UNDATED (AP) — The defending World Series champs are off to a 7-10 start after dropping a three-game series to the Miami Marlins.
Avisaíl García hit a go-ahead double in the fifth inning of the Marlins’ 5-4 victory in Atlanta. Garrett Cooper had three hits and two RBIs for the Fish, who led 5-1 in the ninth until Matt Olson’s sacrifice fly and Austin Riley’s two-run homer off Tanner Scott.
Louis Head relieved and got his first big league save, allowing Marcell Ozuna’s double and then striking out Adam Duvall and Eddie Rosario.
The Braves still haven’t won a series this year, dropping three and tying two.
Also around the majors:
— The Mets have opened the season with five straight series wins after Tylor Megill held Arizona to two runs and four hits over 6 2/3 innings of New York’s 12th victory in 17 games, 6-2. Francisco Lindor and J.D. Davis each had two hits and an RBI, with Davis smacking a home run.
— Joc Pederson homered twice, doubled and drove in three runs to help the Giants rout the Nationals, 12-3 for a three-game sweep. Wilmer Flores added three RBI singles to back Logan Webb, who yielded three runs on seven hits over 6 2/3 innings.
— Cody Bellinger homered twice and drove in four runs, leading Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers to a 10-2 romp over the Padres. Freddie Freeman added a two-run homer and Kershaw allowed one run and four hits in five innings to move to 3-0.
— Eric Lauer struck out a career-high 13 over six innings but received a no-decision in the Brewers’ 1-0 shutout of the Phillies. Neither team scored until Christian Yelich poked a sacrifice fly in the ninth.
— The Reds’ 11-game losing streak is over after Colin Moran drove in a pair to help them beat the Cardinals, 4-1. Nick Lodolo held St. Louis to a run and five hits over 5 2/3 innings as Cincinnati stopped its longest skid in six years.
— The Rockies were 6-2 winners at Detroit as Randal Grichuk had three hits, including his first home run of the season. Charlie Blackmon had four hits, scored twice and drove in two runs for Colorado.
— The Pirates bounced back from Saturday’s 21-0 loss at Wrigley Field by getting two hits and an RBI from Kevin Newman in a 4-3 win over the Cubs. Winning pitcher Dillon Peters pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of JT Brubaker, helping Pittsburgh hand Chicago its fifth loss in six games.
— The Twins picked up a 6-4 win over the White Sox behind Byron Buxton, whose second-homer of the game was a three-run, walk-off blast in the 10th inning. Buxton hit a two-run, opposite field home run off Aaron Bummer to tie the game 3-3 in the seventh.
— Rookie Jeremy Peña crushed a two-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Astros past the Blue Jays, 8-7, ending Houston’s four-game losing streak. Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer to help the Astros end up 2-4 in their first homestand of the season.
— Gerrit Cole bounced back from the shortest start of his career to strike out nine over 6 2/3 innings and lead the Yankees to a 10-2 victory and a three-game sweep of the Guardians. Anthony Rizzo, DJ LeMahieu and pinch-hitter Tim Locastro each belted two-run homers for the Bombers.
— Shane McClanahan became Tampa Bay’s first starting pitcher to get a win this season as the Rays overcame a two-run, first-inning deficit to beat the Red Sox, 5-2. Pinch-hitter Ji-Man Choi had a tying, two-run double and Yandy Díaz added a seventh-inning homer, helping send Boston to its fourth loss in five games.
— The Angels squandered a six-run lead before Taylor Ward worked out a bases-loaded walk in the seventh inning, bringing home Shohei Ohtani to push Los Angeles past the Orioles, 7-6. Jo Adell greeted reliever Travis Lakins Sr. with his second career grand slam to make it 6-0 before Baltimore recorded an out.
— Jesse Winker provided the tying and game-winning RBIs in extra innings to send the Mariners past the Royals, 5-4. Winker ended it with a run-scoring single in the 11th, one inning after lifting a sacrifice fly.
— Cole Irvin and three relievers combined on a four-hitter as the Athletics beat the Rangers, 2-0 to avoid a three-game sweep. Stephen Piscotty homered in support of Irvin, who allowed one hit in five innings to win his second straight decision.
White Sox put Eloy Jiménez on 10-day IL; likely out longer
UNDATED (AP) — The White Sox placed outfielder Eloy Jiménez on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a right hamstring strain, an injury that is expected to cause him to miss six to eight weeks.
Jiménez was injured Saturday at Minnesota trying to beat out a ground ball.
Chicago now has eight players on the injured list.
