Stanton homers twice in debut, Yankees beat Blue Jays 6-1  —  TORONTO (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton homered twice, doubled and had four RBIs in his New York Yankees debut, a 6-1 win Thursday over the Toronto Blue Jays that gave Aaron Boone in a win in his first game as a professional manager.

WATCH: Cleveland Indians SS Francisco Lindor made standout defensive play in 2018 season opener  —  Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor made a standout defensive play in the team's 2018 season opener against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field Thursday night.

Dodgers' opener fizzles like a certain Game 7  —  LOS ANGELES—Matt Kemp began the ninth inning with a single, an afternoon of welcoming cheers still ringing in his ears.  —  The Dodgers trailed the San Francisco Giants by a single run, but that was about to change.

Rough start for Cards, Martinez against Mets  —  NEW YORK  • Often out of sight but never out of mind, Carlos Martinez spent weeks of spring groping for consistency on the back fields against minor-leaguers, and his results were as erratic as his schedule sometimes appeared.

Springer, World Series champ Astros top Texas 4-0 in opener  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - World Series MVP George Springer hit a leadoff homer in the season opener for the second year in a row, Justin Verlander pitched six scoreless innings and the Houston Astros started their championship defense …

Jon Gray struggles vs. D-backs at Chase Field, again, in opening-night loss  —  Nolan Arenado, DJ LeMahieu homer for Colorado, but it's not nearly enough … PHOENIX — The indelible impression left by the Rockies' season-opening, 8-2 loss to the Diamondbacks on Thursday night was starter Jon Gray's painful struggles.

A new day after sickening loss for Phillies |  Extra Innings  —  One down, 161 to go.  The Phillies' difficult-to-digest, season-opening 8-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves gave us a first glimpse of how rookie manager Gabe Kapler plans to run things from the dugout this season.

Davidson hits 3 of White Sox's 6 homers in 14-7 rout of KC  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Most days, Tim Anderson's performance would have made him the star.  —  Matt Davidson showed up his Chicago White Sox teammate.  —  The young designated hitter became the fourth player in major league history …

Kyle Schwarber's defensive woes could mean more playing time for Albert Almora Jr.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The script could have played out any better Thursday for Kyle Schwarber and the Cubs.  —  But after some of the developments during the Cubs' 8-4 win over the Miami Marlins in the season opener …

Adam Jones hits walk-off homer in 11th, Orioles top Twins, 3-2  —  BALTIMORE — On Opening Day that seemed scripted for disaster Thursday at Camden Yards ended with the longest-tenured Oriole — center fielder Adam Jones — the hero.  —  After the Orioles blew a two-run lead in the ninth inning …

Reds play catch between raindrops, await opener vs Nationals  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Closer Raisel Iglesias skirted the tarp-covered infield along with the rest of the Cincinnati Reds pitchers, heading for the outfield and a quick game of catch before the rains returned.

Extra long debut comes and goes for Angels' Shohei Ohtani  —  OAKLAND — There will undoubtedly be longer days for Shohei Ohtani in his major-league career than his 4-hour-2-minute debut, but maybe not many so infused with emotion.  —  Thursday started with him meeting his parents …

Alex Rodriguez's image makeover ‘the greatest rehab ever’  —  Alex Rodriguez played his final baseball game in 2016.  In retirement, he's raised a significant question: Has any athlete's image ever changed so dramatically, from bad to good?  —  “It's absolutely unbelievable,” …

Arcia's single lifts Brewers over Padres 2-1 in 12 innings  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Orlando Arcia singled in Ji-Man Choi with two outs in the 12th inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers over the San Diego Padres 2-1 on opening day Thursday.  —  Arcia's hit came off sidearmer Adam Cimber (0-1), who was making his big league debut.