Holt grand slam helps Red Sox beat Blue Jays

Brock Holt hit a grand slam in the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox overcame a five-run deficit to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Red Sox scored twice in the seventh inning to take the lead and spoil the home opener for the Blue Jays, who also had a grand slam from Josh Donaldson after being honored before the game as last year’s American League MVP.
Toronto right-hander Marcus Stroman allowed six hits, three walks and five runs in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out four.

Indians 7, White Sox 1
Francisco Lindor went 2-for-4 and scored a pair of runs, and the Cleveland Indians cruised to a 7-1 win over the Chicago White Sox.
Carlos Santana and Yan Gomes drove in two runs apiece as the Indians scored seven runs for the second consecutive game. Cleveland (2-1) won its first road game of the season after posting a winning record away from home in 2015.
Todd Frazier hit a solo home run to mark the only scoring for the White Sox. Chicago (3-2) managed only three hits during a blustery home opener with temperatures hovering in the 30s.

Padres 13, Rockies 6
Colorado’s Trevor Story continued his stunning home run rampage at the start of his career. But the San Diego Padres took advantage of the hitters’ paradise that is Coors Field and ended their historic scoring drought by pounding the Rockies 13-6.
The Padres extended their major-league record of consecutive scoreless innings to start the season to 30 before ending that streak in a big way with a six-run fourth inning on their way to spoiling the Rockies’ home opener.
Story continued his amazing slugging at the outset of his career, belting his fifth and sixth home runs. With home runs in four consecutive games to start his career, Story tied a major-league record held by Willie Mays in 1971, Mark McGwire (1998), Nelson Cruz (2011) and Chris Davis (2013).
 
Tigers 4, Yankees 0
Jordan Zimmermann pitched seven innings of two-hit shutout ball while Miguel Cabrera drove in two runs with a solo home run and a single to make the unbeaten Tigers’ home opener a success.
Zimmermann (1-0), signed as a free agent from Washington, allowed just three baserunners. He gave up singles in the third and fourth, walked three and struck out three.
Relievers Justin Wilson and Kyle Ryan completed the three-hit shutout with an inning apiece.
 
Mets 7, Phillies 2
Neil Walker delivered the tiebreaking run-scoring single in the sixth inning and added an RBI single during a four-run seventh inning as the defending National League champion New York Mets routed Philadelphia in their home opener.
The Mets improved to 35-20 in home openers, including 5-3 since Citi Field opened in 2009. The Phillies have been outscored 26-12 in losing all four games this season.
 
Orioles 6, Rays 1
Chris Davis, Jonathan Schoop, Nolan Reimold and Manny Machado all homered as the Baltimore Orioles remained unbeaten with a 6-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
All four had solo homers, with Schoop, Reimold and Machado hitting theirs in a four-run fifth which broke the game open.
Baltimore starter Chris Tillman (1-0), who threw just two innings on Opening Day due to a rain delay, got the win.
The right-hander gave up one run on four hits in five innings, bouncing back after a slow start to retire 11 of the last 12 batters he faced.

Pirates 6, Reds 5
Starling Marte hit his first career grand slam to erase a three-run deficit in the eighth inning helping the Pittsburgh Pirates remain undefeated with a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Ryan Vogelsong (1-0) earned the victory for the Pirates who are 4-0 to start a season for the first time since 2003.
Both teams battled the elements, combining for five errors and four hit batters. There also were a combined 18 runners stranded.
Brandon Phillips returned from missing two games due to illness and hit a solo homer, had two RBIs and scored twice.
 
Cardinals 7, Braves 4
The St. Louis Cardinals clubbed three pinch-hit homers, including the go-ahead shot from Alydmys Diaz in the eighth inning, to overcome a four-run deficit and defeat the Atlanta Braves.
Diaz, a rookie from Cuba, hit the second pitch from reliever Eric O’Flaherty (0-1) deep into the left field seats for his first career homer.
Greg Garcia added some insurance with a solo pinch-hit homer against John Gant in the ninth inning. Gant also allowed a solo homer to right fielder Stephen Piscotty.