Two errors by pitcher Blake Treinen allowed Boston to erase a seventh-inning deficit as the Red Sox won 8-7 on Tuesday night while the Washington Nationals struggled in the field for the second straight game.
Boston went ahead with three unearned runs without a hit in the inning, which included three errors.
Treinen (0-1) fielded Ryan Hanigan’s bouncer in front of the plate, dropped the ball as Ramirez scored, then threw it past catcher Wilson Ramos as Victorino came home with the tying run. Craig scored the go-ahead run on Brock Holt’s groundout.
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Edward Mujica (1-0) got the win and Koji Uehara got his first save, one day after being activated from the disabled list. Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg allowed five runs and 10 hits in 5-1/3 innings, leaving him with a 6.75 ERA.
ORIOLES 4, YANKEES 3
In Baltimore, Maryland, Miguel Gonzalez (1-1) struck out a career-high 10 batters over seven innings, allowing one run and four hits.
Adam Jones homered and drove in two runs for the Orioles, and Zach Britton got four outs for his second save.
CC Sabathia (0-2) yielded four runs and seven hits in seven innings. Even though he is 18-7 against the Orioles, the left-hander is 0-5 with a 5.48 ERA in his last seven starts in Baltimore.
TIGERS 2, PIRATES 0
In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Shane Greene (2-0) allowed three hits over eight innings, including a pair of infield singles, as Detroit rebounded from their first loss to improve to 7-1.
Greene has allowed only one unearned run in 16 innings through his first two starts.
Rajai Davis singled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh off A.J. Burnett (0-1), and Ian Kinsler added an RBI single in the eighth.
RAYS 3, BLUE JAYS 2
In Toronto, Desmond Jennings hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning off Miguel Castro (0-1), helping Tampa Bay to their fourth straight win.
Steven Souza homered in the first inning and, with the score 2-all, reached on a bunt single off leading off the eighth.
Steve Geltz (1-0) pitched 1-1/3 innings for his first major league win. Kevin Jepsen pitched a hitless ninth for his first save this year.
METS 6, PHILLIES 5
In New York, Matt Harvey won his first home start in almost 20 months, and Lucas Duda hit a three-run double.
Daniel Murphy homered over the right-center fence that was brought in 0.9m to 3.3m this season at Citi Field. However, it was not all good news for New York: David Wright (right hamstring) and Michael Cuddyer (bruised left hand) left with injuries.
Chase Utley homered twice for Philadelphia and hit an RBI single after entering two for 22 (0.091). He also was hit in the back by a 95 mph fastball from Harvey (2-0) — after Phillies starter David Buchanan (0-2) plunked Wilmer Flores and Cuddyer in the second, both on the left hand.
WHITE SOX 4, INDIANS 1
In Cleveland, Ohio, Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco (1-1) was struck in the face by Melky Cabrera’s first-inning line drive and carted off the field. The Indians said X-rays of Carrasco, the club’s No. 2 starter, were negative and he was being treated at Lutheran Hospital for a bruised jaw.
Jose Quintana (1-0) allowed three hits in six innings, struck out six and improved to 4-0 in 10 starts against the Indians. David Robertson struck out the side in the ninth for his second save.
Jose Abreu hit his second homer in the fifth for a 4-1 lead, giving Quintana more cushion than he would need. Cleveland managed just three hits and dropped their fourth straight.
In other results, it was:
Marlins 8, Braves 2
Reds 3, Cubs 2
Rangers 8, Angels 2
Athletics 4, Astros 0
Padres 5, Diamondbacks 1
Rockies 4, Giants 1
Dodgers 6, Mariners 5
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