Derek Jeter broke an eighth-inning tie with the Yankees’ fifth solo home run as New York beat the Cleveland Indians 6-5 on Friday for its first win at the new Yankee Stadium.
Johnny Damon, Mark Teixeira, Melky Cabrera and Robinson Cano also connected as New York avoided dropping the first two games at its new home.
Cano become the first player to reach the new stadium’s second deck.
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Jeter led off the eighth against Jensen Lewis (1-1) with his third homer of the season. All five of New York’s home runs went to right field.
A crowd of 45,101, about 7,000 short of the listed capacity, saw Brian Bruney (2-0) win in relief of Joba Chamberlain, who threw just 46 of 93 pitches for strikes and gave up five runs, six hits and five walks in four-and-two-thirds slow-moving innings.
Mariano Rivera pitched the ninth to convert his third save in three chances.
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ATHLETICS 8, BLUE JAYS 5
At Toronto, Matt Holliday hit a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh inning and Bobby Crosby drove in three runs as Oakland beat Toronto.
Andrew Bailey (2-0) struck out four in two scoreless innings to earn the win. Michael Wuertz and Santiago Casilla each got three outs before Brad Ziegler worked the ninth for his third save.
Oakland scored four times in the fourth to tie it at 5 and went ahead for good in the seventh. Orlando Cabrera led off with a walk and scored on Holliday’s one-out double to center off Brandon League (1-1).
RED SOX 10, ORIOLES 8
At Boston, Jason Bay and J.D. Drew homered to help Boston overcome a seven-run deficit to beat Baltimore.
Bay broke an 8-8 tie with a sacrifice fly off Danys Baez (0-1) in the eighth inning. Drew’s two-out triple in the fifth sparked a three-run rally in which Nick Green’s two-run double tied the score at 8-8.
Ramon Ramirez (1-0), one of five Boston pitchers who combined for six scoreless innings in relief of starter Brad Penny, earned the victory with one-and-two-thirds innings. Jonathan Papelbon pitched the ninth for his third save.
Nick Markakis went two-for-five with five RBIs to provide much of the offense for the Orioles, including a second-inning grand slam that gave the Orioles a 7-0 lead.
RAYS 6, WHITE SOX 5
At St Petersburg, Florida, Ben Zobrist hit a pinch-hit grand slam and Carlos Pena homered for the fifth time in six days to help Tampa Bay past Chicago.
Pitcher James Shields (2-1) recovered after giving up home runs in the sixth inning to Carlos Quentin and Jermaine Dye to win for the second time since an opening day loss. He allowed five runs and seven hits, struck out four and walked two in seven-and-one-third innings.
ROYALS 12, RANGERS 3
At Arlington, Texas, Gil Meche pitched into the seventh without allowing a run and Mark Teahen went five-for-six with a homer as Kansas City beat Texas.
Meche (1-0), who had an 8.10 ERA in his previous eight starts at Rangers Ballpark, held Texas to six singles, including a bunt by Ian Kinsler. The Rangers were held scoreless until Hank Blalock and Marlon Byrd hit back-to-back homers in the eighth that cut their deficit to 10.
TWINS 11, ANGELS 9
At Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jason Kubel completed the ninth cycle in Twins history with a dramatic go-ahead grand slam to cap a seven-run rally in the bottom of the eighth inning as Minnesota beat Los Angeles.
MARINERS 6, TIGERS 3
At Seattle, Washington, Felix Hernandez survived early struggles as surging Seattle used a five-run fifth inning to beat Detroit for its seventh win in eight games.
Gary Sheffield joined the 500-homer club and Luis Castillo drove in the winning run with a two-out single in the ninth inning to give the New York Mets a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.
Ryan Braun hit a three-run homer to give Milwaukee a 4-3 lead in the sixth before Sheffield connected off Mitch Stetter, who was facing his first batter in relief of Dave Bush. The nine-time All-Star was on as a pinch hitter and sent a full-count pitch an estimated 385 feet for his first hit of the season for the Mets.
After squandering a bases-loaded opportunity in the eighth, Carlos Delgado doubled off Seth McClung (0-1) to start the ninth.
Delgado scored on Castillo’s single to short, when a diving J.J. Hardy couldn’t deliver the throw home in time.
New York’s revamped bullpen gave up just one hit over the final four innings, with J.J. Putz (1-0) pitching a perfect ninth for his first win with the Mets.
REDS 2, ASTROS 1
At Houston, Texas, Ramon Hernandez hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift Cincinnati over the home team.
Jose Valverde (0-1), who missed Thursday’s game with a back strain, walked Edwin Encarnacion with one out in the ninth before Hernandez hit his first homer over the right-field fence. It was Valverde’s first blown save of the year.
Nick Masset (1-0) pitched one-and-a-third scoreless innings to get the win and Francisco Cordero got three outs for his third save in three attempts.
CUBS 8, CARDINALS 7
At Chicago, Alfonso Soriano hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning after striking out three times earlier in the game, helping the home team rally past St Louis.
PIRATES 3, BRAVES 0
At Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Paul Maholm combined with two relievers on a six-hitter as the home team handed Atlanta its fourth straight loss.
PADRES 8, PHILLIES 7
At Philadelphia, Scott Hairston homered and hit a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning to help San Diego overcome a six-run deficit and beat Philadelphia.
The World Series champion Phillies honored legendary broadcaster Harry Kalas in a moving ceremony before the game. The Hall of Fame announcer died on Monday in Washington after collapsing in the broadcast booth before a game against the Nationals. He was 73.
MARLINS 3, NATIONALS 2 (10)
At Washington, Jeremy Hermida hit an RBI infield single in the 10th inning to lift Florida past Washington for its fifth straight win.
Florida’s 9-1 record marks the best start in franchise history.
GIANTS 2, DIAMONDBACKS 0
At San Francisco, Jonathan Sanchez pitched six-and-two-third solid innings and Andres Torres homered as San Francisco beat Arizona to snap a six-game losing streak.
DODGERS 4, ROCKIES 3
At Los Angeles, Mark Loretta capped a four-run seventh inning with a go-ahead RBI single as Los Angeles beat Colorado.
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