Baseball News

Tatsuya Imai allowed three hits and four runs with four walks and four strikeouts in 2 23 innings in his debut for the Astros on Sunday, a 9-7 win over the Angels.

The Blue Jays started the 50th season in team history by striking out 50 batters in their opening series against the Athletics, setting the major league record for strikeouts in the first three games of the season.

Emerson Hancock pitched six hitless innings for the Mariners in his season debut before being removed from the game by manager Dan Wilson.