BALTIMORE — Danny Jansen had three hits, including a three-run homer in the seventh inning that helped the Texas Rangers to an 8-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.
Jacob deGrom allowed three runs in 4 2/3 innings in his first start of the season. The Texas right-hander was scratched Saturday because of neck stiffness. He struck out seven without a walk against Baltimore, but he allowed a solo shot to Pete Alonso — his ex-teammate with the Mets — in the fourth and a two-run double to Gunnar Henderson in the fifth.
Baltimore had to go to its bullpen even earlier when Zach Eflin left in the fourth because of elbow discomfort.
Ezequiel Duran and Corey Seager also went deep for the Rangers, who have won four straight after losing their opener. This is their first time starting 4-1 or better since 2012.
Duran opened the scoring in the third with a solo homer off Eflin before Alonso tied it with his first homer since signing with the Orioles this past offseason. Eflin was lifted with two on and two out in the fourth. Reliever Grant Wolfram got out of that jam but then allowed runs in the fifth on Wyatt Langford’s RBI triple and Seager’s run-scoring single.
PHILLIES 3, NATIONALS 2
PHILADELPHIA — Andrew Painter struck out eight in 5 1/3 innings in a fantastic major league debut, and Kyle Schwarber and Adolis Garcia homered to lead Philadelphia to a win over Washington.
Jhoan Duran struck out two in a scoreless ninth for his second save. Brandon Marsh made a nice running grab of James Wood’s deep drive to left field to end the game with the tying run on second base.
The 22-year-old Painter lived up to the hype as the most promising Phillies pitching prospect to make his debut since Cole Hamels 20 years ago.
The six-foot-seven right-hander gave up four hits, one run, and walked one while throwing 84 pitches.
MARLINS 9, WHITE SOX 2
MIAMI — Griffin Conine hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning, and Miami scored four runs in the fourth in a win over Chicago.
The Marlins, who were hitless in the first three innings, got their first hit in the fourth when Xavier Edwards singled off starter Erick Fedde (0-1). Agustín Ramírez doubled, then Liam Hicks sent them both home with a hit deep down the first baseline. Hicks leads MLB with eight RBIs this season.
Center fielder Luisangel Acuña committed two errors moments apart on throws to home. The first came on Owen Caissie’s single that drove in Hicks, and then on Heriberto Hernández’s single that sent Caissie home and gave Miami a 4-2 lead.
Fedde threw 80 pitches over five innings, earned four strikeouts, three runs and a walk.
PIRATES 8, REDS 3
CINCINNATI — Oneil Cruz homered twice and Ryan O’Hearn hit a three-run shot as Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati.
O’Hearn and Bryan Reynolds went back-to-back in the second inning. Cruz finished with three hits and three RBIs. He also scored three times.
The Reds were held hitless until Jose Trevino singled off reliever Hunter Barco with one out in the seventh. Pirates rookie starter Bubba Chandler tossed 4 1/3 innings with six strikeouts, but also walked six.
Sal Stewart and Elly De La Cruz hit consecutive homers off Barco to trim the Pirates’ lead to 6-3 in the eighth.
BLUE JAYS 5, ROCKIES 1
TORONTO — Max Scherzer gave up four hits in six solid innings to win his first start of the season, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base four times, and Toronto beat Colorado.
Scherzer (1-0) allowed one run, walked one and struck out four. The three-time Cy Young Award winner He has 3,493 career strikeouts.
Mason Fluharty got two outs, Brayon Fisher went 1 1/3 innings and Jeff Hoffman pitched the ninth.
Hunter Goodman hit a solo home run off Scherzer in the sixth but the Rockies lost for the fourth time in five games.
Toronto’s Jesús Sánchez hit an RBI single off Jaden Hill in the fifth and Guerrero followed with a bases-loaded walk.
ATHLETICS 5, BRAVES 2
ATLANTA — Shea Langeliers hit his fourth home run of the season and the Athletics picked up their first win with a victory over Atlanta.
