BOSTON (AP) Chris Davis hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer off new Boston closer Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning and drove in five runs, carrying the Baltimore Orioles over the Red Sox 9-7 Monday in David Ortiz's final home opener.
Kimbrel (0-1), the All-Star reliever acquired in an offseason trade from San Diego, entered with the score 6-6. He walked Caleb Joseph with one out and Manny Machado with two outs, then gave up Davis' home run to center on a 97 mph pitch.
Mookie Betts homered off Zach Britton leading off the bottom half, and Boston had two on and no outs when Ortiz grounded into a double play. Britton then struck out Hanley Ramirez for his third save.
Brad Brach (2-0) pitched a perfect eighth. The Orioles improved to 6-0 and remain the lone unbeaten team in the major leagues. They had been shut out in their previous three trips to Fenway, outscored 17-0.
WHITE SOX 4, TWINS 1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Austin Jackson hit a two-run, two-out single in the fourth inning, one pitch after just missing a grand slam, and Minnesota dropped to 0-7 with a loss in its home opener. It is the worst start for the franchise since the original Washington Senators lost their first 13 games in 1904, according to STATS.
Jose Quintana (1-0) completed six smooth innings with one run allowed for the White Sox, who have won five of their first seven.
Twins starter Kyle Gibson (0-2) was charged with one earned run over 5 2/3 innings.
PIRATES 7, TIGERS 4
DETROIT (AP) - Gregory Polanco had two of Pittsburgh's six doubles, and the Pirates chased Justin Verlander during the fifth inning. Verlander (0-1) allowed seven runs and 10 hits - five of them doubles - in 4 1-3 innings.
Jonathan Niese (1-0) gave up four runs - three earned - and five hits in six innings. Matt Melancon pitched a one-hit ninth for his third save.
PADRES 4, PHILLIES 3
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Alexi Amarista's safety squeeze in the seventh scored the go-ahead run in Philadelphia's home opener.
Wil Myers hit a solo homer for the Padres, who benefited from a strange double play and two video reviews going their way.
Kevin Quackenbush (1-0) struck out the only batter he faced, and Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth for his first save for the Padres.
Aaron Nola (0-2) allowed four runs and six hits, striking out a career-best nine in seven innings.
CARDINALS 10, BREWERS 1
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Michael Wacha (1-0) allowed four hits in six scoreless innings, and St. Louis had 10 extra-base hits in its home opener.
Jeremy Hazelbaker was 4 for 4 with a triple, double and sacrifice fly, lifting his average to .526, and fellow rookie Almedys Diaz had two doubles.
Yadier Molina had three hits, two RBIs and an uncontested steal off Taylor Jungmann (0-1).
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