Guardians rout Royals 17-3 for 1st win, rookie Kwan 5 hits

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Cleveland Guardians won for the first time with their new name as hot-starting rookie Steven Kwan went 5 for 5 on Sunday in a 17-3 romp over the Kansas City Royals. Oscar Mercado hit a grand slam during a five-RBI performance and Owen Miller drove in a career-high four runs. Cleveland had lost its first two games since changing this season to the Guardians from the Indians, its name since 1915. Kwan had four singles and a double, was hit by a pitch and scored four runs. The 24-year-old outfielder made his major league debut on opening day and is 8 for 10 in three games, reaching base in 12 of 14 plate appearances. Cal Quantrill (1-0) allowed two runs and four hits in five innings. Kris Bubic (0-1) got two outs and was tagged for five runs, three hits with two walks. REDS 6, BRAVES 3 ATLANTA (AP) – Hard-throwing Hunter Greene won his major league debut, reaching 100 mph with 20 of 92 pitches and topping out at 101.6 mph. The 22-year-old right-hander, the second overall pick in the 2017 amateur draft, allowed three runs, four hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in five innings. Kyle Farmer hit a two-run single in a five-run third. Ian Anderson (0-1), making his first start since pitching five hitless innings to win Game 3 of the World Series, allowed a career-high five runs, five walks and three hits in 2 2/3 innings. RAYS 8, ORIOLES 0 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber allowed three hits in 4 2/3 innings on his 36th birthday as Tampa Bay completed an opening three-game sweep and improved to 21-1 against Baltimore since the beginning of last year, Brandon Lowe hit a two-run homer off Tyler Wells (0-1), while Wander Franco had his second three-hit game in three days and drove in a pair of runs as the Rays beat the Orioles for the 15th straight time and matched the fastest start to a season in club history. Lefty Jeffrey Springs (1-0) came on to get the only batter he faced to end the fifth. part of a six-hitter. RANGERS 12, BLUE JAYS 6 TORONTO (AP) – Corey Seager capped a six-run fourth inning with a go-ahead single, and the Texas Rangers rallied from a 6-1 deficit to overcome Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s 467-foot home run, a third-inning drive off Spencer Howard that was the longest of Guerrero’s career. Brad Miller had four RBIs to key the Rangers, and Nick Solak scored four runs and homered. Brock Burke (1-0) struck out five in two innings, one of five Rangers relievers who combined for six shutout innings Texas avoided its first 0-3 start since 2017. Julian Merryweather (0-1) was the loser. George Springer hit his 44th leadoff homer. NATIONALS 4, METS 2 WASHINGTON (AP) – Nelson Cruz hit his 450th home run and added a tiebreaking two-run single in a three-run eighth inning, preventng New York from an opening four-game sweep. Lucius Fox, who started in his major league debut, dragged a safety squeeze sacrifice bunt to drive in the tying run off Trevor Williams (0-1). Cruz, who put the Nationals ahead in the first inning with his first home run for Washington. grounded a fastball up the middle and just past shortstop Francisco Lindor. Kyle Finnegan (1-0) pitched a perfect eighth, and Tanner Rainey worked around Mark Canha’s leadoff single in the ninth for his first save. TWINS 10, MARINERS 4 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Gary Sánchez hit a grand slam into the third deck and Byron Buxton had two of Minnesota’s six home runs in the Twins’ first victory this season. The Twins’ first 13 runs scored on homers, the longest for a team at a season’s start since 1900, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.