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MLB Roundup: Padres maintain Braves to 1 hit, full sweep

SAN DIEGO — Nick Pivetta threw seven innings of one-hit ball and Manny Machado returned to the lineup and hit an RBI double as San Diego beat punchless Atlanta 5-0 to comb a season-opening, four-game collection.

The Padres are 4-0 for the primary time since 1998, the final time they reached the World Sequence. The Braves have been shut out a second straight recreation and are 0-4 for the primary time since 2021. The Braves haven’t been swept in a season-opening, four-game collection since 1980 at Cincinnati and in a four-game collection in San Diego since 1979.

The Braves have misplaced six straight video games at Petco Park, together with final season’s two-game sweep within the wild-card spherical.

Pivetta (1-0), who signed a four-year contract in February, confronted the minimal 21 batters. He allowed a leadoff single within the third to Orlando Arcia, who was compelled at second. Pivetta struck out 4 and walked none.

Jason Adam and Jeremiah Estrada every threw one hitless inning.

The Braves despatched the minimal 27 batters to the plate. Marcell Ozuna drew Atlanta’s solely stroll.

NEW YORK — Aaron Decide homered in his first at-bat, Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice and the New York Yankees went deep 4 extra occasions in a 12-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, a day after changing into the third crew in main league historical past to hit 9 homers in a recreation.

The Yankees hit a complete of 15 homers and scored 36 runs as they swept the three-game collection.

A day after homering thrice for the third time in his profession and ending with a career-high eight RBIs, Decide hit a two-run homer off Aaron Civale (0-1) within the first inning, sending a full rely 89 mph fastball into the decrease left discipline seats.

After hitting 58 homers final season, Decide is the primary Yankee with 4 homers within the opening three video games. Decide completed with 11 RBIs within the collection.

CINCINNATI — Matt Chapman hit a two-run homer and Heliot Ramos homered for the second time within the collection as San Francisco beat Cincinnati.

It was a pitchers’ duel by means of the primary 5 innings. Reds right-hander Nick Martinez (0-1) retired the primary 13 batters earlier than Ramos launched his 1-1 pitch into the left-field stands to place the Giants forward 1-0.

Chapman’s two-run homer within the sixth made the rating 4-0. Martinez allowed 4 earned runs with a stroll and 5 strikeouts.

Giants right-hander Robbie Ray (1-0) had an ideal recreation by means of 5 innings, however issues unraveled for him within the sixth.

Gavin Lux broke up the no-hitter with a leadoff single. Then Austin Wynn hit a two-run homer, his first of the season, and Matt McLain added a solo shot, his second, to make the rating 4-3.

Ray retired one batter within the sixth earlier than exiting after permitting three earned runs with a stroll and 4 strikeouts.

Cincinnati had the tying run on the plate within the eighth. Santiago Espinal grounded to Chapman who tagged lead runner Jacob Hurtubise then threw to first to finish an inning-ending double play.

Camilo Doval retired the Reds so as within the ninth for his first save.

WASHINGTON — Josh Bell and Nathaniel Lowe homered, and Washington prevented a season-opening collection sweep with a victory over Philadelphia.

Bell, who was 0 for 9 to start his second stint with Washington, ripped an Aaron Nola fastball into the center-field seats for a three-run homer within the fourth inning. Lowe ended Nola’s day with a two-run shot to middle within the sixth.

Washington starter Mitchell Parker (1-0) put two runners on in every of the primary three innings however escaped bother every time. He pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, permitting seven hits and hanging out 5.

Kyle Finnegan entered with the bases loaded and none out within the ninth, permitting an RBI grounder earlier than retiring the following two batters for his first save.

Nola (0-1) allowed 5 runs and 6 hits in 5 1/3 innings whereas hanging out eight.

Paul DeJong had three hits for Washington. Rookie Dylan Crews struck out in all three of his plate appearances a day after going 0 for five with 5 strikeouts. He’s 0 for 11 this season.

Catcher J.T. Realmuto (bruised foot) and shortstop Trea Turner (again spasms) didn’t play for the Phillies. Realmuto fouled a ball off himself Saturday and left within the seventh, whereas Turner missed his second recreation in a row.

TORONTO — Chris Bassitt pitched six innings to win his first begin of the season, George Springer hit a two-run single as Toronto beat Baltimore.

