Cleveland 4, Minnesota 3
Rookie Kyle Manzardo clubbed a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Monday night.
NY Mets 2, Washington 1
Starling Marte hit a game-ending single with one out in the 10th inning as the New York Mets earned a 2-1 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Monday.
LA Dodgers 9, Atlanta 0
Freddie Freeman's three-run homer highlighted a six-run seventh-inning rally and sparked the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to a 9-0 win over the Atlanta Braves on Monday.
Detroit 7, Kansas City 6
Matt Vierling's sixth-inning single capped a rally that carried the visiting Detroit Tigers past the Kansas City Royals 7-6 on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.
Chi. Cubs 9, Oakland 2
Shota Imanaga threw six quality innings, Dansby Swanson homered and drove in four runs and the Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Oakland Athletics 9-2 on Monday.
Milwaukee 6, Philadelphia 2
William Contreras doubled home two runs and Aaron Civale allowed one run over five-plus innings to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-2 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Monday in the opener of a three-game series between division leaders.
St. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 0
Andre Pallante allowed just four hits over seven innings as the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Monday.
Colorado 3, Arizona 2
Brenton Doyle scored on a throwing error in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 in Denver on Monday night.
Chi. White Sox 8, LA Angels 4
Andrew Benintendi homered twice and drove in four runs to help the Chicago White Sox post an 8-4 win against the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series on Monday in Anaheim, Calif.
San Diego 3, Houston 1
Yu Darvish fired six scoreless innings while Jurickson Profar and Jackson Merrill homered as the San Diego Padres edged the visiting Houston Astros 3-1 on Monday night.