NEW YORK — Brandon Hyde earned his first win as Baltimore Orioles manager when slow-footed catcher Jesus Sucre was aggressive on the bases to score the go-ahead run, then added three late RBIs to beat the New York Yankees, 5-3, on Saturday.
Baltimore used reliever Nate Karns as an opener in his first major league appearance since May 2017, and the 31-year-old right-hander got into a bases-loaded, one-out jam. But Miguel Andujar hit into a 1-2-3 double play, and Karns pitched a scoreless second.
Jimmy Yacabonis (1-0), a 27-year-old righty who lives in Matawan, N.J., followed and allowed one run over three innings for his first win since September 2017.
MINNEAPOLIS — Greg Allen hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning, then Cleveland reliever Brad Hand escaped a bases-loaded jam.
The three-time AL Central champion Indians posted their first win of the season and handed new Twins manager Rocco Baldelli his first loss. The teams combined for just six hits, four by the Indians.
WASHINGTON — J.D. Davis delivered a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning and rookie Pete Alonso contributed three hits and two RBIs as the new-look New York Mets improved to 2-0.
As chants of “Let’s go, Mets!” or “Where is Harper?” emanated from groups of New York fans in the stands, the Nationals fell to 0-2 without former slugger Bryce Harper.
TORONTO — Aaron Sanchez and four relievers combined to pitch Toronto’s second straight shutout.
The Blue Jays threw just three shutouts all of last season, the second fewest in the majors. Detroit was last with two.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jorge Soler had three hits and three RBIs, Alex Gordon scored three runs despite not getting a hit and Kansas City defeated Chicago on a wet, cold and windy day.
Billy Hamilton got three hits and scored twice for the speedy Royals, off to a 2-0 start for the first time since their World Series-winning season in 2015.
PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper homered deep into the second deck in right-center field for his first hit with Philadelphia and celebrated with an emphatic curtain call, highlighting the Phillies’ win.
Hitless over five at-bats this season after signing a $330 million, 13-year deal, Harper crushed Jesse Biddle’s fastball 465 feet with two outs in the seventh. Fans gave Harper a standing ovation and chanted “MVP! MVP!”
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tyler Glasnow and four relievers shut down Houston after Alex Bregman’s first-inning homer.
Bregman went deep on his 25th birthday, but Glasnow (1-0) was otherwise excellent, striking out four and allowing six hits over five innings.
MIAMI — Miguel Rojas and Martin Prado each had three hits and Miami won for the first time this season. The Marlins broke loose for 16 hits against starter Tyler Anderson and four relievers.