
Yamamoto (2-1) gave up two hits and had nine strikeouts and one walk while beating the Cubs for the second time this season. Tanner Scott pitched a perfect ninth inning for his fourth save as the Dodgers improved to 7-0 at home with their first shutout of the year.
Los Angeles’ Freddie Freeman scored a run but went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in his return from the injured list. Shohei Ohtani finished 0-for-4 and fanned twice.
The Cubs were held to two hits as they lost consecutive games for the first time since dropping the first two games of the season against the Dodgers last month in Japan. Chicago starter Matthew Boyd (1-1) opened with five scoreless innings before faltering in the sixth. He allowed three runs on four hits in six innings.
Reds 5, Pirates 3
Jeimer Candelario broke an 0-for-15 slump with a two-run homer and Cincinnati turned in a pair of key defensive plays in a win over visiting Pittsburgh.
Brady Singer (3-0) won his third straight start to open the season, allowing three runs on two hits in five innings. Taylor Rogers, Graham Ashcraft and Emilio Pagan combined for four scoreless innings of relief, with Pagan pitching the ninth to earn his third save in as many chances.
The Pirates broke through in the fifth when Tommy Pham lined an RBI double into the left field corner and Adam Frazier followed with his first homer of the season. Bailey Falter (0-2) struggled all night with his command, walking five while allowing five runs in five innings.
Padres 8, Rockies 0
Nick Pivetta fanned 10 hitters over seven shutout innings while Jose Iglesias poked two RBI singles in a six-run fifth inning as San Diego blanked visiting Colorado.
Pivetta (2-1) gave up just three hits and a walk. The Padres got two hits and two RBIs from Elias Diaz.
German Marquez (0-2) matched Pivetta until unraveling in the fifth inning. He yielded seven hits and six runs, five earned, in 4 2/3 innings.
Tigers 7, Twins 6
Dillon Dingler finished 3-for-5 with an RBI, Zach McKinstry drove in two, and Detroit held on for a win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Trey Sweeney and Javier Baez each doubled and drove in a run for the Tigers, who won for the eighth time in 10 games. Reliever Will Vest (1-0) got the win, and Tommy Kahnle allowed a run in the ninth inning but earned his second save.
Byron Buxton had a home run, two RBIs and a stolen base to lead the Twins. Ty France and Edouard Julien each had three hits. Jorge Alcala (0-2) gave up four runs out of the bullpen without recording an out.
Rays 6, Braves 3
Danny Jansen went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs, Taj Bradley threw six strong innings and Tampa Bay posted a victory over visiting Atlanta.
Bradley (2-0) allowed just one run on five hits while striking out seven and walking two. Christopher Morel also went 3-for-4 with a homer for the Rays, who had dropped six of their previous seven games.
Bryce Elder (0-1) threw six innings and gave up five runs and nine hits. Marcell Ozuna and Ozzie Albies each homered for Atlanta, which took its 10th loss in 13 tries.
Nationals 7, Marlins 4
Nathaniel Lowe, who was scratched from the start due to an illness, entered the game in the eighth inning, slugging a pinch-hit, three-run, go-ahead double to give visiting Washington a win over Miami.
Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams left the game in the fourth inning due to an unspecified injury. He has been dealing with thigh tightness over the past week. Josh Bell, who started at first base in place of Lowe, slugged a two-run homer against his former team. James Wood hit a solo homer for the Nationals.
Miami’s Edward Cabrera, who made his 2025 MLB debut, left with the lead but got a no-decision. In 5 2/3 innings, Cabrera allowed four hits and two runs. Kyle Stowers went 2-for-5 including a two-run double and a triple for the Marlins.
Cardinals 2, Phillies 0
Andre Pallante and two relievers combined for a three-hitter as St. Louis blanked visiting Philadelphia.
Pallante (2-0) held the Phillies to two hits and two walks over seven innings. He struck out four. Ryan Helsley worked around a single in the ninth for his second save. Yohel Pozo went 3-for-4 with an RBI double for the Cardinals, who saw shortstop Masyn Winn exit after the first inning due to back spasms.
Phillies starter Aaron Nola (0-3) allowed two runs on five hits and four walks in five innings. He fanned seven.
