NEW YORK -- In one of the classic games of their long and illustrious rivalry, the Boston Red Sox finally outlasted the New York Yankees 6-5 in 19 innings early Saturday when the game-ending double play was turned at 2:13 a.m.
In the first meeting of the year between the teams, Boston at last went ahead for good on a sacrifice fly by Mookie Betts of Esmil Rogers (0-1). Xander Bogaerts scored the decisive run after reaching on his fourth hit in extra innings.
Chase Headley and Mark Teixeira hit tying home runs for the Yankees in an early-season epic interrupted by a power outage for 16 minutes in the 12th. That's why the official time of game was 6 hours, 49 minutes -- even though it took more than 7 hours to complete.
David Ortiz hit a solo homer for Boston to break a 3-all deadlock in the 16th. But then Teixeira led off the bottom half with a no-doubt drive to left field off knuckleballer Steven Wright (1-0).
Pablo Sandoval put the Red Sox back in front with an RBI single in the 18th only to see Brian McCann and Carlos Beltran hit doubles in the bottom half to tie it again at 5.
REDS 5, CARDINALS 4
CINCINNATI -- Joey Votto hit a pair of two-run homers -- the strongest indication yet that he's fully back in form -- and Todd Frazier had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly, keeping the Reds unbeaten with a victory over the Cardinals.
The Reds are 4-0 for the first time since 2011, when they won their first five games. They've won each game in their final at-bat.
Votto homered off John Lackey in each of his first two at-bats. Frazier's sacrifice fly in the eighth off Jordan Walden (0-1) marked the second time this week that he's knocked in the deciding run.
J.J. Hoover (2-0) escaped a threat in the eighth. Aroldis Chapman gave up a hit and fanned two in the ninth for his second save.
ROCKIES 5, CUBS 1
DENVER -- The Colorado Rockies tied their best start in franchise history, beating the Cubs behind Troy Tulowitzki's two-run double and Justin Morneau's solo homer.
The Rockies, off to their first 4-0 start since 1995, got another stellar performance from their bullpen in relief of a shaky Tyler Matzek.
Right-hander Christian Bergman (1-0) picked up the win with a perfect fifth inning, and five Colorado relievers combined to allow just one hit -- a bunt single by Anthony Rizzo with the shift on -- in five innings.
Travis Wood (0-1) was the loser.
DIAMONDBACKS 4, DODGERS 3, 10 INNINGS
PHOENIX -- Ender Inciarte had a game-ending single with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning, leading the Diamondbacks to a victory over Los Angeles.
Paul Goldschmidt hit his first home run of the season for the Diamondbacks, who dropped 15 of 19 against the Dodgers a year ago. Oliver Perez (1-0) pitched the 10th for the win.
Pinch-hitter Cliff Pennington drew a one-out walk and went to second on a wild pitch. J.P. Howell (0-1) then walked A.J. Pollock with Pennington stealing third base as ball four went into the dirt. Inciarte singled down the right-field line.
TWINS 6, WHITE SOX 0
CHICAGO -- Tommy Milone pitched two-hit ball into the eighth inning and the Twins got their first win under manager Paul Molitor, beating the White Sox in Chicago's home opener.
The Twins got some relief after getting knocked around in a three-game sweep at Detroit, while the White Sox (0-4) matched their worst start since 1995.
Milone (1-0) yielded a bunt single to Micah Johnson in the third and retired the next 16 batters before Tyler Flowers chased him with a two-out double in the eighth.
Hector Noesi (0-1) lasted 4 2-3 innings for Chicago, allowing two runs and four hits.
BLUE JAYS 12, ORIOLES 5
BALTIMORE -- Jose Bautista broke out of an early-season slump by going 3 for 3 and scoring four runs as the Blue Jays ruined the Orioles' home opener.
Josh Donaldson and Dioner Navarro each drove in three runs for the Blue Jays. Toronto finished with 16 hits, half of them doubles -- including two by Dalton Pompey.
Mark Buehrle (1-0) earned his 200th career win, allowing one run and eight hits in six innings.
Adam Jones homered, had a career-high tying four hits and drove in two runs for the Orioles.
Bud Norris (0-1) allowed eight runs and seven hits in three-plus innings.
PHILLIES 4, NATIONALS 1
PHILADELPHIA -- Cesar Hernandez had a go-ahead, two-run single in a wild four-run seventh and Freddy Galvis had three hits and an RBI, leading the Phillies to a victory over the Nationals.
Michael Taylor homered for the Nationals, the preseason favorites in the NL East who have lost three of four to open the year while scoring just seven runs.
Jonathon Papelbon, two days after saying he doesn't "feel much like a Phillie," pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save in as many chances.
Luis Garcia (1-0) pitched a scoreless seventh.
Washington's Gio Gonzalez (0-1) gave up three runs on five hits in 6 1-3 innings with four strikeouts and four walks.
ASTROS 5, RANGERS 1
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jed Lowrie and Colby Rasmus each homered for the Astros, who beat the injury-plagued Rangers to spoil the home debut of new Texas manager Jeff Banister.
