Seth Beer's three-run, walk-off homer gives Diamondbacks stunning OpeningDay win over Padres.
The Padres lost because of a bullpen meltdown. San Diego took a 2-0 lead into the ninth but Robert Suarez – who was making his major league debut – walked the first two batters he faced and then hit Carson Kelly with a pitch to load the bases.
Stammen entered and immediately threw a wild pitch that scored Christian Walker to make it 2-1. And then Beer, in just his 13th big league at-bat, crushed a breaking ball that gave the Diamondbacks a comeback victory on National Beer Day in the United States.Framber Valdez outpitched Shohei Ohtani with 6 ⅔ innings of two-hit ball, and the Houston Astros tied the longest opening day winning streak in major league history with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.
Ohtani struck out nine while pitching one-run ball into the fifth inning for the Angels, who lost their season opener for the eighth time in nine years. Last season’s AL MVP went 0 for 4 at the plate while taking advantage of baseball’s offseason rule change allowing him to remain the designated hitter after he finishes pitching.
Alonso's helmet went flying as he hit the ground, but he popped up and was headed to first before being pulled back toward the dugout by manager Buck Showalter. The pitch glanced off his shoulder first and hit the C-flap on his helmet. "All good, just a busted lip," Alonso said after the game."That’s it. I’ve got all my teeth, no concussion, I’m all good."
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