Apr 13, 2017; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees left fielder Aaron Hicks (right) is congratulated by centerfielder Jacoby Ellsbury (22) after hitting a two run home during the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium. Photo Credit: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports
NEW YORK — Aaron Hicks homered from both sides of the plate, lifting the New York Yankees to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night.
Luis Severino (1-0) recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts and allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings. Aroldis Chapman tossed a scoreless ninth and notched his second save.
Jesus Sucre had an RBI single and Peter Bourjos homered for the Rays, who were swept at Yankee Stadium for the first time since September 2009.
Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1
TORONTO — Kevin Gausman pitched six effective innings, Jonathan Schoop and J.J. Hardy had fifth-inning RBIs, and Baltimore sent Toronto to its sixth straight loss.
The Blue Jays (1-8) are off to their worst start in franchise history.
Gausman (1-0) allowed five hits, two walks and one run. He struck out three.
Toronto left-hander Francisco Liriano (0-1) gave up five hits, two walks and two runs in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out 10.
White Sox 10, Indians 4
CLEVELAND — Chicago scored seven runs in the first two innings and rolled to an easy victory.
Tim Anderson and Matt Davidson homered for the White Sox, who won the last two games of the three-game series. Michael Brantley and Yan Gomes homered for the Indians.
Reliever Anthony Swarzak (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings to get the win.
The White Sox made quick work of Cleveland starter Josh Tomlin (0-2), pounding him for seven runs on eight hits in 1 2/3 innings, matching the shortest outing of Tomlin’s career.
Brewers 5, Reds 1
CINCINNATI — Ryan Braun hit a two-run home run, Eric Thames added a solo shot, and Jimmy Nelson allowed one run and five hits through seven innings to lead Milwaukee.
Nelson (1-0) struck out five and did not walk a batter while helping snap the Reds’ four-game winning streak.
Thames went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, and Orlando Arcia had three hits to pace the Brewers’ offense.
Reds shortstop Zack Cozart went 3-for-3 to extend his season-opening hitting streak to nine games. He hit in 10 straight games to begin last season.
Rangers 8, Angels 3
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Texas starter Yu Darvish, who was winless in his first two starts of the season for the first time in his major league career, stuck out 10 while shutting out Los Angeles on five hits over seven innings.
All but one Rangers hitter in the starting lineup had at least one of the club’s 11 hits. Backup catcher Robinson Chirinos had two hits, drove in three and scored twice. Carlos Gomez and Nomar Mazara each homered for Texas, which won two of three in the series.
Angels starter Ricky Nolasco was finished after five innings, making 97 pitches and giving up five runs and eight hits. He struck out seven and walked none.
Red Sox 4, Pirates 3
BOSTON — Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run double in the eighth inning to tie the game, and Xander Bogaerts knocked Ramirez in with the go-ahead run for Boston vs. Pittsburgh.
Ramirez scored on Bogaerts’ opposite-field single to right.
Andrew McCutchen, a combined 0-for-9 with three strikeouts in the first two games at Fenway last week, launched a two-run homer for Pittsburgh. It was the 176th of his career, tying Barry Bonds for the fourth-most in Pirates history.
Cubs 4, Dodgers 0
CHICAGO — Brett Anderson pitched five innings of shutout ball to help Chicago get the win.
Anthony Rizzo and Addison Russell each slugged a solo homer while Anderson scattered three hits over five innings and worked out of two jams as the Cubs took two of three from the Dodgers and claimed their third straight series triumph.
Chicago has now won four of its last five while Los Angeles dropped four of its last six.
Twins 11, Tigers 5
DETROIT — Max Kepler and Miguel Sano blasted three-run homers to power Minnesota to its victory. Robbie Grossman added a two-run shot as the Twins salvaged the finale of a three-game series.
Phil Hughes (2-0) recorded the win while giving up four runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings.
Miguel Cabrera and Justin Upton each hit his first home run of the season and Jose Iglesias drove in two runs for Detroit. Losing pitcher Jordan Zimmermann (1-1) allowed five runs on four hits and five walks in 4 2/3 innings.