No. 5 starter Aaron Civale (1-0) allowed four hits and a walk and struck out three over five innings in his first start of the season.
Justin Wilson and Andy Ibañez each went 2 for 4 with two RBIs for the A’s, who had scored just 11 runs during their four-game losing streak to open the season. Max Muncy had a double with an exit velocity of 111 mph, plus a walk and he scored twice.
Mark Leiter Jr. picked up the save in his first appearance for the A’s, giving up two hits in the ninth but stranded both runners. The A’s bullpen pitched four scoreless innings.
CARDINALS 3, METS 0
ST. LOUIS — Ramón Urías launched his first home run with St. Louis and Andre Pallante combined with four relievers on a three-hitter as the Cardinals defeated New York.
Iván Herrera had a two-run double in the third inning, and Urías drove Richard Lovelady’s second pitch over the left-center wall in the seventh.
Pallante (1-0) pitched five-plus innings, allowing three hits and three walks while striking out three.
He was lifted for Gordon Graceffo in the sixth after giving up a double to Juan Soto and a walk to Bo Bichette to start the inning. Graceffo, recalled from Triple-A Memphis before the game, got Luis Robert Jr. to fly to center and Jared Young to line into a 6-3 double play.
Ryne Stanek and JoJo Romero each worked an inning before Riley O’Brien pitched a perfect ninth for his first save this season.
JJ Wetherholt had two hits and scored a run. The rookie has reached safely in each of his first five major league games.
BREWERS 6, RAYS 2
MILWAUKEE — Gary Sánchez and Jake Bauers homered, Brice Turang drove in two runs, and Milwaukee rallied to beat Tampa Bay after Shane McClanahan held them hitless for 4 1/3 innings in his first appearance since 2023.
Jonathan Aranda and Nick Fortes hit solo shots for the Rays.
McClanahan underwent his second Tommy John surgery in August 2023 and then missed the entire 2025 season due to an inflamed nerve in his left triceps. In his return, McClanahan (0-1) allowed one walk and no hits through the first four innings before the Brewers got to him in the fifth.
Milwaukee trailed 2-0 when Sánchez drew a leadoff walk, Brandon Lockridge hit a one-out single and Joey Ortiz reached on a two-out walk to load the bases. Turang then singled into right.
As Sánchez and Lockridge scored, Turang got caught in a rundown and was tagged by center fielder Cedric Mullins before Ortiz crossed the plate. Turang was initially ruled out, but the call was overturned after replays showed Mullins lost control of the ball.
ANGELS 2, CUBS 0
CHICAGO — José Soriano pitched two-hit ball over six scoreless innings for the second time in two starts, and Los Angeles beat Chicago.
Logan O’Hoppe hit a two-run single with two outs in the sixth against reliever Phil Maton (0-1), and that was all Soriano (2-0) needed on a cold and windy night at Wrigley Field.
The 27-year-old right-hander threw 90 pitches, striking out four and walking two. He was coming off a terrific performance in the Angels’ 3-0 win at Houston on opening day.
Chase Silseth pitched around a single by Nico Hoerner and walk to Moisés Ballesteros in the seventh. Drew Pomeranz worked 1 1/3 innings against his former team, and Jordan Romano got two outs for his second save.
ASTROS 9, RED SOX 2
HOUSTON — Hunter Brown pitched six smooth innings, Yordan Alvarez homered and drove in two runs, and Houston routed Boston for their fourth straight win.
Cam Smith also went deep for the Astros, who handed the Red Sox their fourth loss in a row following a victory on opening day.
Brown (1-0) allowed just one hit, an RBI double by Connor Wong in the fifth, and walked two. The right-hander finished with eight strikeouts, giving him 602 for his career. He reached 600 in 102 outings, the second-fastest in Astros history. Lance McCullers Jr. did it in 100 games.
Alvarez put the Astros on top with a first-inning RBI double. And with Houston leading 3-1 in the fifth, he sent a 2-2 curveball from Brayan Bello into the second deck of the right-field stands for his third home run this season.
Smith led off the seventh with his first homer of the year.
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