Yermin Mercedes personally introduced himself to White Sox fans with a 485-foot homer in the first inning of the opening game at home soaked in Thursday’s rain against Kansas City, a team they beat 6 laps to 0.
Mercedes’ hit to Brad Keller is the third longest home run by a White Sox player in field history, just behind Joe Borchard (504 feet against the Phillies on August 30, 2004) and Frank Thomas (495). feet against the Twins). on July 23, 2002).
The Mercedes explosion represented Chicago’s second longest home run followed by Statcast (postseason included) behind the 487-foot batter hit by Luis Robert in Oakland during Game 3 of the American League Wildcard Series. last season.
Thursday’s home run, which was the longest overall overall to date, was also the longest regular-season shot for the White Sox in the Statcast era (since 2015), beating the ball of 481 feet long of Avisaíl García in 2018.
In total, Mercedes beat 4-2, pushed one. By Kansas Carlos Santana 4-0.
TWINS 10
MARINERS 2
(AP) Minnesota
Mitch Garver, Byron Buxton and Venezuelan Luis Arráez provided home runs to support another good opening by José Berríos, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 10-2 on Thursday.
On his return to Target Field for the first time since the pandemic hit, Minnesota fans had plenty of reasons to get excited.
Berríos (2-0), who didn’t allow a Milwaukee hit for six innings in his first opener, covered two more innings without an unstoppable. In the third act, he accepted his first race of the season.
The boricua was withdrawn in the sixth episode, with two outs and a comfortable lead. He took off his cap to thank the 9,675 fans.
Garver got a three-run home run that led the Twins to victory in their first home game of the season. The ball went over the central meadow fence and landed among the bushes to place the board 3-1 in the third act against opener Marc Gonzales (0-1).
For the Twins, the Dominicans Jorge Polanco 4-1 with a score, Nelson Cruz 4-1 with a score, Miguel heal 4-1 with a score and a push. The Venezuelans Willians Astudillo of 1-1, Arráez of 3-1 with a written down one and 3 impelled ones.
BOSTON 7
ORIOLES 3
(AP) Baltimore
Eduardo Rodriguez returned triumphant after coronavirus-induced myocarditis that sidelined him from the 2020 season, and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 on Thursday, who fell in their opening game of the campaign at home.
The Dominican Rafael Devers and the Puerto Rican Kike Hernández fired home runs for the Red Sox, who have won four consecutive matches, something they did not achieve from the period from 14 to 18 August 2019.
Boston has scored 33 combined runs in all four wins. He had scored just five to be swept by the Orioles during a three-game series at Fenway Park.
A day after turning 28, Rodriguez first appeared in the majors since September 29, 2019, when he faced the Orioles themselves at Fenway Park.
The Venezuelan began the previous campaign on the injured list, after feeling his arm fall asleep during the preseason.
Rodriguez (1-0) allowed three runs in five innings. He accepted 4 p.m. hits, including two-run homers from Ryan Mountcastle in the first inning and Dominican Pere Severino in the fourth.
He struck out seven rivals and handed out a ticket. Its straight line reaches even 94.7 mph. The defeat was by Matt Harvey (0-1).
For the Red Sox, the Boricuas Hernández 5-1 with a score and one produced, Christian Vázquez 5-3 with a score. Mexican Alex Botxí 5-2 with two goals. The Dominicans Devers 3-2 with two scored and two drives, Franchy Be 4-1 with a push. The Venezuelan Marwin González of 3-1 with a tow.
For the Orioles, the Venezuelans Anthony Santander 4-0, Freddy Galvis 4-0. Dominicans Maikel Franco 4-0, Severino 4-2 with a score and a push.
CARDINALS 3
brewers 1
(AP) San Luis
Nolan Sorrejat broke the tie with a two-run homer in the eighth inning of the duel that marked his debut at his new home, and the St. Louis Cardinals won Thursday 3-1 over the Brewers of Milwaukee.
It was the Cardinals’ first meeting at Busch Stadium since 2019.
Sandblast, five times selected in the All-Star Game, was acquired on February 1 in Colorado, after eight campaigns with the Rockies.
With the score tied 1-1, Austin Dean received a ticket. In front of a straight from Drew Rasmussen (0-1) at 96.6 miles per hour, Sorrejat connected a bat that put the ball 373 feet off the plate, behind the left garden wall, to reach two fences so far in the campaign.
Sorrejat pointed towards the Sant Lluís dugout, before going through the bases. He let out a shout of joy after helping the Cardinals snatch their fourth win.
It received acclaim from an audience limited to 13,328 people for the pandemic.
Mexican Giovanny Gallecs (2-0) gave the Cardinals their third inning in a row without a hit, after Ryan Helsley and Andrew Miller did the same. The opener was Adam Wainwright.
Alex Reis got his third save.
For the Brewers, the Venezuelan Omar Narváez 3-1. Mexican Luis Uries 3-0.
For the Cardinals, Puerto Rican Yadier Molina 4-1 with a score.
