Recap Roundups
March 31, 2024
LA Angels 4, Baltimore 1
Taylor Ward hit his second home run in two days, Reid Detmers pitched five strong innings and the visiting Los Angeles Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 on Sunday to avert being swept in the three-game opening series.
Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 4
Alec Bohm had two hits and two RBIs, Kyle Schwarber homered and singled and the host Philadelphia Phillies salvaged a three-game series with a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
Cincinnati 6, Washington 5
Will Benson tied the score with a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth and Christian Encarnacion-Strand lined a solo homer to left to complete the rally as Cincinnati Reds edged the visiting Washington Nationals 6-5 on Sunday.
Toronto 9, Tampa Bay 2
Toronto's Justin Turner went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs in his biggest day with the Blue Jays as they clobbered the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Pittsburgh 9, Miami 7
The Pittsburgh Pirates, who scored two runs in the top of the 10th inning without hitting the ball out of the infield, defeated the host Miami Marlins 9-7 on Sunday afternoon.
Milwaukee 4, NY Mets 1
Colin Rea combined with two relievers to scatter seven hits for the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, who completed a season-opening three-game sweep of the New York Mets with a 4-1 win Sunday afternoon.
Kansas City 11, Minnesota 0
Salvador Perez homered and drove in four runs and Brady Singer struck out 10 over seven shutout innings as the Kansas City Royals blasted the visiting Minnesota Twins 11-0 on Sunday afternoon.
Detroit 3, Chi. White Sox 2
Pinch hitter Andy Ibanez ripped a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the ninth as the Detroit Tigers edged the host Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep.
NY Yankees 4, Houston 3
Juan Soto produced his third consecutive multi-hit game, snapping a ninth-inning deadlock with an opposite-field RBI single that pushed the New York Yankees to a 4-3 victory on Sunday and a four-game series sweep of the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
Chi. Cubs 9, Texas 5
Ian Happ had four hits and drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk as the visiting Chicago Cubs salvaged the finale of their three-game opening series with the Texas Rangers with a 9-5 victory on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.
Oakland 4, Cleveland 3
Pinch hitter Abraham Toro drew a four-pitch, walk-off walk from reliever Eli Morgan with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday afternoon, allowing the Oakland Athletics to avoid a four-game sweep at the hands of the visiting Cleveland Guardians with a 4-3 victory.
Arizona 5, Colorado 1
Brandon Pfaadt threw five effective innings in his first outing of the season, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in Phoenix.
Boston 5, Seattle 1
Enmanuel Valdez and Tyler O'Neill hit home runs as the Boston Red Sox defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-1 Sunday afternoon, earning a split of their season-opening, four-game series.
San Diego 13, San Francisco 4
Luis Campusano and Ha-Seong Kim each belted three-run homers Sunday and the San Diego Padres scored 12 runs in the first three innings en route to a 13-4 drubbing of the visiting San Francisco Giants.
LA Dodgers 5, St. Louis 4
Max Muncy hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the eighth inning Sunday and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from a four-run deficit over the final four innings to earn a 5-4 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.