Minneapolis >> Jose Altuve drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the 10th inning after Yordan Alvarez tied it with a two-run homer in the ninth and the Houston Astros rallied from an early six-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 9-7 on Sunday.

Altuve’s single off Twins reliever Louis Varland (1-1) scored automatic runner Brendan Rogers from third base. Jake Meyers then stole home on a double steal to make it 9-7.

Josh Hader (1-0) retired all six batters he faced to earn the victory.

The Twins led 7-1 after four innings, but the Astros came all the way back by scoring twice in the ninth off Twins reliever Griffin Jax to tie it at 7.

Red Sox 5, Cardinals 4 (10) >> Wilyer Abreu singled off the Green Monster to drive in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning, and Boston rallied for a walk-off victory over St. Louis in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.

Rafael Devers hit his first homer for the Red Sox, who won their fourth straight.

Boston had tied it with two runs on a hit and four walks against closer Ryan Helsley in the ninth. Romy Gonzalez had an RBI double in the inning.

Red Sox 18, Cardinals 7 (second game) >> Alex Bregman hit a three-run homer and tied a career high with six RBIs, Rafael Devers had four hits and drove in three runs, and Boston rolled to a win and a doubleheader sweep of St. Louis.

Wilyer Abreu added a double and three RBIs for Boston, which finished with a season-best 22 hits. It was the 14th career four-hit game for Devers. Bregman posted his 10th career game with four hits.

All that offense made for an easy night for Hunter Dobbins (1-0), who scattered five hits and gave up two runs over five innings to win his major league debut. Cooper Criswell gave up four runs in the ninth, but went three innings for his first save.

Nationals 5, Diamondbacks 4 >> Alex Call and Paul DeJong each had two hits and drove in a run and Trevor Williams struck out six over five innings as Washington beat Arizona and handed Diamondbacks ace Corbin Burnes his first loss.

Washington took two of three from Arizona, winning a series from the Diamondbacks for the first time since 2021. It was the Nationals’ first home series victory over Arizona since 2017.

Burnes (0-1) yielded four runs over five innings.

Phillies 8, Dodgers 7 >> Nick Castellanos hit a grand slam, and Philadelphia rallied with two runs in the seventh inning to beat Los Angeles.

The Phillies took two of three from the World Series champion Dodgers, a series that might not mean much by October but put a little juice into an early April weekend.

Pirates 5, Yankees 4 (11) >> Tommy Pham’s run-scoring single in the bottom of the 11th inning lifted Pittsburgh to a victory over New York for just the Pirates’ second win in eight games.

The Yankees scored three times in the ninth off Ryan Borucki to tie the game at 4. Oswald Peraza doubled in a run with two outs and Trent Grisham followed with a two-run single after hitting two homers in Saturday’s 10-4 win.

Tigers 4, White Sox 3 >> Spencer Torkelson smacked a two-run double to cap the Tiger’s three-run rally in the ninth inning and give Detroit a win over Chicago.

Torkelson’s one-out hit off Jordan Leasure (0-1) followed a bases-loaded walk by Andy Ibáñez. John Brebbia (1-0) got the win with one inning of scoreless relief.

Mets 2, Blue Jays 1 >> Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead single in the third inning and New York beat Toronto for their first series sweep of the Blue Jays in 24 years.

New York extended its winning streak to four by taking three in a row from the Blue Jays. The Mets had last swept Toronto from July 15-17, 2001, at Shea Stadium.

Royals 4, Orioles 1 >> Kris Bubic took a shutout into the seventh inning and Kansas City won their first series of the season with a victory over Baltimore.

Bubic (2-0) allowed five hits, walked one and struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings. His streak of 12 shutout innings was snapped when Ryan Mountcastle tripled to lead off the seventh and scored on Bubic’s wild pitch one out later.

Brewers 8, Reds 2 >> Jackson Chourio homered twice and matched a career high with five RBIs as Milwaukee beat Cincinnati.

Chad Patrick (1-0) allowed one run and two hits over 5 1/3 innings for his first major league win. Since starting the season 0-4, the Brewers have won five of six.

Padres 8, Cubs 7 >> Luis Arraez had four hits, Fernando Tatis Jr. scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning when first baseman Justin Turner couldn’t make the catch to finish a double play, and San Diego beat Chicago.

The Padres’ Gavin Sheets singled off Porter Hodge to tie it in the eighth.

Rangers 4, Rays 3 >> Jonah Heim’s walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning to center field scored Josh Smith and Texas beat Tampa Bay for their fifth consecutive win.

Smith had a two-out double down the left-field line, his third hit to match a career high, off Edwin Uceta (0-1).

Rockies 12, Athletics 5 >> Chase Dollander won his major league debut with five solid innings, and Colorado beat the Athletics, snapping a six-game skid.

Dollander (1-0), the ninth overall pick in 2023, gave up a two-run homer to Tyler Soderstrom in the first inning but worked out of a jam in the fourth. He benefited from Colorado’s first big offensive game of the season.

Angels 6, Guardians 2 >> Logan O’Hoppe homered in his fourth consecutive game, and Jorge Soler hit a tiebreaking shot in the sixth inning of Los Angeles’ victory over Cleveland.

Kyren Paris also homered for the Angels, who have won six of eight after taking two of three from Cleveland in their only home series during the first three weeks of the season. Los Angeles plays 15 of its first 18 away from home.