Recap Roundups
July 24, 2020
NY Mets 1, Atlanta 0
Yoenis Cespedes, appearing in his first game in 734 days, hit a home run in the seventh inning Friday afternoon to snap a scoreless tie and lift the host New York Mets to a 1-0 win over the Atlanta Braves in the season opener for both teams.
Cincinnati 7, Detroit 1
Sonny Gray struck out nine over six strong innings, newcomer Mike Moustakas homered to highlight a three-hit, four-RBI game, and the Cincinnati Reds opened the shortened season with a 7-1 home rout of the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 4
Toronto's Cavan Biggio slugged a three-run homer as the Blue Jays produced consecutive three-run innings in their 6-4 Opening Day win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Miami 5, Philadelphia 2
Jesus Aguilar homered, Corey Dickerson and Miguel Rojas each added two hits, and the visiting Miami Marlins defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Friday in the season opener for both teams.
Cleveland 2, Kansas City 0
Shane Bieber struck out 14 batters to set an Opening Day franchise record and lift the host Cleveland Indians to a 2-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.
Chi. Cubs 3, Milwaukee 0
David Ross' first big managerial decision for the Chicago Cubs was an unqualified success.
Boston 13, Baltimore 2
J.D. Martinez and Kevin Pillar each drove in three runs as Boston scored 10 over two innings early in the game, and the Red Sox rolled to a 13-2 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Friday night in the season opener for both clubs.
Texas 1, Colorado 0
Lance Lynn tied a franchise record with nine strikeouts by an Opening Day starter, Rougned Odor drove in the only run of the game, and the Texas Rangers held on to beat the Colorado Rockies 1-0 in Arlington on Friday night.
Minnesota 10, Chi. White Sox 5
Max Kepler smacked two solo home runs, Jake Cave, Jorge Polanco and Luis Arraez had two-run singles, and the visiting Minnesota Twins opened the season with a 10-5 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 4
Yadier Molina drove home a key run in his 16th consecutive Opening Day start as the St. Louis Cardinals held off the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Friday night.
Houston 8, Seattle 2
Michael Brantley clubbed a three-run home run in support of Justin Verlander, who worked six solid innings to pace the Houston Astros to an 8-2 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Friday in the season opener for both teams.
San Diego 7, Arizona 2
Eric Hosmer drove in a Padres Opening Day-record six runs with a pair of two-out, three-run doubles Friday night to lead San Diego to a 7-2 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.
LA Dodgers 9, San Francisco 1
Max Muncy hit two home runs, and Ross Stripling tossed seven strong innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers won for the second time in two nights, beating the visiting San Francisco Giants 9-1 on Friday.
Oakland 7, LA Angels 3
The Oakland Athletics became the first team to win a game under Major League Baseball's new speed-up, extra-innings rules Friday night, getting a grand slam from Matt Olson with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning for a 7-3 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels.
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