Major leagues: Gausman sharp in debut as Braves blank Marlins
Kevin Gausman allowed only two hits in seven innings, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Tyler Flowers homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 4-0 Friday.
The Braves escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth and won their fourth in a row. Miami has lost four straight, and nine consecutive games in Atlanta.
Gausman combined with relievers Jesse Biddle and Arodys Vizcaíno on a three-hitter.
L.A. Dodgers 10, Colorado 6: Max Muncy, Cody Bellinger and Russell Martin homered as the Los Angeles Dodgers kept up their longball barrage, beating Colorado 10-6 in the Rockies’ home opener.
After hitting a franchise-record 235 home runs last year, the NL champion Dodgers have connected a whopping 21 times in only eight games this season. They’ve homered in every game so far.
Bellinger hit his sixth of the year, breaking the game open with a three-run drive in the fifth. Muncy finished a double shy of a cycle, walking in the ninth.
Trevor Story homered twice for the Rockies.
San Diego 5, St. Louis 3: Rookie Fernando Tatis Jr. and pinch-hitter Hunter Renfroe homered as the San Diego Padres overcame another home run by Paul Goldschmidt and beat St. Louis 5-3 in the Cardinals’ home opener.
Goldschmidt drew a standing ovation in his first at-bat at Busch Stadium since being traded to St. Louis. He hit his fifth home run in seven games this season, connecting in the eighth inning off Trey Wingenter.
The 20-year-old Tatis, whose father – Fernando Sr. – played three seasons for the Cardinals, hit a two-run drive in the seventh off Alex Reyes (0-1). Tatis’ second homer of the year helped the Padres score three times in the inning for a 5-2 lead.
American League
Chicago White Sox 10, Seattle 8: Yoan Moncada hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh inning and the Chicago White Sox won a wild home opener, beating the Seattle Mariners 10-8.
Interleague
San Francisco 5, Tampa Bay 2: Yandy Diaz and Kevin Kiermaier hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and Tampa Bay spoiled the San Francisco Giants’ home opener with a 5-2 win for the best start in Rays’ franchise history.
The Rays (6-2) got four straight two-out hits in the first against Dereck Rodriguez (1-1). Given a 4-0 cushion, Tyler Glasnow (2-0) pitched six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out six.