Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer in the first inning for his 500th career extra-base hit as the host New York Yankees raced out to a big lead and earned a 9-7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night.
Judge homered in his 999th career game, becoming the third-fastest player in team history to reach 500 extra-base hits behind Lou Gehrig (874 games) and Joe DiMaggio (853 games). Judge added an RBI single in New York’s three-run fourth and finished his first homestand of the season with five homers and 15 RBIs.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. added a two-run homer and Trent Grisham contributed three hits and drove in three. Grisham hit a two-run homer and an RBI single. Carlos Carrasco (1-0) allowed three runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings. The veteran right-hander struck out five and walked two for his first win since June 21.
Geraldo Perdomo hit Arizona’s second grand slam of the series when he connected off Ryan Yarbrough in the seventh. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit an RBI single and Alek Thomas had a pair of run-scoring groundouts in the first four innings for Arizona. Merrill Kelly (0-1) was tagged for a career-high nine runs on nine hits in 3 2/3 innings.
Red Sox 8, Orioles 4
Alex Bregman, Kristian Campbell and Triston Casas each slugged a two-run home run, and Boston strung together back-to-back victories for the first time this season.
Bregman, who added a run-scoring double in the ninth, finished with three hits. Cedric Mullins homered for the Orioles, who dropped back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Zack Kelly (1-0), the first of four relievers, was the winning pitcher with one inning of relief for the Red Sox. Boston starter Tanner Houck went four innings, giving up three runs on five hits with six strikeouts.
Phillies 3, Rockies 1
Taijuan Walker logged six scoreless innings as Philadelphia completed a three-game sweep of visiting Colorado.
Coming off a season in which he had a 7.10 ERA, Walker (1-0) allowed only three hits and a walk while striking out four in his 2025 debut. Kyle Schwarber homered, and J.T. Realmuto recorded three hits for Philadelphia, which has won five of its first six games.
Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela (0-1) allowed just an unearned run, scattering 10 hits over 5 1/3 innings. Colorado has lost five of six to kick off the campaign, scoring a total of 11 runs in the process.
Brewers 1, Reds 0
Nestor Cortes bounced back from a historically bad start with six innings of one-hit ball, combining with three relievers to pace Milwaukee to a shutout victory over Cincinnati in the opener of a four-game series.
It was the third consecutive 1-0 loss for the Reds, while the Brewers have won three straight after opening with four losses. Reds starter Nick Lodolo (1-1) retired the first nine hitters before the Brewers got on the board with an unearned run in the fourth.
Cortes (1-1) struck out six and walked two in an 86-pitch outing. Elvis Peguero and Bryan Hudson each followed with a scoreless inning and Joel Payamps finished with a perfect ninth for his first save.
Astros 5, Twins 2
Brendan Rodgers went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs, and Houston held on for the win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Christian Walker and Jeremy Pena each homered for Houston, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Victor Caratini finished 2-for-4 with a double. Right-hander Hunter Brown (1-1) limited the Twins to two runs on five hits in six innings. He walked none, struck out eight and threw 61 of 91 pitches for strikes.
Carlos Correa and Trevor Larnach drove in one run apiece for Minnesota, which dropped its home opener. Byron Buxton went 2-for-4. Right-hander Joe Ryan (0-1) gave up four runs on five hits, including two homers, in five innings. He walked none and struck out six.
–Field Level Media
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