Tyler Heineman added a solo residence run, his first, because the Blue Jays cut up the four-game collection with their AL East rivals.

Orioles right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano left his main league debut after 4 innings due to cramping. Sugano (0-1) allowed two runs and 4 hits.

Sugano took the mound to heat up for the underside of the fifth however supervisor Brandon Hyde, Orioles trainers and a translator quickly gathered round him for a convention. Sugano was seen flexing his proper hand earlier than strolling off. He was changed by Matt Bowman.

Bassitt (1-0) allowed one run and eight hits. The precise-hander walked two and struck out seven.

Brendon Little and Yariel Rodríguez every labored one inning of aid and Jeff Hoffman completed for his first save.

MIAMI — Griffin Conine hit a house run, Derek Hill scored the profitable run from third on a wild pitch within the backside of the ninth as Florida beats Pittsburgh.

Andrew McCutchen hit a lead-off homer within the high of the second inning however Nick Fortes hit an RBI double to left that drove in Hill to make it 1-1 going into the third. The 38-year-old McCutchen now has 800 profession extra-base hits, third most amongst lively gamers (behind Freddie Freeman with 885 and Paul Goldschmidt with 833).

Conine hit a solo shot to make it 2-2 within the backside of the seventh. His father, Jeff Conine, helped the Marlins to World Sequence titles in 1997 and 2003 and is named “Mr. Marlin.” He was inducted within the franchise’s corridor of fame earlier Sunday.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa hustled out an infield single to drive in Endy Rodriguez, who had walked to steer off the fifth inning, to present the Pirates a 2-1 lead.

With a runner on first within the high of the ninth, Miami’s Kyle Stowers made a working over-the-head catch on the warning observe to rob Enmanuel Valdez of additional bases and maintain the sport scored at 2-2.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Wyatt Langford and Adolis García hit solo residence runs within the sixth inning to place Texas over Boston.

The homers got here after Boston scored twice within the high of the inning off Texas’ bullpen to spoil Jacob deGrom’s first begin of the season. DeGrom allowed two hits in 5 shutout innings, lifted after nearing his pitch rely at 73.

Langford’s opposite-field homer off rookie Richard Fitts (0-1) barely cleared the wall within the right-field nook. Two batters later, García blasted an 0-2 sweeper into the second deck in left discipline.

The Crimson Sox scored twice within the sixth inning off Shawn Armstrong (1-0), one run unearned, to take the lead. Wilyer Abreu hit a two-out, 0-2 opposite-field double into the left-field nook to attain Kristian Campbell and got here round when Rangers third baseman Ezequiel Durán threw low to first base.

TAMPA, Fla. — Brandon Lowe hit a two-run residence run within the backside of the primary and Tampa Bay by no means trailed of their win over Colorado.

Taj Bradley (1-0) pitched six innings, permitting two runs on 5 hits with seven strikeouts for the Rays and Jonny DeLuca went 3 for 4. Pete Fairbanks, who had 48 saves in 56 alternatives over the previous two seasons, allowed two hits with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth and earned his first save of the season.

Pinch hitter Mickey Moniak hit a two-out, two-run homer within the high of the seventh for the Rockies. Nick Martini hit an RBI single within the fifth and Hunter Goodman’s single within the high of the sixth drove in Tyler Freeman to make it 2-2.

Tampa Bay’s José Caballero went 1 for 3 with an RBI, a stroll and a run scored — beating a late tag by catcher Jacob Stallings.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tanner Bibee pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning, Kyle Mazardo hit a two-run homer and Gabriel Arias and Daniel Schneemann added solo pictures as Cleveland beat Kansas Metropolis.

Bibee (1-0) gave up no runs and two hits in 6 2/3 innings with two strikeouts and two walks. The precise-hander bounced again after he was scheduled to make the opening day begin for Cleveland on Thursday, however was scratched due to an sickness.

Royals starter Michael Wacha (0-1) threw 87 pitches over 4 innings and allowed one run and 4 hits with two strikeouts and 4 walks. None of Kansas Metropolis’s beginning pitchers received previous the fifth inning in any recreation in the course of the three-game season-opening collection.

Mazardo’s residence run traveled 417 ft practically into the appropriate discipline fountains off Sam Lengthy to present the Guardians a 3-0 lead. It was his second residence run of the collection.

