Cam Schlittler allowed one hit over 5 1/3 innings and Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton each homered, fueling the visiting New York Yankees to a 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday.
Schlittler (1-0), who struck out eight and did not walk a batter, yielded only Heliot Ramos’ two-out double in the second before retiring the final 11 batters he faced. Tim Hill fanned two in the seventh, former Giants closer Camilo Doval struck out the side in the eighth and David Bednar worked the ninth for his first save.
New York recorded a shutout in its first two games of the season for the first time in franchise history. The Yankees cruised to a 7-0 victory over the Giants on Wednesday. Judge belted a two-run homer in the sixth inning for his first hit of the season. The three-time American League MVP was 0-for-7 with five strikeouts before the blast.
Paul Goldschmidt doubled to lead off the sixth before Judge successfully challenged a called strike to extend his at-bat. He made the Giants pay by depositing a 3-2 fastball from Robbie Ray (0-1) just inside the left field foul pole. Ray permitted two runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Dodgers 5, Diamondbacks 4
Mookie Betts hit a three-run homer and Kyle Tucker delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning as Los Angeles celebrated its championship-ring night with a victory over visiting Arizona.
Alex Freeland homered, doubled and scored the winning run in his season debut. Edwin Diaz recorded the save in his Dodgers debut as the club opened its quest for a third consecutive title with two wins in two games. Los Angeles scored its five runs with four hits and three walks. Edgardo Henriquez (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth.
Alek Thomas drove in three runs on a pair of doubles and Ketel Marte hit a home run for the Diamondbacks. Ryne Nelson gave up four runs on two hits and three walks over 4 2/3 innings, striking out four. Kevin Ginkel (0-1) was unable to preserve a 4-4 tie in the eighth.
Blue Jays 3, Athletics 2
Andres Gimenez knocked a walkoff single to center in the ninth inning, and Toronto defeated the visiting Athletics.
Gimenez also had a two-run triple in the fifth. Right-hander Kevin Gausman struck out 11, the most by a Blue Jay pitcher on Opening Day. He allowed one run, one hit and no walks in six strong innings.
Shea Langeliers tied the game for the Athletics with one out in the ninth by hitting his second homer of the game, a blast to center against closer Jeff Hoffman (1-0). Langeliers also singled, going 3-for-4.
Braves 6, Royals 0
Chris Sale threw six scoreless innings and Atlanta hit three home runs to defeat visiting Kansas City, giving Walt Weiss a win in his managerial debut.
Atlanta’s 11-hit attack was sparked by homers from Ozzie Albies, Drake Baldwin and Michael Harris II. Sale (1-0) allowed three hits, three walks and struck out six, giving him 2,585 for his career. Sale moved up to No. 30 on the career strikeout list, passing Hall of Famers Bob Feller (2,581) and Warren Spahn (2,583).
Cole Ragans (0-1), making his third straight Opening Day start, took the loss. He worked four innings and allowed four runs on six hits, five strikeouts and four walks. He allowed all three homers.
Mariners 5, Guardians 1
Cole Young and Luke Riley hit home runs and George Kirby pitched six strong innings as Seattle defeated visiting Cleveland to even the teams’ four-game series at one win apiece.
Kirby (1-0) allowed one run on two hits. The right-hander walked two and struck out six.
The Guardians’ Chase DeLauter went deep for the third time in two games. Gavin Williams (0-1) struggled with his command, walking a career-high-tying six but fanning seven in five innings of three-run ball.
Angels 6, Astros 2
Josh Lowe, Mike Trout and Zach Neto homered to help visiting Los Angeles to a win against Houston in the second game of their four-game series.
The Angels have won their first two games of the season for the first time since 2007, and their first two road games for the first time since 2004. Trout, who also homered in the opener, added a pair of singles. Starter Yusei Kikuchi allowed two runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Yordan Alvarez homered, Jeremy Pena had two hits and scored a run and Carlos Correa also contributed two hits for the Astros. Starter Mike Burrows (0-1) went 5 2/3 innings, allowing five runs and nine hits while striking out six and walking two.
Tigers 5, Padres 2
Rookie Kevin McGonigle ripped a tiebreaking two-run single during a four-run eighth inning, leading Detroit to a victory at San Diego.
Riley Greene and Dillon Dingler also had run-scoring hits during the decisive frame. Enmanuel De Jesus (1-0) gave up one hit while throwing a scoreless seventh inning for his first big-league win, and Kenley Jansen struck out the side in the ninth for his first save with the Tigers.
The Padres’ Jackson Merrill reached base three times on two singles and a walk and robbed McGonigle of his first career homer with a catch in center field in the second. San Diego reliever Jeremiah Estrada (0-1) was charged with four runs in two-thirds of an inning.
Marlins 2, Rockies 1
Sandy Alcantara pitched seven strong innings and Javier Sanoja went 3-for-3 with an RBI as host Miami defeated Colorado in the season opener for both teams.
Pete Fairbanks, Miami’s biggest free-agent signee of the offseason, earned the save after pitching a scoreless ninth. Alcantara (1-0) allowed four hits, two walks and one unearned run while striking out five.
Colorado’s Kyle Freeland (0-1) permitted two runs in 4 1/3 innings. Hunter Goodman went 2-for-4 and Jordan Beck hit an RBI single.
–Field Level Media
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