CINCINNATI (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi pitched a four-hitter for the majors’ first complete game of the season, and the Texas Rangers beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Tuesday night.
Eovaldi struck out eight and walked none in his fifth career complete game. The right-hander threw 99 pitches, 70 for strikes.
It was Eovaldi’s first shutout since April 29, 2023, against the Yankees and No. 3 for his career.
Wyatt Langford homered for Texas in the first against Carson Spiers (0-1).
MARLINS 4, METS 2
MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara pitched five effective innings for his first win in 19 months and Miami beat New York despite getting only three hits.
Alcantara, who missed last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, allowed two runs and four hits while striking out four in his first victory since Sept. 3, 2023. The 2022 NL Cy Young Award winner got a no-decision in his season debut March 27.
Graham Pauley hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the fourth and Kyle Stowers homered for the Marlins.
Mets star shortstop Francisco Lindor returned after sitting out Monday following the birth of his son and had an RBI single but also made two fielding errors.
RAYS 7, PIRATES 0
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jake Mangum collected three more hits and Shane Baz struck out a career-high 10 in six innings, helping Tampa Bay beat Pittsburgh
Mangum drove in two runs and scored twice, one day after he went 4 for 4 with two steals in his second major league game.
Brandon Lowe homered as Tampa Bay earned its third consecutive win. Lowe finished with three hits and three RBIs.
Baz (1-0) allowed seven hits and walked none in his first start of the season. Mason Englert pitched two innings before Mason Montgomery finished the nine-hitter for the Rays.
DIAMONDBACKS 7, YANKEES 5
NEW YORK (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a go-ahead grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning after Corbin Burnes pitched 4 1/3 innings in his Arizona debut, and the Diamondbacks beat New York to hand them their first loss.
The Diamondbacks scored five times in the eighth two days after an eight-run eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs.
Geraldo Perdomo started Arizona’s rally with an RBI single off Tim Hill, and Arizona loaded the bases on two walks. After Mark Leiter Jr. (0-1) struck out Josh Naylor, Suárez smashed his sixth career slam into the left-field seats for a 7-4 lead.
The Diamondbacks rallied for their second straight win after Burnes allowed four runs — two earned — and four hits in his first start since signing a $210 million, six-year deal with Arizona as a free agent on Dec. 30. The 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner struck out eight and threw his cutter 65 times in a 98-pitch outing.
BLUE JAYS 5, NATIONALS 3
TORONTO (AP) — Bo Bichette hit a tiebreaking two-run single with two out in the eighth inning and Toronto won their third straight game by beating Washington.
The Blue Jays finished with 12 hits, all singles.
Bichette bounced an 0-2 pitch from Washington left-hander Jose A. Ferrer (0-1) down the first base line to drive in George Springer and Will Wagner.
Chad Green (1-0) got one out for the win and Jeff Hoffman finished with a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save in two opportunities.
Toronto’s José Berríos allowed two runs and four hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked three and struck out eight.
TWINS 8, WHITE SOX 3
CHICAGO (AP) — Jose Miranda hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Minnesota’s five-run sixth inning, and the Twins beat Chicago for their first win of the season.
Ryan Jeffers and Ty France each had two hits for Minnesota, and Harrison Bader added a three-run homer in the ninth.
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