Apr 8, 2018 3 min read

Shohei Ohtani retired the Oakland Athletics’ first 19 batters and yielded one hit over seven shutout innings in his home pitching debut, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-1 victory Sunday.

Marcus Semien’s clean one-out single to left broke up Ohtani’s bid for a perfect game, and the two-way Japanese sensation finished the inning for a bravura performance with 12 strikeouts.

Toronto 7, Texas 4: Steve Pearce homered on Cole Hamels’ first pitch of the game, Kendrys Morales added a three-run shot in the first inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 7-4.

Baltimore 8, N.Y. Yankees 7: Brad Brach escaped his own bases-loaded, no-out jam in the 12th inning and the Baltimore Orioles overcame an early deficit that left their starting pitcher punching the dugout wall, holding off the New York Yankees 8-7.

Detroit 1, Chicago White Sox 0: Mike Fiers combined with four relievers on a three-hitter, and the Detroit Tigers took advantage of a passed ball to score an unearned run in the first inning in a 1-0 win over the Chicago White Sox that completed a three-game sweep.

Boston 8, Tampa Bay 7: Andrew Benintendi hit a tiebreaking RBI double in Boston’s wild six-run eighth inning, and the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-7 for their eighth straight win.

Cleveland 3, Kansas City 1: Yan Gomes hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Brandon Maurer in the ninth inning, lifting the Cleveland Indians to a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals..

National League

Arizona 4, St. Louis 1: David Peralta hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Dominic Leone in the eighth, A.J. Pollock went deep later in the inning and Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 in a game marred by a benches-clearing incident in the second inning.

L.A. Dodgers 2, San Francisco 1: Cody Bellinger scored the go-ahead run on Kyle Farmer’s pinch-hit double in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1.

Atlanta 4, Colorado 0: Sean Newcomb pitched into the seventh inning, Nick Markakis and Dansby Swanson hit back-to-back homers and the surprising Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 4-0.

Chicago Cubs 3, Milwaukee 0: Jose Quintana tossed three-hit ball over six innings, Ben Zobrist homered and the Chicago Cubs finished a long road trip in more than a century by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0.

Miami 6, Philadelphia 3: Jake Arrieta lasted just four innings in his Philadelphia debut, and the Phillies lost 6-3 to the Miami Marlins on Brian Anderson’s tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning.

Interleague

Houston 4, San Diego 1: Max Stassi hit a three-run homer, Charlie Morton continued his hot start as Houston Astros beat San Diego, 4-1.