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Rutschman has 5 hits in

opener, Orioles outlast Red

Sox 10-9 Associated Press

Justin Turner then reached plying a tag to Rutschman
on an infield single to third at second base as he at-
when Urias’ throw was tempted to stretch out a
wide, scoring Tapia. Ma- single. Rutschman’s leg
sataka Yoshida grounded flipped over as he slid awk-
to shortstop Jorge Mateo, wardly. ... LHP James Pax-
who stepped on second ton was placed on the 15-
for the force but threw wild- day inured list (retroactive
ly to first, allowing Verdugo to March 27) with a strained
to score. right hamstring.
Bautista struck out Adam GOOD COMPANY
Duvall on three pitches to Rutschman, one of six Balti-
end it and earn the save. more players making his first
The Orioles scored four runs opening-day appearance,
in the fourth and three in became the youngest
the fifth to take an 8-2 lead. Oriole to homer in his first
Baltimore led 10-4 before opening-day at-bat since
Baltimore Orioles’ Adley Rutschman watches the flight of his RBI single in the seventh inning of an Bryan Baker allowed three Cal Ripken Jr. in 1984.
opening day baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Thursday, March 30, runs in the eighth to give FINAL SPOTS
2023, in Boston.
Associated Press the Red Sox some hope. Right-hander Kaleb Ort and
Boston offseason addition Tapia earned Boston’s final
By KYLE HIGHTOWER his first at-bat and finished season with Texas. Gibson and two-time Cy Young two roster spots to open the
AP Sports Writer 5-for-5 with a career-best gave up an RBI groundout Award winner Corey Kluber season. Tapia got the nod
BOSTON (AP) — Ad- four RBIs and a walk on a in the first inning before re- (0-1) struggled in his Fen- over Jarren Duran, who
ley Rutschman became chilly day at Fenway Park, tiring nine straight Red Sox way debut, surrendering was sent down to Triple-
the first catcher in major with temperature of 38 de- hitters.The Orioles nearly five runs on six hits and four A Worcester. Ort pitched
league history with five hits grees at first pitch. gave away the game in walks in 3 1/3 innings. a scoreless sixth with one
on opening day, and the Ramon Urias hit a two-run the ninth. Alex Cora dropped to 0-5 strikeout Thursday.
Baltimore Orioles survived homer for Baltimore, which With Baltimore leading 10-7, in opening-day games as UP NEXT
a wild ninth inning to beat finished with 15 hits, nine closer Félix Bautista walked Boston’s manager. Orioles: RHP Dean Kremer
the Boston Red Sox 10-9 on walks and five stolen bases. pinch-hitter Raimel Tapia. TRAINER’S ROOM will make is sixth career start
Thursday. Kyle Gibson (1-0) allowed Alex Verdugo followed with Red Sox: Arroyo stayed in against Boston when the
Playing in his first season four runs and six hits over a single and advanced to the game after taking an three-game series resumes
opener after starring for the five-plus innings to earn second on an error by cen- inadvertent cleat to the on Saturday. In 11 road
Orioles as a rookie last year, his first opening-day vic- ter fielder Cedric Mullins. side of his head in the sec- starts last season, he went
Rutschman homered in tory since his 2021 All-Star Rafael Devers struck out. ond inning. Arroyo was ap- 5-3 with a 3.63 ERA.q

Cubs’ Marcus Stroman commits MLB’s 1st pitch-clock violation

By JAY COHEN that famously existed for pitch walk, essentially. ingly encouraged by the Other changes this year
AP Baseball Writer decades without a clock. MLB introduced the pitch new rules rollout during the include bigger bases to
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago J.D. Davis of the San Fran- clock this season to speed preseason, when the av- improve player safety, plus
Cubs right-hander Marcus cisco Giants became the the pace of play. Players erage time of games fell limits on infield shifts and
Stroman committed Ma- first hitter called for a timer have 30 seconds to resume 26 minutes to 2 hours, 35 pitcher disengagements to
jor League Baseball’s first violation in the ninth in- play between batters. Be- minutes over the first three encourage more action.q
pitch-clock violation in the ning of a game at Yankee tween pitches, pitchers weeks.
third inning of Thursday’s Stadium. Davis took too have 15 seconds with no-
opening day game against long getting into the box body on and 20 seconds if
the Milwaukee Brewers. to begin an at-bat against there is a baserunner. Bat-
With no outs, rookie Brice Ron Marinaccio, prompt- ters must be in the box and
Turang on second base ing plate ump Laz Diaz to alert to the pitcher with at
and Christian Yelich at the penalize him with an auto- least eight seconds on the
plate, plate umpire Ron matic strike. Davis went on clock.
Kulpa called the violation to strike out. When a pitcher fails to
on Stroman at Wrigley Field. A few minutes later, At- throw a pitch in time, the
Kulpa pointed to his wrist in lanta Braves reliever Collin penalty is an automatic
announcing the call, and McHugh put his arms out ball.
the automatic ball made it wide after being called for When a batter isn’t ready
a 2-2 count against Yelich. a violation by umpire Dan in time, it’s an automatic
Several more violations fol- Bellino in the eighth inning strike.
lowed on the first day of against Washington. That San Diego Padres star Man-
regular season games since put batter Jeimer Can- ny Machado committed
MLB introduced a slate of delario ahead 1-0, and the first pitch-clock viola- Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Marcus Stroman throws during the
first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers

rules changes this season McHugh followed up with tion during spring training. Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Chicago.
including a timer for a sport three more balls a three- Players were overwhelm- Associated Press