ST. LOUIS — Victor Scott II and Pedro Pages every hit three-run homers to propel St. Louis to a win over Minnesota.

Nolan Gorman additionally homered for St. Louis, which swept the collection and is off to a 3-0 begin for the primary time since 2006.

It marks the seventeenth 3-0 begin in franchise historical past overlaying 134 years.

Willi Castro homered for the Twins, who misplaced their first three video games for the primary time since 2016.

Pages had three hits. Alec Burleson added a two-run double for the Cardinals.

Andre Pallante gave up two runs on 4 hits over 5 innings.

Scott homered within the third off Bailey Ober, who surrendered eight earned runs over 2 2/3 innings.

Burleson kick-started a five-run rebellion within the third along with his double for a 5-1 lead. Pages ripped his first homer of the season 4 batters later.

Steven Matz tossed 4 scoreless innings in aid for his first profession save.

SEATTLE — Julio Rodríguez hit a towering 438-foot, two-run homer within the sixth to present Seattle the lead and Bryan Woo pitched six dominant innings as they beat the Athletics.

Rodríguez’s go-ahead residence run gave the Mariners offence a much-needed enhance. Earlier than Rodríguez stepped to the plate, A’s starter J.P. Sears had retired 16 of the earlier 18 Seattle hitters, with the Mariners managing simply three singles.

Sears (0-1) allowed two runs and 5 hits over 6 ⅔ innings, with no walks and 7 strikeouts.

Tyler Soderstrom put the A’s forward within the fourth with a homer, his third of the collection. However that was all of the offense the Athletics received towards Woo (1-0), who allowed simply three hits and one run over six innings, with 5 strikeouts.

Mariners nearer Andrés Muñoz pitched the ninth inning for his second save because the AL West rivals cut up the four-game collection.

PHOENIX — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a game-tying, two-run homer, Josh Naylor had the go-ahead RBI double and Arizona used an eight-run eighth inning to rally previous the Chicago Cubs.

The groups cut up the four-game collection.

The D-backs trailed 6-2 within the eighth however despatched 12 batters to the plate in a surprising rally. Alek Thomas and Corbin Carroll coaxed back-to-back walks from Caleb Thielbar to start out the inning.

Eli Morgan (0-1) got here on in aid earlier than giving up a string of hits, beginning with a two-run double to Geraldo Perdomo. Gurriel adopted along with his game-tying homer within the left discipline seats, Gabriel Moreno singled and Naylor introduced him residence with a double to deep middle for a 7-6 lead.

Pitcher Ryne Nelson — pinch-hitting as a result of the D-backs have been out of bench gamers — put Arizona up 8-6 with an RBI single by means of a drawn-in infield. The Cubs introduced in one other reliever Colin Rea, however Thomas made it 9-6 with one other RBI single and Carroll’s double made it 10-6.

The Cubs took a 6-2 lead within the high of the eighth on Kyle Tucker’s three-run homer. Chicago’s Seiya Suzuki made it 3-0 along with his homer within the sixth off lefty Eduardo Rodriguez, shaking a 2 for 21 begin to the season.

CHICAGO — Kyren Paris homered on the primary pitch he noticed after a prolonged rain delay and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox.

Paris — a second-round choose in 2019 — hit his first residence run this yr after hitting one final season in 51 at-bats. Nearer Kenley Jansen gave up a leadoff double to Andrew Vaughn and a stroll to Matt Thaiss to start the underside of the ninth. He received Miguel Vargas to come out earlier than inducing a double-play grounder from Brooks Baldwin.

Mike Trout collected his first hit of the season when he singled to load the bases within the high of the primary inning. Jorge Soler adopted with a sacrifice fly and Yoán Moncada had an RBI floor out for a 2-0 lead.

Nick Maton hit his first profession lead-off homer and Luis Robert Jr. singled and scored on a two-out single by Thaiss to tie it at 2.

The delay got here within the backside of the seventh after Thaiss doubled with one out and Vargas labored a full rely off reliever Ryan Zeferjahn.

Rachel Paulsen
Rachel Paulsen
Rachel Paulsen is a seasoned sports journalist with a passion for the NFL, NBA, and MLB. She has been covering major sports events for over 5 years, providing insightful commentary and analysis. Rachel aims to deliver accurate, engaging content to fellow sports enthusiasts.

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