Archives for March 2023

George Springer had five hits and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat St. Louis 10-9 despite the Cardinals’ Tyler O’Neill tying a major league record by homering on opening day for the fourth straight season. Bo Bichette had four hits for the Blue Jays, who set a team record for hits in an opener and outhit the Cardinals 19-15. Making his … [Read more...] about Springer’s 5 hits help Jays outlast Cards 10-9 in opener

Andrew Vaughn’s tiebreaking, two-run double in the ninth inning lifted the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 win over the defending World Series champion Houston Astros in their season opener. The game was tied 1-all after a homer by Chicago's Yasmani Grandal in the eighth. Ryan Pressly walked Tim Anderson with one out in the ninth before a single by Luis Robert Jr. Vaughn then belted … [Read more...] about Vaughn’s double lifts White Sox over Astros 3-2 in opener

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Hunter Renfroe made an amazing, no-look catch for the highlight reels on opening day. Playing his first game with the Angels, the right fielder could only grin ear to ear after robbing Jace Peterson of the Oakland Athletics with a defensive gem to start the bottom of the fifth inning Thursday night. Running backward toward the wall, Renfroe got … [Read more...] about Renfroe makes no-look catch in right, delighting Ohtani

J.P. Crawford’s walk helped by a pitch-clock violation on James Karinchak sparked an eighth-inning rally that was capped by Ty France’s three-run homer, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0. Opening day was a dramatic pitchers duel between Cleveland’s Shane Bieber and Seattle’s Luis Castillo that lacked any offense until the wild eighth inning. France's … [Read more...] about Pitch clock sparks Mariners rally for 3-0 win over Guardians