ANAHEIM — Former Los Angeles Angels second baseman Kendrys Morales had three hits to lead Kansas City to their fifth consecutive win, topping the Angels 6-4 in the American League Saturday. Morales, signed in the offseason to replace Billy Butler as the designated hitter, is off to a fast start, hitting .421 (8 of 19). Red Sox 8, Yankees 4: Right-hander Joe Kelly allowed only a single in seven innings and center fielder Brock Holt had four hits as Boston followed up the longest game in team history with a victory over New York. White Sox 5, Twins 4: J.B. Shuck lined a pinch single with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to drive in the winning run as the White Sox got their first win of the season. Mariners 5, Athletics 4 (11): Shortstop Brad Miller drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI double in the top of the 11th inning for Seattle. Rangers 6, Astros 2: Texas starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo, making his home debut for his new team just 15 miles from where he grew up, gave the Rangers a needed boost. Tigers 9, Indians 6: Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona said it best. “That's not only a good lineup, it's a hot lineup,” Francona said after the Detroit Tigers slugged their way past the Indians at Progressive Field to remain unbeaten to start the season at 5-0. Orioles 7, Blue Jays 1: Pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez was ready for a fresh start after scuffling through his first season with Baltimore. Though the sample size is small, the early results are sterling. National League Padres 10, Giants 2: San Diego rocked San Francisco and Madison Bumgarner. This time, James Shields got the better of Bumgarner, unlike in the last year's World Series, when Bumgarner beat Shields in Games 1 and 5 when Shields was pitching for the Royals. San Diego chased Bumgarner (1-1) after three innings. Cubs 9, Rockies 5: It took four games spread over a week, but Chicago finally showed some offensive life — plenty of it, actually. Cardinals 4, Reds 1: Matt Adams homered and Michael Wacha pitched six strong innings, lifting St. Louis over previously unbeaten Cincinnati. Phillies 3, Nationals 2 (10): Center fielder Odubel Herrera drove home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning with a double as Philadelphia beat Washington. Diamondbacks 6, Dodgers 0: Arizona rookie right-hander Archie Bradley gave up one hit in six shutout innings and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt homered and drove in three runs in the Diamondbacks' victory at Chase Field. Bradley, 22, struck out six and walked four in his major-league debut after winning the final spot in the rotation the last week of spring. Brewers 6, Pirates 0: Everything went according to plan for the Milwaukee Brewers. Their offense, from top to bottom, was productive; their defense was crisp and their pitching was downright stellar en route to victory over the Pirates that snapped a season-opening four-game losing streak. Braves 5, Mets 3: Supposedly rebuilding Atlanta is off to an impressive and unexpected start. Freddie Freeman homered and Julio Teheran allowed just one hit until the seventh inning as the Braves improved to 5-0 with a victory over New York. Inter-League Rays 2, Marlins 0: Right-hander Chris Archer pitched seven shutout innings and Tampa Bay made a pinch-hit home run from Tim Beckham and an RBI double from third baseman Evan Longoria stand up. — Reuters
