Recap Roundups
April 05, 2018
NY Mets 8, Washington 2
Jay Bruce hit a grand slam for New York, which also got homers from Yoenis Cespedes and Michael Conforto, as the Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 8-2 on Thursday afternoon.
Boston 3, Tampa Bay 2
Hanley Ramirez delivered a walk-off RBI single to right field with one out in the 12th inning as the Boston Red Sox came back to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in their home opener Thursday at Fenway Park.
Philadelphia 5, Miami 0
Maikel Franco had three hits and four RBI, Nick Pivetta pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and the Philadelphia Phillies won their home opener 5-0 over the Miami Marlins on Thursday at Citizens Bank Park.
Texas 6, Oakland 3
The Texas Rangers took advantage of right-hander Daniel Mengden's throwing error to score four runs in the second inning Thursday afternoon, which helped catapult them to a 6-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif.
Colorado 3, San Diego 1
Ryan McMahon drew a four-pitch, bases-loaded walk from Padres closer Brad Hand to break up a scoreless tie in the top of the ninth inning on Thursday and DJ LeMahieu followed with a two-run, two-out single to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 3-0 victory over the Padres at Petco Park.
Detroit 9, Chi. White Sox 7
Detroit center fielder Leonys Martin and third baseman Jeimer Candelario had RBIs in the 10th inning and the Tigers scored five runs in their last two at-bats to spoil the Chicago White Sox' home opener 9-7 at wintry Guaranteed Rate Field on Thursday afternoon.
Minnesota 4, Seattle 2
a solo shot in the bottom of the seventh -- Thursday afternoon to snap a tie and lift the Minnesota Twins to a come-from-behind 4-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners in the Twins' home opener at Target Field.
Baltimore 5, NY Yankees 2
Adam Jones sparked a five-run rally in the top of the seventh inning with a two-run homer off Masahiro Tanaka as the Baltimore Orioles opened a four-game series with a 5-2 victory over the New York Yankees Thursday night.
Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 2
Gregory Polanco continued his strong start with his second multi-RBI game of the season, and Steven Brault allowed one run in five innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-2 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Thursday at PNC Park.
Arizona 3, St. Louis 1
Arizona left fielder David Peralta had two hits and two RBIs and left-hander Robbie Ray struck out nine in six innings as the Diamondbacks spoiled the St. Louis Cardinals' home opener with a 3-1 victory at Busch Stadium on Thursday.
Chi. Cubs 8, Milwaukee 0
Jon Lester threw six scoreless innings Thursday night and the Chicago Cubs feasted on some sloppy defense by the host Milwaukee Brewers for an 8-0 win at Miller Park.