Duvall breaks tie with 3-run homer, Red Sox beat Tigers 6-3

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DETROIT (AP) — Adam Duvall hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox went on to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 Thursday.

Miguel Cabrera hit a two-out RBI single in the third inning of his final home opener to put Detroit up 3-1.

Boston, swept at home earlier in the week by Pittsburgh, bounced back with a run in the third and fourth before surging into the lead with a four-run sixth.

Chris Sale (1-0) gave up four hits and three runs and three walks while striking out seven in five innings. John Schreiber, Chris Martin, Ryan Brasier and combined to throw three innings of scoreless relief and Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his first save with Boston.

Spencer Turnbull (0-2) allowed five runs and five hits and two walks over 5 2-3 innings. Jose Cisnero gave up the three-run homer to Duvall, the first batter he faced.

Detroit catcher Jake Rogers fired up fans — bundled up on a chilly afternoon — by turning on an inside pitch and sending it 414 feet to left to put Detroit up 2-0 in the second.

DODGERS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 2

PHOENIX (AP) — Dustin May threw six dominant innings, Freddie Freeman hit a solo homer and Los Angeles spoiled Arizona’s home opene.

May (1-0) gave up one run on just two hits, striking out five and walking two. The 25-year-old May — whose fastball occasionally hits 100 mph — threw seven scoreless innings against the D-backs last week in the season’s opening series.

It was another tough outing against the Dodgers for D-backs righty Merrill Kelly (0-1), who gave up four runs over 5 2/3 innings, walking four and striking out four. He fell to 0-10 against the division rival and has a 5.70 ERA against them in 14 career starts.

GIANTS 16, WHITE SOX 6

CHICAGO (AP) — J.D. Davis hit a grand slam in the ninth off mop-up reliever Hanser Alberto for his third hit, Michael Conforto had a three-run homer among three hits and San Francisco powered past Chicago.

Mike Yastrzemski and Wilmer Flores each launched a two-run shot in San Francisco’s five-homer, 20-hit attack. Rookie catcher Blake Sabol hit the first home run of his career and added two singles to give him four total hits in his first six games.

The Giants hit 13 home runs in the three-game series on Chicago’s South Side, starting with seven in a 12-3 win on Monday. They have 15 homers overall, the most in franchise history through their first six games since the team started keeping records in 1901.

Jakob Junis (2-0) threw four innings of scoreless, two-hit relief. Lance Lynn (0-1) was the loser.

BRAVES 7, PADRES 6

ATLANTA (AP) — Orlando Arcia singled in the winning run in the ninth inning for his third hit and Atlanta beat San Diego in its home opener.

Arcia hit a third-inning homer and also had a double.

With two outs in the ninth, pinch-hitter Eddie Rosario doubled to the right-field corner off right-hander Nabil Crismatt (0-1). Arcia followed with the single to center field that drove in Rosario to set off an on-field celebration.

A.J. Minter (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth.

Matt Carpenter hit a three-run homer and Jake Cronenworth added a solo shot for the Padres.

ROCKIES 1, NATIONALS 0

DENVER (AP) — Kyle Freeland pitched four-hit ball over 6 2/3 innings, Jurickson Profar made several nifty catches in left field and Colorado beat Washington in its home opener

Kris Bryant drove in the only run with a single in the fifth. It was the 12th 1-0 game in Denver — the 11th at Coors Field — and first since July 4, 2018, when Colorado beat San Francisco. It was a quick game at Coors Field, too, taking 2 hours, 18 minutes. Last season’s home opener lasted 3:09.

Freeland (2-0), who is from Denver, struck out five and walked two before turning things over to the bullpen. Another Denver product, Pierce Johnson, pitched a perfect ninth for his second save.

Josiah Gray (0-2) took the loss. The Nationals have dropped four straight.

BLUE JAYS 6, ROYALS 3

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kevin Gausman pitched six scoreless innings, Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Cavan Biggio hit home runs and Toronto beat Kansas City for its third straight victory.

Gausman (1-1) gave up four hits to the struggling Royals, striking out seven and walking two. Kansas City did not have a runner reach second base until the sixth inning. The Royals scored three runs in the eighth to avoid their fourth shutout of the season. Adam Cimber earned his first save.

Jordan Lyles (0-2) was the loser.

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