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April 1 (The Sports Xchange) - Dodgers 4, Giants 0
Clayton Kershaw's first career home run sparked a four-run eighth inning, and the left-hander threw a four-hit shutout to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-0 win over the defending champion San Francisco Giants in the season opener at Dodger Stadium.
Kershaw smacked the first pitch he saw from reliever George Kontos over the centre field wall to break up a scoreless contest. It was only the second extra-base hit of Kershaw's career.
Kershaw, who went the distance, struck out seven and walked none on 94 pitches and the Dodgers added three more runs after his homer.
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Angels 3, Reds 1 (13 innings)
Angels catcher Chris Iannetta hit a solo home run in the third inning for the game's first run, then approximately three hours later, his bases-loaded hit in the 13th inning drove home the go-ahead runs, lifting Los Angeles to a 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Iannetta's clutch hit came on a 3-2 pitch from Reds right-hander J.J Hoover (0-1) and helped end a four-hour, 45-minute Opening Day marathon before 43,168 fans at Great American Ball Park, most of whom weren't around for the finish.
Two walks and a hit batter loaded the bases for Iannetta with two outs in the 13th, and the catcher singled to left field to score Josh Hamilton and Howie Kendrick.
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White Sox 1, Royals 0
After an impressive debut as the Chicago White Sox's ace last year, Chris Sale picked right up where he left off in his first career Opening Day start.
Sale threw 7 2/3 scoreless innings and made a home run by catcher Tyler Flowers stand up as the winning margin in a 1-0 victory on a frigid afternoon at sold-out U.S. Cellular Field.
Sale threw 104 pitches (72 strikes) and struck out seven. He walked just one and got out of some sticky situations by inducing big double plays in the fifth and seventh innings and wiggling out of a bases-loaded situation in the third.
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Tigers 4, Twins 2
The Tigers scored three runs in the first two innings and one more late on a frigid opening day to the season, and that was all that ace Justin Verlander needed to lead Detroit to a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.
Verlander pitched five scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks while striking out seven. The Twins' bats woke up after he left, but left-hander Phil Coke secured the save by recording the final two outs.
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Braves 7, Phillies 5
Justin Upton, acquired in a big off season trade, hit one of Atlanta's three home runs and the Braves opened the season with a 7-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Freddie Freeman and Dan Uggla also homered off Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels, who was victimised by the long ball in his first Opening Day start.
Freeman, who connected with one on in the first inning, had three hits and drove in three runs as he built off a spring in which he hit .342 with seven homers.
A bright spot for the Phillies in the loss was Chase Utley, who had a homer, triple and single a year after missing the first half of the season because of knee problems.
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Red Sox 8, Yankees 2
The Red Sox were able to savor the rejuvenating spirit of Opening Day at Yankee Stadium on Monday, beginning the John Farrell era with an 8-2 rout of New York, who only added to the questions surrounding them this year.
Jose Iglesias went 3-for-5 with three RBI and newcomer Shane Victorino smacked a two-run single for Boston. Rookie Jackie Bradley Jr. walked twice and drove in a run for Boston.
Jon Lester got off to a good start in trying to put a disappointing 2012 season behind him, getting the win after allowing two runs on five hits in five innings.
CC Sabathia gave up four runs in five innings to take the loss for the Yankees, who got a two-run single from catcher Francisco Cervelli.
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Nationals 2, Marlins 0
Bryce Harper hit homers in his first two at bats and starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg scattered three hits through seven innings in a 2-0 victory for the Washington Nationals against the Miami Marlins.
The game drew 45,274 fans, the second-biggest regular-season paid crowd in the history of Nationals Park. And the red-clad fans were not disappointed as former first overall draft picks Harper and Strasburg delivered at the plate and in the field.
Washington reliever Tyler Clippard came on in the eighth in place of Strasburg, who threw just 80 pitches, and gave up a lead off walk to Donovan Solano before retiring the next three batters.
In the ninth, new Nationals pitcher Rafael Soriano, the closer for the Yankees last season, retired Juan Pierre, Chris Coghlan (strike out) and Giancarlo Stanton (strikeout looking) to seal the win.
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Mets 11, Padres 2
Collin Cowgill capped an impressive Opening Day for New York Mets newcomers with a seventh-inning grand slam as they cruised to an 11-2 win over the San Diego Padres.
Pitcher Jonathon Niese threw 6 2/3 strong innings and aided his own cause with a perfect day at the plate in front of a sellout crowd of 41,053 at Citi Field.
Niese allowed two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out four in his first Opening Day start. He accounted for as many runs as he gave up by going 2-for-2 at the plate with an RBI single, a run scored and a walk.
The Mets scored two runs apiece in the second and third innings and three more times in the fourth, when they chased Padres starter Edinson Volquez before he could record an out.
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Cubs 3, Pirates 1
Jeff Samardzija pitched eight scoreless innings, but the Chicago Cubs had to overcome a shaky ninth inning from Carlos Marmol before beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1.
Samardzija allowed just two hits in eight innings, a lead off single to Neil Walker in the second inning and a two-out double by Andrew McCutchen in the eighth inning.
Anthony Rizzo hit a long two-run home run to right-center with one out in the first inning and Welington Castillo drove in the other run for the Cubs in the sixth inning.
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Brewers 5, Rockies 4
Jonathan Lucroy's bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the 10th inning gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
The Brewers' rallied from two runs down after a mostly frustrating day against Rockies starter Jhoulys Chacin, who held Milwaukee to just a run on three hits, walking three and striking out six in 6 2/3 innings of work. (Editing by Julian Linden)
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