The Baltimore Orioles turned a potential no-hitter into a dramatic victory, defeating the New York Yankees 3-2 on Monday night in the series opener at Camden Yards.
Coby Mayo delivered the game-winning blow with a three-run homer in the seventh inning, connecting on reliever Brent Headrick’s third offering after Ryan Weathers had kept Baltimore hitless through six-plus innings.
The Orioles managed just three hits total but secured their second consecutive win, marking only their fourth victory during a challenging 12-game stretch. The triumph provided some redemption after Baltimore suffered a four-game sweep at the hands of New York earlier this month.
New York’s offense came from Ben Rice’s two-run homer, but the Yankees dropped their fourth straight contest. Weathers carried his no-hit effort into the seventh before Adley Rutschman broke it up with a leadoff single. Following a groundout and walk to Tyler O’Neill, Weathers was pulled from the game.
Diamondbacks 1, Rangers 0
Michael Soroka delivered 6 1/3 strong innings while Geraldo Perdomo drove in the game’s lone run with a first-inning double as Arizona blanked Texas in Arlington.
Soroka (5-2) surrendered just three singles in his winning effort. Paul Sewald closed out the ninth for his ninth save of the season. Perdomo and Nolan Arenado each collected two hits for Arizona, which extended its winning streak to three games.
Jakob Junis (0-1) allowed the decisive run in the opening frame while making an emergency start for Nathan Eovaldi, who was scratched due to left side tightness. Texas saw its two-game win streak come to an end.
Giants 9, Dodgers 3
Rafael Devers contributed two hits, two RBIs and three runs while Heliot Ramos and Willy Adames each delivered two-run hits as San Francisco spoiled Mookie Betts’ return from injury with a victory in Los Angeles.
Betts, who had been sidelined five weeks with a strained right oblique, went 1-for-5 with a strikeout as Los Angeles dropped its third consecutive game.
Giants reliever Matt Gage (3-1) was perfect against all five batters he faced. Max Muncy contributed a home run and single for the Dodgers. Alex Vesia (1-1) allowed three runs while recording just one out.
Guardians 7, Angels 2
Daniel Schneemann, Travis Bazzana and Brayan Rocchio each contributed two RBIs as Cleveland opened its three-game series with a commanding victory over Los Angeles at home.
Guardians starter Joey Cantillo (3-1) threw six scoreless innings, allowing five hits. David Fry went 2-for-3 with a double, run and RBI while Kyle Manzardo finished 2-for-4 with a double and two runs for Cleveland, which drew 10 walks in the contest.
Nolan Schanuel and Jo Adell each recorded two hits for the Angels. Starting pitcher Brent Suter (1-2) surrendered two runs on two hits over 1 2/3 innings.
Rays 8, Blue Jays 5
Jonathan Aranda launched a solo homer and drove in three runs as Tampa Bay opened its three-game series with a victory over Toronto.
Richie Palacios contributed three hits and three RBIs for Tampa Bay, which improved to 4-0 against Toronto this season. Drew Rasmussen (3-1) worked six innings, yielding three runs and four hits. Bryan Baker threw a perfect ninth inning to record his 11th save.
Toronto’s Andres Gimenez achieved a career-high five RBIs with a pair of home runs. Kevin Gausman (2-3) reached his 2,000th career strikeout milestone but was tagged for seven runs (six earned) and 10 hits across 4 2/3 innings.
Mariners 3, Astros 1
George Kirby recorded a season-high seven strikeouts while Julio Rodriguez went deep as Seattle captured the opening game of its four-game series in Houston.
Kirby (5-2) maintained his outstanding track record against the Astros. Coming into his 11th career regular-season appearance against Houston with a 5-1 record and 2.17 ERA, Kirby worked just five innings but continued his dominance over the division rival.
Astros right-hander Peter Lambert (2-3) equaled his career-high seven innings for the second straight outing.
