AL champs rally past BoSox
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Pinch-hitter David Murphy delivered a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers rallied for a 9-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday at Arlington, Texas, after raising their American League championship flag.
Blue Jays 13, Twins 3: J.P. Arencibia homered twice and drove in five runs, Jose Bautista and Adam Lind also went deep and host Toronto routed Minnesota, handing the Twins their third straight season-opening loss.
Royals 2, Angels 1: Kila Ka'aihue hit Michael Kohn's second pitch of the ninth inning for a game-ending home run, lifting Kansas City past visiting Los Angeles.
White Sox 15, Indians 10: Carlos Quentin homered and drove in five runs, Adam Dunn homered and had four RBIs in his debut for Chicago and the visiting White Sox built a huge lead and held off Cleveland's scrappy comeback.
Orioles 4, Rays 1: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Jeremy Guthrie allowed three hits in eight shutout innings while outpitching David Price, Brian Roberts and Nick Markakis each drove in two runs and Baltimore beat Tampa Bay.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies 5, Astros 4: Pinch-hitter John Mayberry Jr. lined an RBI single off closer Brandon Lyon that capped a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and Philadelphia beat visiting Houston.
Pirates 6, Cubs 3: Neil Walker hit a grand slam, Andrew McCutchen also homered and Kevin Correia pitched into the seventh inning as Pittsburgh started the season under new manager Clint Hurdle with a win at Chicago.
Diamondbacks 7, Rockies 6, 11 inn.: At Denver, Matt Lindstrom's wild pitch with one out in the top of the 11th inning allowed Gerardo Parra to score from third base, sending Arizona past Colorado.
Marlins 6, Mets 2: At Miami, Josh Johnson took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, John Buck hit a grand slam in his Florida debut and the Marlins beat New York.
Dodgers 4, Giants 3: Rafael Furcal singled in the go-ahead run to highlight a three-run sixth inning and lift Los Angeles past visiting San Francisco.
Jonathan Broxton pitched a perfect ninth to earn his second save.