DENVER (AP) Trevor Story became the first major leaguer to homer in each of his first four games, connecting two more times for the Colorado Rockies in a 13-6 loss to the San Diego Padres on Friday.
Story now has six home runs since making his debut on opening day. He got three hits and drove in four runs while playing for the first time at Coors Field.
Matt Kemp and Melvin Upton Jr. homered as the Padres broke loose after they were the first team in big league history to be shut out in its first three games. San Diego was outscored 25-0 while getting swept by the Dodgers.
perfect ninth for the save.
The homer by Diaz into the left field seats came on the second pitch from left-hander Eric O'Flaherty (0-2).
BREWERS 6, ASTROS 4
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Colby Rasmus was called for interference on the ''Chase Utley rule,'' resulting in a game-ending double play and blunting Houston's ninth-inning rally in a loss to Milwaukee.
Down 6-0, the Astros scored four times in the ninth and put runners on first and second with one out.
Jose Altuve hit a bouncer to second baseman Scooter Gennett, who threw to shortstop Jonathan Villar for the forceout. Rasmus slid past the base, and Villar didn't make a relay to first.
Second base Dan Bellino called Rasmus for not trying to stay on the bag, part of the requirement under baseball's new rule governing slides on potential double plays. The call was upheld after the Astros challenged the play.
Houston lost its third in a row.
PIRATES 6, REDS 5
CINCINNATI (AP) - Starling Marte hit his first career grand slam, connecting off new Cincinnati closer J.J. Hoover to lift unbeaten Pittsburgh to victory.
The Pirates improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2003 by taking advantage of Cincinnati's unsettled back of the bullpen. The Reds lost for the first time.
Down 5-2, Pittsburgh loaded the bases in the eighth inning off Ross Ohlendorf, who hit a batter, walked another and gave up an infield hit with two outs. Hoover (0-1) came on for his first save opportunity since replacing closer Aroldis Chapman, who was traded to the Yankees in the offseason.
Marte hit Hoover's second pitch into the stands in left field, the Pirates' first homer of the season.
Ryan Vogelsong (1-0) gave up a pair of runs - one earned - in two innings. Mark Melancon pitched the ninth for his second save in as many chances.
METS 7, PHILLIES 2
NEW YORK (AP) - Jacob deGrom maintained his focus on the mound with a baby on the way, and New York got big hits from Neil Walker and Michael Conforto to beat Philadelphia in its home opener.
After the 2015 National League championship flag was raised above the right-field stands at Citi Field, deGrom (1-0) pitched six sharp innings in his season debut and even knocked in the first run with a groundout. The All-Star right-hander was removed as a precaution with tightness in his right lat, the Mets announced.
Right up until morning it was uncertain if deGrom would make the start because his wife is due with their first child (a boy). He said all along he planned to head for home in Florida whenever she went into labor.
ROYALS 4, TWINS 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Salvador Perez had an RBI triple in the eighth inning and scored the go-ahead run on Omar Infante's sacrifice fly to help Kansas City come back and beat Minnesota.
Alex Gordon singled and scored on Perez's triple, his first since Sept. 25, 2014.
Byung Ho Park homered in the top of the eighth to give Minnesota a 3-2 lead, driving Joakim Soria's 1-1 pitch out to left-center for his first extra-base hit. Park led the Korean Baseball Organization with 53 homers last season before signing a three-year, $24 million contract with the Twins in December.
Soria (1-0) struck out three and allowed a run in one inning, and Kevin Jepsen (0-2) gave up two runs on two hits and a sacrifice fly. Wade Davis worked around a 10-pitch walk to Brian Dozier to get his second save.
ORIOLES 6, RAYS 1
BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore hit four solo home runs off Chris Archer and defeated Tampa Bay for its first 4-0 start since 2011.
Chris Davis homered and scored three runs for the Orioles, who were coming off a three-game sweep of Minnesota. The best start in franchise history is 5-0 in 1970.
Davis hit his second homer of the season in the second inning, and three of his teammates went deep in the fifth: Jonathan Schoop, Nolan Reimold and Manny Machado.
Archer (0-2) allowed six runs, 10 hits and a career high in homers over five innings. The Rays' opening day pitcher is winless in eight starts since Aug. 31 at Baltimore.
Chris Tillman (1-0) gave up one run and four hits in five innings. He retired the last nine batters he faced.
RED SOX 8, BLUE JAY S7
TORONTO (AP) - Brock Holt hit his first career grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs, David Ortiz had two RBIs and Boston rallied to spoil Toronto's home opener.
Josh Donaldson hit a grand slam, but the Blue Jays couldn't hold a 7-2 lead and blew a save for the third straight game.
Matt Barnes (1-0) pitched one perfect inning and Craig Kimbrel got his first save.
Boston has scored six or more runs in each of its first three games, the first time it has done so since 1995.
Drew Storen (0-1) allowed two runs in 1/3 of an inning.
TIGERS 4, YANKEES 0
DETROIT (AP) - Jordan Zimmermann was outstanding in his Detroit debut, Miguel Cabrera homered and the Tigers beat New York to win their eighth straight home opener.
Zimmermann (1-0) allowed two hits and three walks in seven innings in his first start since leaving Washington and signing a $110 million, five-year deal with the Tigers.
Detroit has won three in a row to start the season. Nick Castellanos hit four singles for the Tigers.
Cabrera hit an RBI single in the first and a solo homer in the seventh. Luis Severino (0-1) allowed three runs and 10 hits in five-plus innings.
The Yankees gave Alex Rodriguez the day off, and Carlos Beltran was not in the starting lineup.
INDIANS 7, WHITE SOX 1
CHICAGO (AP) - Danny Salazar pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning, and Cleveland spoiled Chicago's bone-chilling home opener.
It was 39 degrees at first pitch and snow and rain fell during the day, but the Indians were in their element. Cleveland jumped to a 5-0 lead against John Danks en route to an easy victory after splitting two games at home with Boston in a season-opening series that included two postponements.
Jason Kipnis singled off Danks (0-1) and scored during a three-run first and capped a two-run second with a sacrifice fly.
Francisco Lindor added two hits and two runs. Mike Napoli scored twice, and Carlos Santana and Yan Gomes each drove in two.
Salazar (1-0), a 14-game winner last season, gave up a solo homer to Todd Frazier but not much else. He struck out seven and walked three over 5 1/3 innings.
DIAMONDBACKS 3, CUBS 2
PHOENIX (AP) - Yasmany Tomas singled home Chris Owings with two outs in the ninth inning and Arizona rallied to give Chicago its first loss of the season.
Welington Castillo singled off ex-Diamondbacks starter Trevor Cahill (0-1) and Owings, the pinch runner, took second on a groundout. Tomas singled to left and Owings raced home well ahead of the throw.
Jean Segura had three hits, including two doubles, to become the first Diamondbacks player to open a season with five multihit games. Paul Goldschmidt singled Segura home twice, the second time off Pedro Strop to tie it at 2 with two outs in the eighth.
Brad Ziegler (1-0) pitched a perfect ninth for the victory.
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