CHICAGO — A benches-clearing fight led to five ejections several innings before Eric Hosmer hit the go-ahead double in the 13th to lead the Royals to a win over the White Sox. ADVERTISING CHICAGO — A benches-clearing fight led to
CHICAGO — A benches-clearing fight led to five ejections several innings before Eric Hosmer hit the go-ahead double in the 13th to lead the Royals to a win over the White Sox.
With two outs, Hosmer’s hit off Chicago’s Jake Petricka (0-1) brought in Jarrod Dyson. Wade Davis then pitched a scoreless 13th for his fourth save, giving Franklin Morales (2-0) the victory.
Kansas City won for the fourth time in five games in a game in which tempers flared.
Yordano Ventura snagged a grounder from Chicago outfielder Adam Eaton and they appeared to exchange words before Ventura threw to first to end the seventh inning. Eaton was restrained from Ventura.
Players from both dugouts and bullpens ran onto the field and punches were thrown during a fight that lasted a couple of minutes.
METS 6, BRAVES 3
NEW YORK — Daniel Murphy drove in four runs and the New York Mets matched a franchise record with their 11th straight victory Thursday, walking their way to a win over the Atlanta Braves behind Bartolo Colon.
With the top record in the majors despite injuries to several critical players, the Mets finished their first homestand 10-0 after sweeping a trio of NL East rivals. This is the fifth time the Mets have won 11 games in a row, and the first since 1990.
Colon (4-0) allowed three runs over six innings to win his first four starts for the first time in his big league career.
Julio Teheran (2-1) walked three of his first four batters, and Murphy hit a bases-clearing double to right field.
BREWERS 4, REDS 2
MILWAUKEE — Kyle Lohse (1-3) allowed two runs and three hits in seven innings, lowering his ERA from 10.34 to 7.94, and Milwaukee (3-13) stopped an eight-game losing streak. Closer Francisco Rodriguez pumped his right arm and yelled after recording the final out for his sixth save.
Jean Segura drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the seventh off Kevin Gregg (0-2), and center fielder Billy Hamilton’s throw home was up the third-base line, allowing Logan Schafer to score.
YANKEES 2, TIGERS 1
DETROIT — Jacoby Ellsbury hit a leadoff double in the eighth off Tom Gorzelanny (0-1), took third on Brett Gardner’s sacrifice bunt and scored the tiebreaking run on Brian McCann’s groundout.
On an afternoon with a gametime temperature of 33 degrees, Dellin Betances (3-0) pitched 1 2-3 scoreless innings and Andrew Miller had a perfect ninth for his sixth save.
Victor Martinez hit a sacrifice fly in the first but Anibal Sanchez balked in the sixth when Ellsbury was at third and bluffed toward home.
MARLINS 9, PHILLIES 1
PHILADELPHIA — David Phelps (1-0) tossed three-hit ball over seven scoreless innings for his first win since joining Miami after three seasons with the Yankees.
Martin Prado drove in four runs, Adeiny Hechavarria had four hits and three RBIs and Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer. Miami has won two straight games after losing five in a row.
Dustin McGowan (0-1), making his first start for Philadelphia, allowed four runs, three hits and four walks in 3 1-3 innings. The announced crowd of 17,097 was the smallest in the 11-year history of Citizens Bank Park.
PIRATES 5, CUBS 4
PITTSBURGH — Gregory Polanco got three hits, including a go-ahead single in the seventh off Phil Coke.
Josh Harrison hit his second double of the game, a drive off Brian Schlitter (0-2), when rookie Kris Bryant took a roundabout path on a flyball. Normally a third baseman, Bryant was making his first start in center field.
Radhames Liz (1-1) picked up his first major league win since 2008 with two innings of shutout relief, and Mark Melancon worked a perfect ninth for his third save. Sean Rodriguez hit his first home run this season as Pittsburgh rallied from a 4-1 deficit.
CARDINALS 4, NATIONALS 1
WASHINGTON — Michael Wacha (3-0) allowed one run and five hits in seven innings to lower his ERA to 1.33 and outduel
Max Scherzer (1-2), who gave up two runs and six hits in seven innings.
Matt Adams hit a tiebreaking single in the sixth for St. Louis, which won its fourth straight series. Trevor Rosenthal pitched a perfect ninth for his sixth save.
ROCKIES 2, PADRES 1
DENVER — Corey Dickerson hit a go-ahead homer against Tyson Ross (1-1) leading off the fifth inning, his third solo shot in two days despite playing with pain in his left heel caused by plantar fasciitis.
Jordan Lyles (2-1) allowed one run and six hits in 6 2-3 innings, and John Axford struck out Alexi Amarista to end the game for his second save. The Rockies said it was just the 25th game with a 2-1 score at Coors Field, which opened in 1995.
GIANTS 3, DODGERS 2
SAN FRANCISCO — Justin Maxwell, robbed of a big hit in his previous at-bat, singled home the winning run with one out in the 10th inning off Juan Nicasio (0-1) as the World Series champions completed a three-game sweep.
San Francisco tied the score in the ninth when Casey McGehee led off with a single, and Brandon Crawford tripled against Joel Peralta.
Santiago Casilla (2-0) pitched the 10th. The Dodgers arrived in San Francisco with a seven-game winning streak.
RAYS 2, RED SOX 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rene Rivera had a run-scoring single in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Rays beat the Red Sox.
Allan Dykstra opened the ninth with a single off Anthony Varvaro (0-1). Pinch-runner Tim Beckham went to second on Kevin Kiermaier’s one-out single and scored the winning run on Rivera’s hit down the third-base line.
Brad Boxberger (2-1) struck out one during a perfect ninth for the win.
BLUE JAYS 7, ORIOLES 6
TORONTO — Josh Donaldson hit a two-run homer, Drew Hutchison pitched eight strong innings and the Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep of Baltimore, beating the Orioles.
Toronto won for the fourth time in five games and finished its season opening homestand at 5-5. The Orioles have lost four straight.
Hutchison (2-0) was perfect through five innings before Manny Machado drilled a first-pitch homer in the sixth.
Machado added a three-run drive off Miguel Castro in the ninth. It was the third multihomer game of his career.
Hutchison allowed two runs and four hits, walked none and struck out a season-high seven in the longest outing by a Blue Jays starter this season.
Castro got the final two outs for his fourth save.
ANGELS 2, ATHLETICS 0
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Nick Tropeano pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning in his Angels debut, and Kole Calhoun’s two-run homer was the Angels’ only hit in a victory over the Athletics.
Calhoun homered in the third and four pitchers combined on an eight-hit shutout, allowing the Angels to salvage a split a four-game series with their upstate AL West rivals.
Tropeano (1-0) was impressive in a spot start for the Angels, yielding one walk and striking out five.
He was nearly matched by Jesse Chavez (0-1), who gave up one hit and three walks in six innings during his first start of the season.
But that hit was costly: Calhoun drove a one-out pitch to right after Drew Butera reached on a throwing error.
