KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jacob deGrom exited with a sore right wrist after pitching four innings, and two Texas Rangers relievers completed a one-hitter Monday night in a 4-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Josh Jung launched a three-run homer in the first and Marcus Semien added a solo shot in the third. Dane Dunning (1-0) struck out five in 4 1/3 innings of relief.
Matt Duffy’s one-out single in the fifth off Dunning was Kansas City’s only hit. José Leclerc got two outs to end it.
The Rangers said deGrom was removed as a precaution. He struck out five and walked one, throwing 39 of his 58 pitches for strikes.
Kansas City (4-13) dropped to 1-10 at home this season. Jordan Lyles (0-3) gave up four runs — one earned — and three hits in eight innings.
BRAVES 2, PADRES 0
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Atlanta left-hander Max Fried held sputtering San Diego in check for five innings in his return from the injured list, and the Braves earned their seventh straight win.
Austin Riley hit a two-run homer for the Braves. Fried (1-0) allowed four hits in his first big league start since he strained his left hamstring on opening day. A.J. Minter pitched the ninth for his fourth save.
The Padres were shut out for the second consecutive day and the third time in eight games. They have lost six of eight since taking three of four in Atlanta from April 6-9.
The Padres fell two games under .500 for the first time since the first two games of the season. They hope the return of Fernando Tatis Jr. on Thursday after his 80-game PED suspension will add a spark.
San Diego’s Ryan Weathers (1-1) allowed five hits in six innings.
BREWERS 7, MARINERS 3
SEATTLE (AP) — Milwaukee ace Corbin Burnes pitched 5 1/3 innings before leaving with a left pectoral strain, and the Brewers earned their fourth win in five games.
After recording the first out of the sixth on Julio Rodríguez long fly ball to center, Burnes (2-1) turned toward the Milwaukee dugout and summoned an athletic trainer and manager Craig Counsell. The 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner was removed from the game.
Burnes appeared to be pointing at his chest as he spoke with Milwaukee’s staff.
Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh homered for Seattle. Chris Flexen (0-3) was charged with four runs in six innings.
Brice Turang connected for Milwaukee, and Brian Anderson had three hits.
METS 8, DODGERS 6
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Daniel Vogelbach homered, and the Mets rallied for their fifth straight win.
Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil each had three hits for New York. Vogelbach drove in three runs, and Brett Baty hit an RBI single in his season debut.
Mets left-hander David Peterson (1-2) permitted six runs and seven hits in six innings. Adam Ottavino earned his second save with a perfect ninth inning.
Freddie Freeman homered twice for the Dodgers, and Max Muncy also went deep. Alex Vesia (0-2) got the loss.
ASTROS 9, BLUE JAYS 2
HOUSTON (AP) — Jake Meyers hit a three-run homer in Houston’s seven-run first inning.
Meyers and Corey Julks each finished with two hits and three RBIs. Houston’s Cristian Javier (2-0) pitched five innings of one-run ball.
José Abreu sparked Houston’s fast start with a two-run double against Kevin Gausman (1-2). After Kyle Tucker walked and Jeremy Peña reached on catcher interference by Danny Jansen, Julks made it 4-0 with another two-run double.
Meyers then hit a drive to right for his first homer of the season, capping the seven-run first.
Gausman (1-2) was charged with eight runs, seven earned, and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Matt Chapman and Santiago Espinal homered for Toronto.
REDS 8, RAYS 1
CINCINNATI (AP) — TJ Friedl drove in four runs, and Cincinnati beat Tampa Bay after Reds right-hander Hunter Greene departed with a leg injury.
Kevin Newman homered for Cincinnati, and Nick Senzel scored two runs. The Reds won the opener of the three-game interleague series after losing 14-3 to Philadelphia on Sunday.
Tampa Bay lost for the third time in four games since its 13-0 start. Josh Lowe homered for the Rays, and Randy Arozarena and Harold Ramírez each had two hits.
Greene surrendered a leadoff double in the third before he was struck by Yandy Díaz’s comebacker. The 23-year-old right-hander departed after the inning.
Greene was diagnosed with a right tibia contusion. X-rays were negative.
Ian Gibaut (1-0) got the win. Jalen Beeks (0-1) was charged with the loss.
ANGELS 5, RED SOX 4
BOSTON (AP) — Hunter Renfroe hit a three-run homer, and the Angels avoided a four-game series sweep.
Angels star Shohei Ohtani pitched two hitless innings before departing because of a long rain delay. He allowed one run on Rob Refsnyder’s groundout in the first.
Tucker Davidson (1-1) worked 3 1/3 innings for the victory in Boston’s annual Patriots’ Day game. Carlos Estévez worked a shaky ninth for his second save.
Rafael Devers had two hits and drove in a run for the Red Sox. Brayan Bello (0-1) was tagged for five runs and eight hits in 2 2/3 innings.
CUBS 10, ATHLETICS 1
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Wisdom hit two more homers and drove in four runs, leading Hayden Wesneski and the Cubs to the road win.
Wisdom, who played at nearby Saint Mary’s College, connected for a solo drive in the second inning and a three-run shot in the eighth. He has five homers during a four-game streak and eight homers on the season, tied for the big league lead.
Cody Bellinger had a career-high five hits as the Cubs won for the eighth time in 11 games. Wesneski (1-0) pitched seven innings of one-run ball.
Oakland left-hander Kyle Muller (0-1) was tagged for six runs and 13 hits in four innings.
The Athletics lost their fifth game in a row. They dropped to 3-14, matching the 1951 and ’56 teams for the worst 17-game start in franchise history.
PIRATES 14, ROCKIES 3
DENVER (AP) — Andrew McCutchen homered for Pittsburgh, and Mark Mathias had a career-high four hits.
McCutchen, who had two hits, launched a solo homer in the first inning — his third of the season — and the first seven Pittsburgh batters reached in a six-run second.
Colorado starter Kyle Freeland (2-1) was charged with nine runs, seven earned, and eight hits in 2 2/3 innings. The left-hander posted a 0.96 ERA through his first three starts.
Rich Hill (1-2) cruised through six innings to pick up his first win with the Pirates.
Kris Bryant had three hits, including his first homer at Coors Field since joining the Rockies before the 2022 season.
DIAMONDBACKS 6, CARDINALS 3
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pavin Smith hit his first career grand slam, sending Arizona to the win.
Ketel Marte also homered for the Diamondbacks. Merrill Kelly (1-2) pitched six innings of one-run ball, and Andrew Chafin got three outs for his third save.
St. Louis right-hander Jack Flaherty (1-2) allowed four runs and four hits in six-plus innings.
Alec Burleson hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals in the eighth. St. Louis dropped to 0-6 in series openers this season.
MARLINS 4, GIANTS 3
MIAMI (AP) — Jorge Soler hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, leading Miami to its fifth win in six games.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jesus Sánchez each had two hits for the Marlins. Matt Barnes (1-0) got three outs for the win, and A.J. Puk worked the ninth for his second save.
During Soler’s at-bat, third base umpire Lance Barrett signaled Giants starter Logan Webb had balked, allowing Jean Segura to score from third. But the umpiring crew met and ruled no balk occurred.
Segura returned to third and Soler sent Webb’s next pitch over the wall in center for his second career pinch-hit homer.
Webb (0-4) allowed eight hits in 6 2/3 innings in his first start since agreeing to a $90 million, five-year contract on Friday.
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