Rangers starter Derek Holland (0-1) left after only one inning because of tightness in left shoulder. The left-hander will be out at least six weeks, and maybe more, after being diagnosed as a strained subscapularis muscle.
Texas outfielders Shin-Soo Choo (back spasms) and Ryan Rua (sprained right ankle) also made early exits because of injuries. Choo was feeling better afterward, but Rua had a protective boot on his foot and could be headed to the disabled list.
Collin McHugh (1-0), who was 7-0 with a 1.77 ERA his final 10 starts as a rookie last season, struck out four and allowed one run over six innings.
ROYALS 4, ANGELS 2
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Kendrys Morales homered, Lorenzo Cain drove in two runs and Kansas City remained unbeaten with a victory over the Angels.
Eric Hosmer drove in an early run and Jason Vargas (1-0) pitched six solid innings against his former team for the defending AL champion Royals.
David Freese homered and Kole Calhoun had an early RBI double for the Angels, who have lost their last three home openers.
Hector Santiago (0-1) struggled at times in his season debut, yielding six hits and three runs while pitching into the sixth.
TIGERS 8, INDIANS 4
CLEVELAND -- Alfredo Simon took a shutout into the sixth in his debut for Detroit and Nick Castellanos hit a two-run homer as the Tigers won their fourth straight, beating Cleveland to spoil the Indians' home opener in their remodeled ballpark.
Simon (1-0) allowed three runs and seven hits in 5 1-3 innings.
Castellanos homered in the fifth off Zach McAllister (0-1), tagged for a career-high 13 hits.
Carlos Santana had two RBIs for Cleveland, which put the tying run on deck in the ninth before Joakim Soria struck out Michael Bourn with two on for his first save.
Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez each had three hits and an RBI for the Tigers.
MARLINS 10, RAYS 9, 10 INNINGS
MIAMI -- Christian Yelich had a game-ending RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning and drove in three runs to lift the Miami Marlins to their first win, 10-9 over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.
Giancarlo Stanton also had three RBIs and Michael Morse drove in two for the Marlins, who led 8-1 before the Rays scored seven runs in the seventh to tie it.
Dee Gordon doubled down the right-field line with one out against Brad Boxberger (0-1) before Yelich drove a ground ball through the left side, scoring Gordon without a throw home.
Bryan Morris (1-0) pitched one inning to earn the victory.
PIRATES 6, BREWERS 2
MILWAUKEE -- Pedro Alvarez homered and drove in two runs, Neil Walker had three hits and the Pirates avoided their first 0-4 start in nine years with a win over the Brewers.
Jeff Locke (1-0) allowed seven hits and two runs in six solid innings for Pittsburgh, which rebounded after getting swept in three games in Cincinnati to open the season.
The Pirates roughed up Mike Fiers (0-1) for five runs and seven hits in five innings.
BRAVES 5, METS 3
ATLANTA -- Phil Gosselin had a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning, Cameron Maybin homered and the Braves won their home opener with a victory over the sloppy Mets.
Atlanta recovered after starting pitcher Eric Stults blew a three-run lead in a game delayed more than an hour by rain at the start.
The Braves, despite a major roster overhaul that pointed to a rebuilding year in Atlanta, are 4-0 to begin the season for the first time since they were 7-0 in 1994.
The Braves rallied against Rafael Montero (0-1).
Jim Johnson (1-0) gave up one hit and struck out the side in the eighth. Jason Grilli earned his third save.
ATHLETICS 12, MARINERS 0
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Drew Pomeranz and two relievers combined on a three-hitter, and the Athletics beat the Mariners.
Ike Davis drove in four runs, Mark Canha hit his first major league home run and Sam Fuld added three hits for Oakland.
Pomeranz (1-0) beat out Jesse Chavez for the fifth spot in the A's rotation and showed why in his first start of the season. He gave up just two hits and faced only one batter over the minimum through seven innings.
Taijuan Walker (0-1) yielded nine runs and nine hits in 3 1-3 innings with three strikeouts and two walks.
PADRES 1, GIANTS 0
SAN DIEGO -- Wil Myers hit an RBI double off the right-field wall with one out in the eighth inning and Craig Kimbrel got his first save with the Padres, who beat the Giants.
The run snapped the Padres' 22-inning scoreless streak dating to Wednesday night at Los Angeles. The Padres lost 1-0 to the Giants in 12 innings in their home opener on Thursday.
Pinch-hitter Clint Barmes drew a one-out walk off Jeremy Affeldt (0-1) in the eighth before Myers doubled. The throw was up the third base line and Barmes ran into catcher Hector Sanchez's arm before he could field the relay throw from second baseman Joe Panik.
The Giants had pitched 22 consecutive scoreless innings until the eighth.
Joaquin Benoit (2-0) pitched a perfect eighth. Kimbrel, obtained Sunday in a blockbuster trade with Atlanta, allowed one hit in the ninth before inducing Angel Pagan's double-play ball to end the game.