Recap Roundups
April 01, 2021
Toronto 3, NY Yankees 2
Randal Grichuk hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning Thursday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, lifting the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees in the season opener for both teams.
Detroit 3, Cleveland 2
Miguel Cabrera smacked a two-run homer and the host Detroit Tigers blanked the Cleveland Indians until the ninth, holding on for a chilly 3-2 Opening Day victory on Thursday.
Milwaukee 6, Minnesota 5
Orlando Arcia drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as the host Milwaukee Brewers rallied from a three-run deficit in the ninth to pull out a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
Pittsburgh 5, Chi. Cubs 3
Ke'Bryan Hayes belted a two-run homer in his first at-bat of the season and Adam Frazier drove in two runs as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates opened with a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.
Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 2
Jean Segura hit the game-winning single to left field with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to score Bryce Harper and lift the host Philadelphia Phillies past the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Opening Day Thursday.
St. Louis 11, Cincinnati 6
Dylan Carlson's three-run homer highlighted a six-run first inning, and Paul Goldschmidt had four hits as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals recorded an 11-6 season-opening win over the Cincinnati Reds on a chilly Thursday.
Kansas City 14, Texas 10
Michael A. Taylor made his Royals debut with three hits and three RBIs as Kansas City defeated the visiting Texas Rangers 14-10 Thursday on Opening Day.
San Diego 8, Arizona 7
Jake Cronenworth tripled leading off the bottom of the seventh and scored on a sacrifice fly to snap a tie and give the host San Diego Padres an 8-7 victory Thursday over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the season-opener.
Tampa Bay 1, Miami 0
Austin Meadows broke open an Opening Day scoreless pitching duel with an eighth-inning homer, leading the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to a 1-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon.
Colorado 8, LA Dodgers 5
Chris Owings had three hits and scored three runs, Trevor Story and C.J. Cron had two hits apiece, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 in Denver on Thursday.
LA Angels 4, Chi. White Sox 3
Albert Pujols' stellar career has included many big hits and big home runs, but the Los Angeles Angels first baseman got the job done Thursday with an infield chopper that traveled all of about 50 feet.
Houston 8, Oakland 1
Right-hander Zack Greinke continued to make the San Francisco Bay Area his home away from home Thursday night, throwing six shutout innings while leading the Houston Astros to an 8-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Opening Day.
Seattle 8, San Francisco 7
Jake Fraley drew a bases-loaded walk with no outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Seattle Mariners an 8-7 victory against the visiting San Francisco Giants in the season opener Thursday night.