Baseball roundup: Yanks' Gregorious drives in eight
Didi Gregorius hit a pair of three-run home runs and set a career high with eight RBIs as the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11-4 Tuesday in manager Aaron Boone's home debut at Yankee Stadium.
Gregorius recorded his second career multi-homer performance in a game played in a misting rain. The game-time temperature of 40 was the second lowest in 10 home openers at the new Yankee Stadium.
Gregorius lined a three-run homer into the lower rows of the first level beyond the right field seats off Chris Archer in the third inning. With one out in the seventh, he sent a first-pitch fastball from Austin Pruitt (1-1) into the second deck in right field.
Gregorius drove in his final two runs with a two-run single in the eighth off Sergio Romo. It was the most RBIs by a Yankee since Alex Rodriguez drove in 10 on April 26, 2005, at the previous Yankee Stadium. It also was the most RBIs by a Yankees shortstop in team history.
Royals 1, Tigers 0
Jakob Junis pitched seven-plus scoreless innings, and Kansas City captured its first win of the season by blanking host Detroit.
Junis allowed just three singles and a walk while striking out six in his first start this season. Kelvin Herrera recorded the last three outs, including a pair of strikeouts, for the save.
Tigers starter Matthew Boyd gave up one run on four hits in six innings with no walks and a strikeout.
Mariners 6, Giants 4
Mitch Haniger contributed a two-RBI single to a four-run first inning, and four Seattle pitchers retained a lead the rest of the way to spoil San Francisco's home opener.
Marco Gonzales (1-0) limited the Giants to three runs in 6 1/3 innings, helping the Mariners win for the third time in four games this season. Closer Edwin Diaz, who hasn't given up a hit this season, notched his third save.
Joe Panik hit his third home run of the season, a solo shot, and Evan Longoria added a two-run homer in his home debut for the Giants, who lost for the third straight time.
Cubs-Reds, ppd.
Inclement weather led to the postponement of Cincinnati's scheduled home game against Chicago. The contest will be made us as part of a day-night doubleheader on May 19 at Great American Ball Park.
-- Field Level Media
