MLB 2020 opening weekend results: scores, highlights and Saturday’s reaction | Bleacher report

Saturday’s MLB slate was chock full of action as matches started at 13:00 ET with the Milwaukee Brewers-Chicago Cubs matchup and ended at 21:10 ET with the second Arizona Diamondbacks-San Diego faceoff Padres.

Most of the teams played second games in their respective series, with multiple ball clubs – such as the Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Rays and Atlanta Braves – tying them at the head of the third and final episode .

Eight of the winning teams have scored at least six heats and, after a day’s hiatus, reigning champion Washington Nationals has returned to deliver an overwhelming loss to the New York Yankees.

Check out all Saturday’s scores, including the best player from each team, and a brief analysis of some of the most interesting games of the day.

The best scores and the Saturday teams

Brewers 8, Cubs 3

Lorenzo Cain (MIL): 3-for-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 R

Kyle Schwarber (CHI): 1-for-3, 1 hour, 2 RBI, 1 R

Orioles 7, Red Sox 2

Hanser Alberto (BAL): 3-for-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 R

Martin Perez (BOS): 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 K, 2 BB, L (0-1)

White Sox 10, Twins 3

Leury Garcia (CWS): 3-for-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

Nelson Cruz (MIN): 1-for-4, 1 hour, 3 RBI, 1 R

Cardinals 9, Pirates 1

Paul Goldschmidt (STL): 2-for-5, 1 hour, 1 RBI, 2 R

Trevor Williams (PIT): 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 K, 1 BB, L (0-1)

Rays 4, Blue Jays 1

Brandon Lowe (TB): 2-for-4, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 1 R

Matt Shoemaker (TOR): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 4K, 2 BB

Phillies 7, Marlins 1

Phil Gosselin (PHI): 3-for-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Miguel Rojas (MIA): 2-for3, 1 2B, 1 RBI

Rockies 3, Rangers 2

Jon Gray (COL): 4.2 IP, 3 H, 3 K, 3 BB

Mike Minor (TEX): 5.0 IP, 3 H, 6 K, 1 BB

Astros 7, Mariners 2

Yuli Gurriel (HOU): 1-for-2, 1 hour, 1 RBI, 1 R

Kyle Lewis (SEA): 1-for-3, 1 hour, 1 RBI, 1 R

Giants 5, Dodgers 4

Mike Yastrzemski (SF): 2-for-4, 1 2B, 1 R

Justin Turner (LAD): 2-for-4, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R

Braves 5, Mets 3 (10 innings)

Adam Duvall (ATL): 1-for-4, 1 hour, 1 RBI, 2 R

Amed Rosario (NYM): 2-for-4, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 R

Angels 4, Athletics 1

Dylan Bundy (LAA): 6.2 IP, 3H, 7K, W (1-0)

Sean Manaea (OAK): 4.2 IP, 5 H, 3 K, L (0-1)

Tigers 6, Rossi 4

Austin Romine (DET): 2-for-4, 1 hour, 1 RBI, 1 R

Joey Votto (CIN): 2-for-4, 1 hour, 1 RBI, 1 R

Royals 3, Indians 2

Brady Singer (KC): 5.0 IP, 3 H, 7 K, 2 BB

Mike Clevinger (CLE): 7.0 IP, 4 H, 6 K

National 9, Yankees 2

Victor Robles (WAS): 3-for-4, 1 2B, 1 hour, 4 RBI, 1 R

Giancarlo Stanton (NYY): 2 for 3, 1 hour, 3 RBI, 1 R

Padres 5, Diamondbacks 1

Wil Myers (SD): 1-for-3, 1 hour, 3 RBI, 1 R

Starling Mars (ARI): 2-for-4, 1 2B, 1 R

Chicago White Sox against Minnesota Twins

After a very successful relationship, Friday saw the twins come out with a 10-5 win over the White Sox, Chicago drew the streak with a massive 10-3 win on Saturday.

The teams each scored five games between the first two innings of Friday’s bout before Minnesota ran away with him in the seventh. On Saturday, however, neither team was able to find a flat rhythm to start the game, going back and forth, plus a walk in the first one, through the first 2.5 innings.

Chicago got one round on the scoreboard from a double from Yoan Moncada in the third and then exploded to the bottom of the fifth with four points. Leury Garcia, Edwin Encarnacion and Eloy Jimenez hit all the homers – with Encarnacion hitting a two-shot explosion – to complete all four races.

“It’s definitely not a 2019 White Sox formation where you can come here and face three, four, five good hitters and then a little cruising through the rest of the formation,” twins reliever Zack Littell, who gave up on three home games, for Chip Scoggins of the Star Tribune.

The White Sox then finished the twins at the bottom of the seventh, scoring four more to bring them to 10-3. Garcia was the offensive star of the day, hitting another bomb to bring in three runs and close Minnesota one for all.

Dallas Keuchel took the victory for Chicago, giving up two out of three runs with 5.1 innings and only a fan.

New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves

Saturday’s Mets-Braves game was a prime example of how the new extra-innings rule can be a huge advantage.

Atlanta took an advantage early in the second off a long ball Adam Duvall, which New York did not recover until a fifth two-shot inning.

Marcell Ozuna may have become a new fan favorite by going into the clutch incredibly for the Braves at the top of the ninth, with his humerus two off the nearest Edwin Diaz who ties him up and forcing extras.

“We are always positive, fighting for every single shot, every single one out,” said Ozuna, according to Gabriel Burns of the Establishment of the Atlanta diary. “We are always looking for something that can do damage. Yesterday was the first day and we couldn’t [get it done]. Today was a good day when we could go back and do some damage. “

Before Ozuna hit the plate, Diaz looked good and was “ready to convert bailouts to consecutive games for the first time since 2018,” according to the Associated Press (h / t ESPN). But Mets manager Luis Rojas added: “I’m not worried. It’s a field trip. We like how Diaz threw the ball.”

Now, here’s where it got even more interesting.

After nine slow innings, the teams warmed up to the tenth. The Braves swung out, with Dansby Swanson’s single immediately marking a race as the new rule states that teams start with one runner per second.

The Braves scored two more to give them a three point lead before the Mets brought Hunter Strickland out of the mound. Dominic Smith was able to retrieve one for New York, but it was not enough, resulting in the victory of the Atlanta extra-innings.

Washington Nationals vs. New York Yankees

The reigning MLB champions had a difficult start to the season, dropping to the Yankees 4-1 on Thursday.

Not only did they lose young star Juan Soto to the COVID-19 injury list on Thursday, they also had to put aside Stephen Strasburg, who was in line to cast on Saturday night, due to a nervous problem in his throwing hand.

However, even without the World Series MVP, the internationals returned with a vengeance to take an advantage early Saturday night they never gave up on, tying the series with a 9-2 win.

Victor Robles started things off with a double from two RBI and followed him with a humerus in his next at-bat in the fourth inning.

Asdrubal Cabrera also did a great show for the national teams, going 3 on 4 with a double RBI and a solo explosion. Michael Taylor also added an eighth inning explosion that put the nail in the Yankees coffin.

Despite not having a great offensive show on Saturday, Giancarlo Stanton of New York showed his power to the pot, crushing a 483-foot humerus – which he scored 120 miles per hour – to mark the second round of New York. He was also the only Yankee to have more than one hit per day.