Atlanta 2, Washington 1
Evan Gattis belted a solo home run and Chris Johnson drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning as visiting Atlanta continued its recent mastery of Washington in the opener of a three-game set.
Detroit 10, Baltimore 4
Rajai Davis belted a three-run homer and scored twice to lead a 17-hit attack as Detroit pounded visiting Baltimore in the opener of a three-game series.
Milwaukee 6, Boston 2
Lyle Overbay doubled in the go-ahead runs in the ninth inning as visiting Milwaukee spoiled Boston’s home opener.
Philadelphia 7, Chi. Cubs 2
Chase Utley belted a two-run homer and knocked in three as Philadelphia rallied to spoil Chicago’s home opener.
Cleveland 7, Minnesota 2
Nick Swisher belted a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning and added an RBI double in the seventh as Cleveland pulled away from Minnesota to win its home opener.
Colorado 12, Arizona 2
Charlie Blackmon tied a team record with six hits, contributing a two-run homer and five RBIs, while Carlos Gonzalez added a two-run shot and two-run triple to lead Colorado in its home opener.
Kansas City 7, Chi. White Sox 5
Alex Gordon slammed a three-run double and Lorenzo Cain contributed two hits and two RBIs as host Kansas City defeated Chicago in the opener of a three-game set.
San Francisco 8, LA Dodgers 4
Brandon Hicks doubled twice and scored two times as San Francisco spoiled the home opener for Los Angeles by recording all its runs in the first two innings.
Pittsburgh 12, St. Louis 2
Pedro Alvarez homered twice and drove in three runs in support of Gerrit Cole's strong season debut as Pittsburgh posted a comfortable home victory.
NY Yankees 7, Toronto 3
Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven solid innings to win his highly anticipated debut with New York as the Yankees spoiled Toronto's home opener.
NY Mets 4, Cincinnati 3
Lucas Duda hit a pair of two-run homers and Jenrry Mejia fanned a career-high nine over six frames as host New York held off Cincinnati for its first victory.
Miami 8, San Diego 2
Giancarlo Stanton blasted a two-run homer and Tom Koehler tossed six strong innings as Miami won the series opener against visiting San Diego.
Tampa Bay 8, Texas 1
Sean Rodriguez and Ryan Hanigan each homered and combined to drive in seven runs as Tampa Bay cruised past visiting Texas in the opener of a three-game series.
LA Angels 11, Houston 1
Josh Hamilton hit a three-run homer - his first of the season - and went 3-for-3 as visiting Los Angeles crushed Houston for its first victory
Seattle 0, Oakland 0
Friday’s contest was postponed due to poor field conditions stemming from overnight rain.