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.

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.

Photos: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Colorado Rockies … The Diamondbacks won a game on Thursday night, and nothing about it felt foreign.  They brought back largely the same team that won 93 times last year.  They won for the first time this year following the same script as before.

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.

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 …

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.

‘Mad at the world’: David Price hopes he'll never have another season like 2017  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - As David Price left Vanderbilt in 2007, lured by a $5.6 million signing bonus after being drafted first overall by Tampa Bay, his college pitching coach offered a few parting words.

Cincinnati Reds reveal unexpected Opening Day lineup against Washington Nationals  —  JoAnn Carter cleans the glass at Great American Ball Park on Opening Day.  Cara Owsley  —  1 of 6  —  Last Slide  —  Next Slide  —  CONNECT  —  Making his first start in his first Opening Day appearance …

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 …

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.

Adam Jones saves Orioles with walk-off homer … Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones led his team to a victory against the Minnesota Twins Thursday with a walk-off home run.  —  Jones saved his heroics for the bottom of the 11th inning in the 3-2 win at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

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.

MLB average salary drops as new season opens, AP study finds  —  NEW YORK — The average major league salary on opening day dropped slightly following an offseason of slashed contracts for many free agents and the decisions to start three highly paid players in the minor leagues, according to study by The Associated Press.

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 …

Houston Astros prospect Yordan Alvarez, 16 returners on 2018 Corpus Christi Hooks roster  —  Yordan Alvarez, one of the Houston Astros top young prospects, will be wearing a Hooks uniform this season as the Astros announced Corpus Christi's preliminary roster on Friday.

What you need to know about MLB Opening Day's home run bonanza  —  After breaking the record for most league-wide homers in a season in 2017, the 2018 Major League Baseball season stayed on brand with a smashing Opening Day.  —  The first pitch of the 2018 campaign was turned around …

First Mets mailbag: Questions on Callaway, Nimmo and prospects to watch  —  Welcome to the first edition of the Mets mailbag.  —  Each week I'll answer a handful of questions surrounding the Mets, and perhaps a pop culture question or two.  You can ask questions using the hashtag #RecordMets or just direct them to me, @mattehalt.

SEE IT: Ichiro Suzuki runs down red carpet, gets loud standing ovation in return to Mariners on Opening Day  —  Ichiro was given the red carpet treatment in his return to the Mariners on Thursday.  —  For the first time since 2012, Ichiro Suzuki was back in uniform for the Mariners on Opening …

Rays' Blake Snell not tired of talking about 2017  —  ST. PETERSBURG - Blake Snell will throw the first pitch of his 2018 season tonight against the visiting Red Sox.  It is a small act that will bring an end to the parade of questions he faced during spring training about his performance last season.