MLB roundup: Jose Ramirez (3 HRs) powers Guardians past Angels

Jose Ramirez hit three home runs and Brayan Rocchio had two hits and three RBIs to lead the Cleveland Guardians to an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.

Ramirez hit a solo homer in the first inning and a two-run homer in the fifth, both coming off Angels starter Jose Soriano (1-1), who set a career high with nine strikeouts but allowed five runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Ramirez hit his third homer in the ninth inning off Angels reliever Caden Dana. Rocchio’s two-out single with the bases loaded in the sixth inning drove home two runs to snap a tie and put the Guardians up for good at 6-4.

Six Cleveland relievers combined to allow two runs in six innings, both runs coming off closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning. Tim Herrin (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning to get the win. Mike Trout and Logan O’Hoppe homered for Los Angeles.

Braves 10, Marlins 0

Spencer Schwellenbach threw eight scoreless innings and Atlanta won its first game of the season, beating visiting Miami to open a three-game series.

Schwellenbach (1-0) extended his streak of scoreless innings to 14 in notching the longest start of his career. He allowed two hits, with neither runner reaching second base, struck out 10 and did not walk a batter. Marcell Ozuna provided much of the offense, going 3-for-5 with his first home run and double of the year. He scored three times and drove in three runs.

Matt Olson followed Ozuna’s blast in the seventh inning with a 434-foot shot to right-center field for his first homer. Olson added a two-run single in the team’s five-run eighth.

Phillies 3, Dodgers 2

Jesus Luzardo silenced previously undefeated Los Angeles, blanking the defending champion over seven innings for host Philadelphia.

Acquired in an offseason trade with the Miami Marlins, Luzardo (2-0) struck out eight while allowing just two hits and a pair of walks. Batterymate J.T. Realmuto ended the eighth and ninth innings by throwing out a runner at second base as Philadelphia survived some anxious moments down the stretch.

Tommy Edman hit a two-run homer in the ninth against Jordan Romano, making it 3-2. With one out, Romano then walked Will Smith, who was replaced by pinch runner Chris Taylor. Romano rallied to strike out Max Muncy moments before Realmuto threw out Taylor at second (after a manager’s challenge) to hand the Dodgers their first loss in nine games this season.

Mets 5, Blue Jays 0

Pete Alonso — who nearly left New York as a free agent over the winter — homered in his first home at-bat of the season to power the Mets to a win over Toronto.

Mets starter Tylor Megill (2-0) allowed two hits over 5 1/3 innings. Reed Garrett, A.J. Minter and Max Kranick finished a combined four-hitter.

George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two hits apiece for the Blue Jays. Kevin Gausman (1-1) gave up three runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Yankees 9, Pirates 4

Oswaldo Cabrera went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and Aaron Judge hit his sixth home run of the season to lead New York to a win in Pittsburgh’s home opener.

Andrew McCutchen went 3-for-4 and Ke’Bryan Hayes belted a three-run home run in the seventh inning to account for most of Pittsburgh’s offense. Unfortunately for the Pirates, Hayes’ blast came with the Yankees already ahead 9-1.

Judge pushed the Yankees’ lead to that margin with a 403-foot shot to center field, which gave him 321 career home runs in 1,000 career games. New York’s Max Fried (1-0) pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk, striking out six.

Red Sox 13, Cardinals 9

Boston racked up 16 hits and had seven multi-hit performances in a home-opening win over St. Louis.

Back-to-back home runs by Trevor Story (2-for-5, three RBIs) and Wilyer Abreu (3-for-5, two runs, two RBIs) highlighted a five-run first inning. Boston scored in four more frames and held off a three-run St. Louis rally in the ninth to make a winner of starter Walker Buehler (1-1). Triston Casas (2-for-5, two runs) and Carlos Narvaez (2-for-3, two RBIs) also had multiple hits and contributed to multiple runs.

The Red Sox tagged St. Louis starter Erick Fedde (1-1) for six runs on five hits and four walks in three innings. For St. Louis, Ivan Herrera hit his fourth homer in the last two games while Brendan Donovan and Alec Burleson each had three hits.

Giants 10, Mariners 9 (11 innings)

Willy Adames lined a two-out, two-run, walk-off single in the 11th inning to rally San Francisco to a home-opening victory over visiting Seattle.

The teams had been deadlocked at 8-8 since the sixth before automatic runner Luke Raley scored on a wild pitch by Spencer Bivens (1-1) in the top of the 11th.

Jorge Polanco had three hits, including a homer, and drove in four runs for the Mariners, who also got three hits and three runs from Julio Rodriguez. Adames, LaMonte Wade Jr., Heliot Ramos and Patrick Bailey each had three hits for the Giants.

