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NL Capsules
Pence grand slam powers Giants past Dodgers 12-6
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Giants’ Hunter Pence heads for home plate after hitting a grand slam off Los An- Bruce connected for a
Hunter Pence hit a grand geles Dodgers relief pitcher Pedro Baez in the eighth inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 7, three-run shot as the Reds
slam in the eighth inning, 2016, in San Francisco. San Francisco won the game 12-6. scored eight times in the
Joe Panik drove in three fourth inning, ruining the
runs to key San Francisco’s Associated Press big league debut of re-
comeback, and the Gi- liever Daniel Stumpf. Bruce
ants beat the Los Angeles While Phelps (1-0) replaced ed with his 2015 NL MVP REDS 10, PHILLIES 6 capped the 13-batter out-
Dodgers 12-6 in their home Adam Conley following a and Silver Slugger trophies CINCINNATI (AP) — Jay burst with an RBI single.
opener Thursday. 1-hour, 25-minute break during pregame festivities Bruce homered twice and Stephenson (1-0), a first-
The Dodgers’ 31-inning because of a thunder- and hit his second homer of matched a career high round draft pick in 2011, al-
shutout streak ended in storm in the second with 2016 in the seventh, a solo with five RBIs, and Cincin- lowed six hits and four runs
the fifth, one inning shy of the score 3-all, Nationals shot off Bryan Morris. nati made a winner of top — three earned — in five
the record to begin a sea- starter Tanner Roark (0-1) Harper flied out to deep pitching prospect Robert innings. He was optioned
son set by the 1963 St. Louis surprisingly remained in the center to open the ninth Stephenson in his major back to Triple-A Louisville
Cardinals. game. Roark allowed four against A.J. Ramos, who league debut by beating after the game.
Chris Heston (1-0) worked runs — three earned, all in worked around a walk for Philadelphia to complete a Cedric Hunter, Ryan How-
the sixth in relief of Jake the first — and nine hits in his first save, striking out season-opening sweep. ard and Carlos Ruiz hom-
Peavy for the victory as San four innings. Daniel Murphy looking to Eugenio Suarez hit his first ered for the Phillies.
Francisco erased a 4-0 defi- Bryce Harper was present- end it. career grand slam and The Reds are 3-0 for the
cit. Bruce Bochy bested his second consecutive sea-
former outfielder and now- son. The loss was Philadel-
Dodgers manager Dave phia’s eighth straight in Cin-
Roberts in their first match- cinnati.
up. In the fifth, Los Angeles The Phillies are 0-3 for the
finally gave up its first runs of first time since 2007. They
2016 when the Giants got have dropped seven in a
to Alex Wood (0-1). row overall to the Reds.
Joc Pederson hit a two-run Charlie Morton (0-1) al-
homer for the Dodgers. lowed six runs over 3 2/3 in-
MARLINS 6, NATIONALS 4 nings in his Phillies debut.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mi- CUBS 14, DIAMONDBACKS
ami reliever David Phelps 6
entered after a rain delay PHOENIX (AP) — Anthony
and shut out Washington Rizzo matched his career
for four innings while deliv- high with six RBIs and the
ering his first career RBI at Chicago Cubs beat the Ar-
the plate, and the Marlins izona Diamondbacks, but
spoiled the Nationals’ slop- lost Kyle Schwarber with a
py home opener in front of sprained ankle in an out-
a dwindling crowd. field collision. q
AL Capsules
Teixeira hits go-ahead HR,
Yanks take 2 of 3 from Astros
New York Yankees’ Mark Teixeira, right, follows through on a making him 7 for 12. The for- lined consecutive home until Chris Coghlan’s one-
3-run home run as Houston Astros catcher Erik Kratz, second mer Cubs infielder has eight runs off Nathan Eovaldi in out single in the fifth — one
from left, looks on during the seventh inning of a baseball game, RBIs, the most by any player the second. pitch after left fielder J.B.
Thursday, April 7, 2016, in New York. in his first three games for Chasen Shreve (1-0) was Shuck dropped Coghlan’s
the Yankees since the stat the winner and Andrew foul ball.
Associated Press became official in 1920, Miller earned his first save. Abreu homered off Ken-
STATS said. Will Harris (0-1) took the loss. dall Graveman (0-1) and
NEW YORK (AP) — Mark three in the season-open- Brian McCann also hom- WHITE SOX 6, ATHLETICS 1 added a sacrifice fly during
Teixeira sliced a tiebreak- ing series against the team ered for the Yankees, and OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Chicago’s four-run ninth.
ing, three-run homer in the that beat them in the AL Jacoby Ellsbury doubled Mat Latos gave up one hit ORIOLES 4, TWINS 2
seventh inning and Starlin wild-card game last Octo- twice. Alex Rodriguez over six shutout innings for BALTIMORE (AP) — Ubaldo
Castro connected again, ber. made it 5-all with his first hit his first win since last July, Jimenez pitched seven
sending New York past Castro kept up his torrid of the season, an RBI single Jose Abreu hit a two-run sharp innings and Baltimore
Houston. start with a solo home run in the fifth. homer and Chicago beat rallied to beat Minnesota
The Yankees took two of and a single off the wall, Tyler White hit his first homer Oakland to give manager for a three-game sweep.
in the majors, drove in four Robin Ventura his 300th ca- Manny Machado and
runs and got three hits for reer win. rookie Joey Rickard hom-
the Astros. He’s 6 for 9 since Latos (1-0) was stellar in his ered for the Orioles, who
making his big league de- White Sox debut. He retired trailed 2-0 in the sixth be-
but this week. 13 of the first 14 batters and fore coming back against
White and Preston Tucker didn’t allow a baserunner Phil Hughes (0-1).q