METS 3
MARLINS 2
Javy Báez fired a two-run homer that meant the lead in the sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs ’batting came out of its slump Thursday, in the 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo connected on homers for the Cubs, who scored 11 hits, their highest number so far this incipient season, against Tyler Anderson (0-2) and four relievers.
Boricua Báez, Rizzo, Bryant and Jake Marisnick contributed two hits each to Chicago, which slightly increased the league’s worst batting average of 143-, 157.
Jake Arrieta (2-0) survived a staggering performance at times to cover six innings and improved to a 14-6 run against the Pirates. Arrieta allowed two runs-seven hits, in addition to giving away 3 bases per ball and reaching four strikeouts. Craig Kimbrel recorded 5 outs for his second save.
Adam Frazier and Dominican Gregory Polanco hit two hits each for the Pirates, but could not prevent Pittsburgh from losing their sixth straight duel.
The Pirates received 7,784 fans at PNC Park. The team is in a different situation to the one observed at the end of the 2019 regular season, when it fell 3-1 hours after firing manager Clint Hurdle.
Pittsburgh is in the midst of a reconstruction focused more on the future than the present. A year after they ended the worst record in the Major Leagues, the Pirates start in crisis with sophomore manager Derek Shelton.
For the Puppies, the Venezuelan Willson Contreras 4-1. Puerto Rican Báez 3-2, with one scored and two tows.
For the Pirates, Dominican Gregory Polanco 3-2 with a score; his compatriot Erik González of 1-0 and Wilmer Difo of 1-0.
METS 3
MARLINS 2
(AP) Miami
The New York Mets were credited with winning the race by a controversial 3-0 win over the Miami Marlins in Thursday’s game with the audience present at Citi Field for the first time in 557 days.
On the day he turned 29, Jeff McNeil tied the game by shaking a lone homer at the bottom of the ninth. After New York congested the bases with an out, Michael Conforto appeared to move his right elbow protector close enough to the strike zone to be rubbed by a breaking throw instead of 1-2 from catcher Anthony Bass .
Umpire of the plate Ron Kulpa, at the same time the head of the group of referees, ruled that Conforto was hit by the throw and the batsman climbed to first base while Luis Guillorme scored the run that gave reign to the celebration of the Mets.
Marlins players Don Mattingly argued with Kulpa before he appealed for a review of the play. The review took 58 games, ratifying the decision.
According to the rules, if a batsman is hit by a throw in the strike zone, the pitching must be sung as a strike.
The review can be used to find that a pitching hit a batter, but whether the ball hit the batter inside or outside the strike zone is a decision that falls under the criterion of the umpire and not the review of video.
Mattingly pointed out that the umpires told him that the ball he hit Conforto was in the strike zone could not be reviewed – only to determine that Conforto was the target of a ball hit.
The official explanation from the replay supervisor in Manhattan was as follows: “After observing all the relevant angles, the review definitely determined that the ball hit the batter. The decision is confirmed, it was a blow. pilot “.
“A win is a win. It’s over, but I’d like to use the bat next time,” Conforto said.
Puerto Rican Edwin Diaz (1-0) scored the win by taking an inning without allowing hits, in his first performance of the season.
Bass (0-2) has ruined his two save chances with the Marlins (1-6), charging with defeat in both games.
McNeil homered as he opened the ninth, depositing a 3-1 bid in the second tier of the right forest stands.
For the Marlins, the Venezuelans Jesús Aguilar of 4-1, a boost; and Miguel Rojas 4-0. The Dominican Starling Mart 3-0.
For the Mets, Puerto Rican Francisco Lindor 3-1, one scored. The Dominican Jonathan Villar 4-0.
COLORED 7
ARIZONA 3
(AP) Denver
Jon Gray did not tolerate unstoppable until the seventh inning to score his first win of the campaign, and the Colorado Rockies doubled the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3 on Thursday.
Gray (1-0) allowed three rivals to bask in six innings. Forward Ryan McMahon helped, by catching 1 glove from Tim Locastro without a glove and removing the fast hitter by half a step.
In his second start of the season, Gray made 83 pitches. He was looking to become Colorado’s second pitcher to get a no-hit game – the first was Dominican Ubaldo Jimenez, on April 17, 2010, against Atlanta.
Venezuelan David Peralta fired a hat-trick early in the seventh inning, when he found a slider and placed the ball between left field and center. Pavin Smith hit a single tug on the next pitch.
The 10,836 spectators at Coors Field applauded Gray, after Peralta cut him off without a hit. With two outs, the pitcher awarded a ticket to emerging Venezuelan Asdrubal Cabrera and handed the mound to Yency Almonte.
Daniel Bard relieved with two on board in the ninth and took two outs for his second rescue. The defeat was for Merrill Kelly.
For the Diamondbacks, the Venezuelans Peralta 4-1 with a score, Eduardo Escobar 2-1 with a score and two drives. The Dominican Geraldo Perdomo of 1-0.
For the Rockies, the Dominican Raimel Tàpia 4-1 with a score.