BALTIMORE — Manny Machado went 4 for 4 with a two-run homer, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 Sunday to remain the only undefeated team in the majors.
The 5-0 start matches the 1970 team for the best in Orioles history. After sweeping Minnesota in three games to open the season, Baltimore completed the homestand by taking two from Tampa Bay in a rain-abbreviated series.
Vance Worley gave up three runs over 42/3 innings in his Orioles debut and the bullpen blanked the Rays on one hit the rest of the way. Brad Brach (1-0) entered in the fifth and Zach Britton worked a perfect ninth for his second save.
A’S 2, MARINERS 1: Coco Crisp hit a two-out homer in the 10th inning to help Oakland overcome a dominant outing from Mariners ace Felix Hernandez and sweep the three-game series in Seattle.
Hernandez struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks.
ROYALS 4, TWINS 3: Speedy pinch runner Terrance Gore streaked home on a wild pitch with two outs in the 10th inning, scoring with a headfirst slide to lift host Kansas City over winless Minnesota.
The World Series champion Royals rallied for two runs in the ninth to tie it, then dropped the Twins to 0-6. It’s Minnesota’s worst start since the Washington Senators moved to the Twin Cities in 1961.
ANGELS 3, RANGERS 1: Jered Weaver pitched six effective innings in his injury-delayed season debut, and Los Angeles beat Texas in Anaheim, California.
Mike Trout got his first two RBI of the season and Albert Pujols also singled home a run for Los Angeles, which bounced back after losing two in a row.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ROCKIES 6, PADRES 3: Rookie Trevor Story capped his amazing first week in the majors by hitting his seventh home run, helping Colorado beat San Diego in Denver.
Story’s homer was one of five solo shots by the Rockies. Carlos Gonzalez went deep twice and Nolan Arenado and Ryan Raburn also connected for Colorado, which salvaged the finale of its three-game series.
NATIONALS 4, MARLINS 2: Jayson Werth hit an RBI single for his first hit of the season and Joe Ross allowed a run in seven innings to help Washington win at home.
Bryce Harper hit the 99th and 100th doubles of his career and drove in the Nationals’ first run as Washington split a two-game series after Saturday’s postponement because of cold weather.
CUBS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 3: Jake Arrieta homered and pitched seven innings, helping Chicago finish off an impressive first week by winning in Phoenix.
Chicago is tied with Cincinnati for the best record in the NL at 5-1. The Cubs host the Reds in their home opener Monday night at Wrigley Field.
REDS 2, PIRATES 1: Jay Bruce hit an RBI triple in the ninth inning and Cincinnati capped a strong season-opening homestand, beating Pittsburgh.
GIANTS 9, DODGERS 6: Joe Panik hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the sixth inning and San Francisco homered three times to overcome an early five-run deficit and beat Los Angeles in San Francisco.
INTERLEAGUE
BREWERS 3, ASTROS 2: Jimmy Nelson struck out nine in six innings, and Milwaukee took advantage of early wildness by Houston ace Dallas Keuchel in a win at home.
The AL Cy Young Award winner walked four in the first inning and gave up a two-run single to Aaron Hill.
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