UNDATED (AP) — With a new general manager, a new manager and several new players, the New York Mets are off to a fine start. Two of those newcomers sparkled in the team’s home opener on Friday as the Mets improved to 6-2 with a 10-3 rout of the Diamondbacks.
Starling Marte was among the offensive stars, going 3-for-5 with a three-run homer and three runs scored. The first-year Met put the game out of reach with a ninth-inning blast, one batter before Francisco Lindor belted his second homer of the day.
Lindor also had three hits and scored three times to support Chris Bassitt, who was terrific in his second start as a Met. Bassitt was reached for one run and two hits over six innings, blanking Arizona until Daulton Varsho homered in the sixth.
Bassitt’s outstanding performance actually raised the overall ERA of Mets starting pitchers to 1.32.
Robinson Cano also went deep, giving the Mets four home runs in a home opener for the first time in team history.
Also on the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s first major league game:
— Trea Turner extended his hitting streak to 26 games with an RBI triple as the Dodgers knocked off the Reds, 3-1. Chris Taylor had an early run-scoring triple as the Dodgers punctuated Jackie Robinson Day with their fourth consecutive win. Gavin Lux scored two runs while reaching base three times in the win.
— Adam Duvall laced a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth inning to send the Braves past the Padres, 4-2. Duvall scored the insurance run on a wild pitch and Ozzie Albies homered for Atlanta. San Diego’s MacKenzie Gore looked good in his major league debut, allowing two runs and three hits in 5 1/3 innings.
— Jesús Sánchez tripled for the second straight game, doubled and drove in two runs to lead the Marlins’ attack in a 7-1 romp over the Phillies. Jesús Aguilar drove in three runs with two sacrifice flies and a single. Pablo López scattered four hits in 5 1/3 scoreless innings for his first victory since July 11.
— The Nationals earned a 7-2 win over the Pirates as Nelson Cruz and Josh Bell drove in three runs apiece. Each of the top four hitters in the Nationals’ lineup had two hits while combining to go 8 for 17. Erik Fedde allowed two runs and four hits in five innings, striking out six and walking two.
— Miles Mikolas struck out seven and allowed three hits, one run and one walk in 6 2/3 innings on the Cardinals’ 10-1 laugher against the Brewers. The only hit Mikolas allowed through the first six innings came on a Rowdy Tellez single in the second. Nolan Arenado and Edman hit two-run homers for the Cardinals, while Tyler O’Neill and Andrew Knizner each went 3 of 5.
— Alan Trejo socked a three-run homer in his second at-bat of the season, and the Rockies overcame a tough start German Marquez to beat the Cubs 6-5. Trejo’s home run off Cubs starter Marcus Stroman in the fourth turned a 3-2 deficit into a 5-3 lead. C.J. Cron also went deep and Kris Bryant had two hits against his former team.
— The Twins were 8-4 winners over Boston, ruining the Red Sox’s home opener. Miguel Sano crushed a two-run homer to back rookie Joe Ryan, who limited the Bosox to one run over six innings. Luis Arraez and Gary Sánchez drove in two runs apiece for the Twins, who were outscored 14-2 in losing to the Dodgers in their previous two games.
— Vladimir Guerrero Jr. smacked his major league-leading fifth home run in the Blue Jays’ sixth straight win over the Athletics, 4-1. Zack Collins had two hits and an RBI, while Lourdes Gurriel Jr. reached base three times, scored a run, and drove in a run. Ross Stripling started for the Blue Jays and allowed two hits, walked none and struck out three in four shutout innings.
— Rookie slugger Jake Burger had a solo homer and an RBI single for the White Sox in a 3-2 victory over the Rays. Dylan Cease struck out eight and allowed just one run over 5 2/3 innings. Gavin Sheets and Leury Garcia each doubled and scored as Chicago improved to 5-2 for its best start since 2016.
— Aroldis Chapman walked home the winning run in he 11th inning to give the Orioles a 2-1 victory against the Yankees. Clarke Schmidt walked the bases loaded and Chapman fanned Cedric Mullins before walking Ramón Urias on a full count slider that was just high. Baltimore won despite going 1 for 15 with runners in scoring position.
— The Guardians were 4-1 losers to the Giants in Cleveland’s first home game since the name change. Carlos Rodón allowed one run in seven innings and Joey Bart hit a two-run homer in the eighth. Rodón struck out nine, giving up two hits and a pair of walks as the Giants won their third straight.
— Rookie Spencer Torkelson slammed a long two-run homer and Tarik Skubal worked into the sixth inning of the Tigers’ 2-1 downing of the Royals. Miguel Cabrera doubled with one out in the seventh, leaving him five hits shy of 3,000. Torkelson followed one out later with a 432-foot home run to left off Brad Keller.
— Adam Frazier had four hits including a two-run triple and two-run double in the Mariners’ 11-1 thrashing of the Astros. Marco Gonzales scattered four hits and struck out six over seven frames, one start after allowing six runs in just two innings against the Twins. The top of Seattle’s lineup with Frazier, Ty France and Jesse Winker was a combined 7 for 11 with seven RBIs and three walks.
— Shohei Ohtani hit his first two home runs of the season to power the Angels past the Rangers, 9-6. Angels manager Joe Maddon ordered the second bases-loaded intentional walk of his career and only the third in the majors since at least 1950, giving Corey Seager a free pass. Los Angeles rallied with a five-run fifth that included Ohtani’s second homer to lead 7-6.