Brewers 7, Diamondbacks 0
Milwaukee left-hander Jose Quintana pitched seven scoreless innings in his team and season debut as the Brewers shut out Arizona in Phoenix.
Jackson Chourio singled and scored in the Brewers’ two-run fifth inning to extend his hitting streak to 13 games. Brice Turang had three hits, including a two-run single in a four-run ninth. The Brewers, who have won eight of 10 since opening the season 0-4.
The Diamondbacks had four hits, all singles. Arizona starter Eduardo Rodrigez (0-1) gave up six hits and three runs, two earned, in 6 1/3 innings.
Mariners 5, Rangers 3
Cal Raleigh hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning as Seattle defeated visiting Texas.
Jorge Polanco and Rowdy Tellez also went deep for the Mariners, who won for the third time in four games. Reliever Carlos Vargas (1-1) got his first major league victory after throwing one scoreless inning. Andres Munoz worked the ninth for his fifth save.
Josh Jung homered for the Rangers, who lost for the third time in four games. Jacob deGrom lasted just four innings, permitting three runs on three hits and four walks and four strikeouts.
Mets 7, Athletics 6
Pete Alonso homered and finished with three hits and three RBIs to lead New York to a win over the Athletics in the opener of a three-game series in West Sacramento, Calif.
Alonso had an RBI double in the fifth and lofted a sacrifice fly in the sixth before homering for what proved to be the decisive run in the eighth. Luisangel Acuna added two hits for the Mets, who have won seven of eight.
Miguel Andujar was 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs for the Athletics, who lost for the fourth time in five games and fell to 1-6 at home. JP Sears (1-2) allowed three runs on six hits over four-plus innings.
Astros 14, Angels 3
Yainer Diaz clubbed his first career grand slam and produced a career-high five RBIs as Houston thumped visiting Los Angeles.
The Astros sent 20 batters to the plate across the fifth and sixth innings and totaled 10 runs in those frames. Diaz landed the decisive blow in the six-run fifth when he greeted Angels reliever Garrett McDaniels with a 382-foot shot to left-center field that extended Houston’s lead to 7-2.
An inning later, Diaz contributed to the Astros’ four-run frame with a run-scoring double that scored Walker and lifted Houston to a 10-2 lead. Mike Trout hit his sixth home run of the season in the fourth for the Angels.
Giants 9, Yankees 1 (6 innings)
Jung Hoo Lee hit a three-run homer in a five-run first inning off Marcus Stroman as visiting San Francisco withstood heavy rain to roll past New York in a game that was called during the top of the sixth.
Lee and LaMonte Wade Jr. drove in three runs apiece as the Giants mixed 11 walks and six hits to win for the 10th time in 13 games. Rodney Ray (3-0) allowed one run on two hits in four innings but walked four while fanning seven.
Austin Wells contributed an RBI double in the second for the Yankees, who lost for the fourth time in five games. Stroman (0-1) allowed five runs and four hits before getting chased with two outs in the first for his shortest career start. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said after the game that Stroman would have X-rays on his left knee.
White Sox 11, Red Sox 1
Omar Narvaez had three RBIs, Jacob Amaya and Miguel Vargas each delivered two-run doubles and Davis Martin pitched six-plus strong innings as host Chicago routed Boston to end an eight-game losing streak.
The White Sox capitalized on five Red Sox errors to score six unearned runs and send Boston to its fourth loss in five games.
Martin (1-1) pitched into the seventh inning for the first time in 22 major league starts. He permitted one run and six hits while walking one.
Guardians 7, Royals 0
Gabriel Arias clubbed a fourth-inning, three-run homer for one of his three hits, and five Cleveland pitchers held visiting Kansas City to five hits as the Guardians won their fourth straight game.
Angel Martinez also had three hits and a sacrifice fly for Cleveland, which improved to 3-1 against the Royals this season. Tim Herrin (2-0) got the win in relief.
Bobby Witt Jr. had two hits and walked twice for the Royals, who have been held to five runs over the past four contests and have been shut out twice during that stretch. Kris Bubic (2-1) permitted three runs, two earned, in six innings.
–Field Level Media
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