MLB roundup: Padres go back-to-back in 9th, edge D-backs
Pinch hitter David Dahl and Ha-Seong Kim hit back-to-back home runs to open the bottom of the ninth inning on Monday night, giving the San Diego Padres a 5-4 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.
Evan Longoria hit a one-out homer off Padres reliever Steven Wilson in the top of the ninth to give the Diamondbacks a 4-3 lead before Scott McGough (0-1) allowed the tying and game-winning blasts.
Leading off the bottom of the inning, Dahl tied the game with a drive into the seats in left-center. Kim then homered to left on a 3-1 pitch from McGough, who earned a save Sunday against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.
Tim Hill (1-0), who needed a double play to get out of the top of the ninth, got the victory as the Padres won their third straight game.
Tigers 7, Astros 6 (11 innings)
Matt Vierling had four hits, including a two-run home run in the 11th inning, to lift Detroit over host Houston.
Vierling broke a 5-5 tie with a blast to center off Houston reliever Hector Neris (0-1). The Astros scored a run in the bottom of the 11th on a fielder's choice groundout by Yordan Alvarez, but Detroit reliever Garrett Hill got Jose Abreu to pop out to end the game with a runner on first.
It was Hill's first save of the season. Trey Wingenter (1-0) earned the win. Abreu have tied the game at 5-5 with an RBI double in the ninth.
Orioles 2, Rangers 0
Gunnar Henderson and Jorge Mateo delivered solo home runs, four pitchers combined to throw a one-hitter and Baltimore blanked Texas in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.
Baltimore's bullpen had to step up after starter Kyle Bradish exited in the second inning due to a foot injury. Tyler Wells, who was scheduled to start on Tuesday, pitched five innings and retired the final 11