MLB roundup: New York Mets dominate in victory as Detroit Tigers get off to winning start

[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-mets/I5wWW4UM/"]New York Mets[/a] sent Pirates star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/skenes-paul/CWmNDS6J/"]Skenes[/a] packing early [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/new-york-mets-I5wWW4UM/pittsburgh-pirates-tr9K2SqG/?mid=IcGLFuiJ"]in an 11-7 home victory.[/a][/p][p]Most clubs began their 2026 campaign on Thursday, with the defending champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-dodgers/nwPDBpVc/"]Los Angeles Dodgers[/a] starting their quest for a World Series three-peat at home later against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arizona-wildcats/jcYZJ4lN/"]Arizona[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pittsburgh-pirates/tr9K2SqG/"]Pittsburgh[/a]'s Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Skenes boasted an earned-run average of 1.97 - the lowest for any Pirates starter since 1920 - last year.[/p][embed guid="32f72bbc-af63-4413-8615-74fc6416fe1d" url="https://x.com/Mets/status/2037265774432096399?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]But the 23-year-old right-hander [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/new-york-mets-bats-unload-for-five-runs-off-paul-skenes-in-first-inning/WIeGPYm2/"]was blasted off the mound[/a] by the Mets in the shortest outing of his career.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baty-brett/hxf3MjcI/"]Brett Baty[/a]'s three-run triple powered a five-run first inning for the host Mets. A [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/semien-marcus/pdP7nZmE/"]Marcus Semien[/a] single scored Baty and Skenes was pulled.[/p][p]MLB history was made in the third inning at Citi Field when the first successful Automated Ball-Strike challenge in a Major League game was made by Mets catcher [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alvarez-francisco/IFyW0Tx4/"]Francisco Alvarez[/a].[/p][p]Alvarez challenged a full-count fastball thrown by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/peralta-freddy/CO668wh7/"]Freddy Peralta[/a] to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cruz-oneil/M7B0V3OP/"]Oneil Cruz[/a] and called a ball on the outside edge of the strike zone. The call was overturned by the new "robot umpire" system for strike three and the second out of the inning.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lindor-francisco/GUrxZX1r/"]Francisco Lindor[/a] walked and scored three times, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/soto-juan/6o40D739/"]Juan Soto[/a] had two hits and a walk and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/robert-luis/OK5IqsCa/"]Luis Robert[/a] added two hits and drove in two runs for the Mets.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/milwaukee-panthers/UmXwJO3T/"]Milwaukee[/a] pitcher [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/misiorowski-jacob/hnuLI9p1/"]Jacob Misiorowski[/a] surrendered a leadoff homer to the visiting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-white-sox/SW9D1eZo/"]Chicago White Sox[/a], then the 23-year-old right-hander struck out 11 batters over the first five innings to set a Brewers opening-day record for strikeouts, eclipsing the mark of eight set by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sheets-ben/nc9wZcBi/"]Ben Sheets[/a] the day before Misiorowski was born in 2002.[/p][p]He is the youngest pitcher with 10 or more strikeouts on an MLB opening day since Seattle's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hernandez-felix/xdgtXAxR/"]Felix Hernandez[/a] in 2007 at age 20.[/p][p]Misiorowski's effort helped the Brewers beat the White Sox [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/chicago-white-sox-SW9D1eZo/milwaukee-brewers-CGzqC60o/?mid=bVGTrvL5"]14-2[/a].[/p][p]Japan's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/murakami-munetaka/Um3qc5aF/"]Munetaka Murakami[/a] blasted his first MLB homer in the ninth for the White Sox.[/p][p]Homers by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wiemer-joey/8lhicYcP/"]Joey Wiemer[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/young-jacob/AuT9ETjK/"]Jacob Young[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/house-brady/6FWx55MG/"]Brady House[/a] powered the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/washington-nationals/CE026gRp/"]Washington Nationals[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/chicago-cubs-j7ZnBQFi/washington-nationals-CE026gRp/?mid=UkPCnMLt"]to a 10-4 triumph[/a] at the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-cubs/j7ZnBQFi/"]Chicago Cubs[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cowser-colton/QD8Ro7n5/"]Colton Cowser[/a]'s sacrifice fly and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alexander-blaze/jBj8za0P/"]Blaze Alexander[/a]'s single each drove in a run in the seventh inning to lift host [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/baltimore-orioles/EcZwBi3N/"]Baltimore[/a] over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-twins/OjWW1naM/"]Minnesota[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/baltimore-orioles-EcZwBi3N/minnesota-twins-OjWW1naM/?mid=Y5b8wqqQ"]2-1[/a].[/p][h2]McGonigle's big debut[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-tigers/0QIlt8pi/"]Detroit[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcgonigle-kevin/4ftbsvcT/"]Kevin McGonigle[/a] hit a two-run double down the right-field line on the first pitch he saw in his MLB career to help the Tigers [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/detroit-tigers-0QIlt8pi/san-diego-padres-8poQN9Ud/?mid=QczwudKU"]win 8-2[/a] at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-diego-padres/8poQN9Ud/"]San Diego[/a].[/p][p]McGonigle was only the second Tiger, after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mckinney-billy/CYXjoj3N/"]Billy Bean[/a] in 1987, and 25th MLB player ever with four hits in his MLB debut.[/p][embed guid="8dbf80dd-f536-4789-9de1-138d8594924a" url="https://x.com/MLB/status/2037304107766104348?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Detroit's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/skubal-tarik/zuS2jB1J/"]Tarik Skubal[/a], a 29-year-old left-hander chasing his third consecutive American League Cy Young Award, struck out six and allowed only three hits in six innings for the victory.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-red-sox/zaXTinF3/"]Boston[/a] left-hander [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/crochet-garrett/xMXgpUup/"]Garrett Crochet[/a] struck out eight and allowed only three hits in six scoreless innings as the Red Sox [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/boston-red-sox-zaXTinF3/cincinnati-reds-EkWXj6U9/?mid=WtIDH1M6"]won 3-0[/a] at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cincinnati-reds/EkWXj6U9/"]Cincinnati[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schwarber-kyle/jPbF6sQD/"]Kyle Schwarber[/a] smacked a two-run homer in the first inning and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bohm-alec/QgTNAl1m/"]Alec Bohm[/a] added a three-run homer in the fifth in Philadelphia's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/philadelphia-phillies-QTNHA4p4/texas-rangers-f3GcHO7j/?mid=UypvYM6m"]5-3 home victory[/a] over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/texas-rangers/f3GcHO7j/"]Texas[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/soriano-jose/tn8fAYSa/"]Jose Soriano[/a] struck out seven batters and allowed only two hits in six shutout innings as the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-angels/Mg9H0Flh/"]Los Angeles Angels[/a] opened the season [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/houston-astros-lfZXonNq/los-angeles-angels-Mg9H0Flh/?mid=vRq3SIzP"]with a 3-0 victory[/a] at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/houston-astros/lfZXonNq/"]Houston[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/burleson-alec/8jL139iQ/"]Alec Burleson[/a]'s two-run homer capped an eight-run sixth inning and made the difference in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/st-louis-cardinals-IDVz16ES/tampa-bay-rays-GCHgI4hp/?mid=QHILp0jg"]a 9-7[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-steensel-todd/r1tmzCOD/"]St. Louis[/a] home victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tampa-bay-rays/GCHgI4hp/"]Tampa Bay[/a].[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/baseball/usa/mlb/"]Follow all of the MLB action on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]