BoSox off to worst start since '45
AMERICAN LEAGUE
The winless Boston Red Sox lost their sixth in a row when the host Cleveland Indians squeezed home the only run in the eighth inning, then trapped pinch-runner Darnell McDonald off second base for the final out Thursday in a 1-0 victory.
The Red Sox are off to their worst start since 1945, when they lost a team-record eight straight. Boston, favored by many to win the World Series, returns to Fenway Park for its home opener today against the New York Yankees.
Asdrubal Cabrera's suicide-squeeze bunt off Daniel Bard put the Indians ahead in their fourth straight victory.
Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1: Trevor Cahill pitched eight strong innings for his first win of the season, Conor Jackson singled home the go-ahead run and Oakland won at Toronto.
Yankees 4, Twins 3: Derek Jeter passed Rogers Hornsby for 33rd place on baseball's all-time list with two hits, giving him 2,931, and New York's relievers held off visiting Minnesota in their first game since blowing a big lead.
A.J. Burnett improved to 7-0 in 12 April starts for the Yankees, allowing two runs on five hits in six innings. With the Yankees up 4-3, Rafael Soriano pitched a scoreless eighth two days after he surrendered a 4-0 lead in a game Minnesota won in extra innings.
White Sox 5, Rays 1: Edwin Jackson struck out a career-high 13 and Chicago took its home opener by sending winless Tampa Bay to its sixth straight loss.
The AL East champion Rays extended the worst start in team history - they haven't even held a lead yet this year. Tampa Bay has scored exactly one run in five of its defeats.
Orioles 9, Tigers 5: Adam Jones homered and drove in three runs, Mark Reynolds also had three RBIs, and host Baltimore beat Detroit.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies 11, Mets 0: Roy Halladay pitched seven sharp innings for his first win of the season, Wilson Valdez had a career-high four hits, and Philadelphia routed visiting New York.
Brewers 4, Braves 2: Nyjer Morgan jarred the ball loose in a collision at home to give Milwaukee the lead in the second inning, and the Brewers went on to beat visiting Atlanta for its third straight win.
Rockies 7, Pirates 1: Esmil Rogers allowed four singles while pitching into the eighth inning, Troy Tulowitzki homered and drove in three runs, and Colorado beat Pittsburgh to wreck the Pirates' home opener under new manager Clint Hurdle.
Astros 3, Reds 2: Matt Downs doubled home the tiebreaking run with two outs in the ninth inning and visiting Houston held on for its first win of the season by beating previously unbeaten Cincinnati.
Nationals 5, Marlins 3, 11 inn.: At Miami, Adam LaRoche hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning, leading Washington past Florida.