Diamondbacks 6, Nationals 4

Corbin Carroll had his fifth career two-homer game and drove in three runs, Randal Grichuk’s two-run double broke a tie in the seventh inning and visiting Arizona defeated Washington.

CJ Abrams, Luis Garcia Jr. and Nathaniel Lowe homered for the Nationals, who have lost four in a row and have won once in seven games.

The Diamondbacks lost All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte to a left hamstring injury in the first inning. Marte is likely headed to the injured list, manager Torey Lovullo said postgame.

Cubs 3, Padres 1

Shota Imanaga threw 7 1/3 quality innings and Justin Turner delivered the go-ahead RBI single as Chicago handed visiting San Diego its first loss of the season.

Imanaga (2-0) allowed one run on four hits while striking out four and walking none, lowering his ERA to 0.98, as the Cubs won their home opener and their fourth consecutive game overall.

Randy Vasquez (0-1) pitched 4 2/3 innings of two-hit ball and gave up three runs (two earned) for the Padres. The San Diego starter struck out a pair, but walked five.

Brewers 3, Reds 2

Brice Turang socked a two-run homer and Tyler Alexander and four relievers combined on a five-hitter as host Milwaukee held on to hand Cincinnati its fourth consecutive loss.

Milwaukee has won four straight since opening the season with four losses. The Reds, who had dropped their three previous games 1-0, snapped their scoreless streak at 35 innings with two unearned runs in the eighth to pull within 3-2.

TJ Friedl singled to open the eighth off Bryan Hudson, and Spencer Steer reached on an error by third baseman Oliver Dunn. Both runners advanced on Elly De La Cruz’s deep foulout to right. Joel Payamps replaced Hudson, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand delivered a sacrifice fly to center to make it 3-1. Jeimer Candelario followed with an RBI double down the first base line.

Tigers 7, White Sox 4

Kerry Carpenter blasted two solo home runs and Detroit celebrated its home opener by beating Chicago. Carpenter has six multi-homer games in his career.

Riley Greene belted a solo homer among his three hits and Zach McKinstry contributed two hits, a run and an RBI. Spencer Torkelson, Trey Sweeney and Dillon Dingler drove in the other runs for the Tigers. Starter Jack Flaherty (1-0) allowed one run and three hits with seven strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Brooks Baldwin knocked in two runs for the White Sox. Starter Jonathan Cannon (0-1) allowed three runs and three hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Athletics 6, Rockies 3 (11 innings)

Jacob Wilson hit a go-ahead two-run single in the 11th inning, and the Athletics spoiled Colorado’s home opener.

Wilson also homered and Lawrence Butler, Shea Langeliers and Tyler Soderstrom had two hits apiece. Noah Murdock (1-0) tossed two innings of scoreless relief for the Athletics.

Mason Miller struck out Ezequiel Tovar to end the game and pick up his second save. Tovar had three hits and Kyle Farmer and Michael Toglia had two hits each for the Rockies, which toughed out 38-degree weather and snow falling in the second coldest home opener in Coors Field history.

Rangers 5, Rays 2

Texas scored four times in the third inning and beat Tampa Bay in the series opener in Arlington, Texas.

Right-hander Tyler Mahle (1-0) earned the win after holding the Rays scoreless on one hit and two walks over five innings. He struck out five. The Rays scored twice in the seventh on wild pitches after Christopher Morel and Kameron Misner led off the inning with a single and double.

The runs in the seventh ended a stretch of 25 consecutive scoreless innings for Texas pitchers since the eighth inning on Monday in Cincinnati.

Josh Smith led off the third with a single and scored on Kyle Higashioka’s double to start the Rangers’ four-run third. Smith finished with two hits, including a solo home run in the seventh that pushed Texas’ lead to 5-2.

Royals 8, Orioles 2

Maikel Garcia drove in three runs, Vinnie Pasquantino hit a three-run single and Seth Lugo pitched six solid innings to lead host Kansas City to a victory over Baltimore on a rainy night.

Garcia delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the fourth inning and added an RBI double in the eighth for the Royals. Pasquantino and Salvador Perez also had two hits for Kansas City, which halted a two-game losing streak. Lugo (1-0) allowed two runs (one earned) and five hits in six innings.

Heston Kjerstad had two hits for the Orioles, who lost their third consecutive contest. Baltimore star Gunnar Henderson made his season debut and was 1-for-4 with an error at shortstop. He missed the first seven games of the season due to a right intercostal strain. Dean Kremer (1-1) gave up three runs (two earned) and eight hits over 4 1/3 innings.

–Field Level Media