BALTIMORE — Designated hitter David Ortiz and shortstop Xander Bogaerts paced a 14-hit Boston attack with three hits apiece, and the Red Sox scored a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles Thursday. Ortiz also drove in a run in the third, while Bogaerts scored in the second and fourth as Boston (2-1) took an early 3-0 lead. The Red Sox pounded Baltimore left-hander Chen Wei-Yin (0-1) for four runs on 12 hits in 5 2/3 innings. Eight Boston starters got hits as Baltimore pitchers never retired the Red Sox in order. Boston left-hander Felix Doubront (1-0) went 5 1/3 innings, giving up three runs on six hits. Yankees 4, Astros 2 With right-hander Ivan Nova inducing ground balls at a dizzying rate, and the offense delivering with runners in scoring position, the New York Yankees salvaged the finale of a three-game series against the Houston Astros with a 4-2 win. Nova (1-0) recorded eight groundouts, including four double plays in five-plus innings. His penchant for grounders helped offset an otherwise inefficient outing, with Nova allowing six hits while issuing five walks before departing with a 3-2 lead and two outs in the sixth inning. The Yankees (1-2) leaned on right fielder Ichiro Suzuki and third baseman Yangervis Solarte to ignite their offense. The duo combined for all four runs scored. Rays 7, Blue Jays 2 Armed with a new contract extension, right-hander Chris Archer led the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Archer, who signed a deal Wednesday that could keep him in Tampa Bay until 2021, helped the Rays (2-2) split their season-opening series with the Blue Jays (2-2). Cardinals 7, Reds 6 Shortstop Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run homer and right-hander Lance Lynn overcame a rough start to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. First baseman Matt Adams went 3-for-5 with two doubles to pace St. Louis and Trevor Rosenthal picked up his second save. Third baseman Todd Frazier hit two homers and right fielder Jay Bruce also homered for Cincinnati. Nationals 8, Mets 2 Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman tied a career high with four hits and emergency starting pitcher Tanner Roark earned the win with six solid innings as the Washington Nationals completed a three-game sweep of the New York Mets with an 8-2 win. The Nationals came back from early deficits in all three games in improving to 3-0 for the second time in three seasons. The Mets are 0-3 for the first time since 2005. Twins 10, White Sox 9 Right fielder Oswaldo Arcia hit a two-out triple in the ninth inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied for a 10-9 victory over the Chicago White Sox. The Twins scored two runs with two outs in the ninth off White Sox closer Matt Lindstrom. Giants 8, Diamondbacks 5 Center fielder Angel Pagan hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run eighth inning and lift the San Francisco Giants to an 8-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Catcher Hector Sanchez doubled in the first run in the eighth and pinch-hitter Mike Morse singled to tie the score at five before Pagan hit the first pitch he saw from Arizona reliever Will Harris (0-1) for his first homer of the season. Cubs 3, Pirates 2 Right-hander Jason Hammel took a shutout into the seventh inning in his Cubs' debut and red-hot center fielder Emilio Bonifacio had two more hits to lead Chicago to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Marlins 8, Rockies 5 Right fielder Giancarlo Stanton stroked a tiebreaking, run-scoring single to center field in the eighth inning, helping the Miami Marlins rally past the Colorado Rockies 8-5. — Agencies
