Recap Roundups
March 29, 2018
Chi. Cubs 8, Miami 4
Ian Happ homered on the first pitch of the 2018 season and Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Schwarber also went deep to lift the Cubs to an 8-4 victory over the host Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon at Marlins Park.
NY Mets 9, St. Louis 4
The New York Mets scored five runs in the fifth inning to break open a tie game Thursday and right-hander Noah Syndergaard became just the second pitcher in franchise history to record at least 10 strikeouts on Opening Day in a 9-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field.
Baltimore 3, Minnesota 2
Adam Jones homered to lead off the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 3-2 Opening Day victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday in Baltimore.
Houston 4, Texas 1
Justin Verlander scattered four hits in six shutout innings, and George Springer and Jake Marisnick hit solo home runs as the Houston Astros opened the defense of their World Series championship with a 4-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas on Major League Baseball's Opening Day.
NY Yankees 6, Toronto 1
Giancarlo Stanton experienced a memorable debut for the New York Yankees by homering in his first and last at-bats while driving in four runs to begin the Aaron Boone era with a 6-1 victory over the host Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon at Rogers Centre.
Tampa Bay 6, Boston 4
Denard Span hit a three-run triple off Carson Smith with two outs in the eighth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays earned a 6-4 comeback victory against the Boston Red Sox in both teams' season opener Thursday at St. Petersburg, Fla.
Oakland 6, LA Angels 5
Boog Powell tripled with one out in the 11th inning off the glove of Justin Upton and scored on a single over a five-man infield by Marcus Semien on Thursday afternoon, giving the Oakland Athletics a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in Oakland, Calif.
Atlanta 8, Philadelphia 5
Nick Markakis hit a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to give the Atlanta Braves an 8-5 come-from-behind win over the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday in the season opener at SunTrust Park.
Milwaukee 2, San Diego 1
Orlando Arcia grounded an RBI single to right-center with two outs in the 12th inning Thursday afternoon to give the visiting Milwaukee Brewers a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Padres in both clubs' season opener at Petco Park.
Chi. White Sox 14, Kansas City 7
Matt Davidson became the fourth player in MLB history to belt three homers on Opening Day, driving in six runs Thursday as the Chicago White Sox routed the Kansas City Royals 14-7 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
San Francisco 1, LA Dodgers 0
Left-hander Ty Blach pitched five shutout innings, and Joe Panik provided the only run of the game with a fifth-inning home run Thursday as the visiting San Francisco Giants ended Clayton Kershaw's Opening Day winning streak with a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Seattle 2, Cleveland 1
Nelson Cruz cracked a two-run homer Thursday night, and Felix Hernandez tossed 5 1/3 scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners opened their season with a 2-1 win over the visiting Cleveland Indians at Safeco Field.
Arizona 8, Colorado 2
Arizona's Jake Lamb had two hits and four RBIs, and Jarrod Dyson contributed two hits and two runs in the Diamondbacks' 8-2 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies in the regular-season opener for both teams on Thursday at Chase Field.