Nathan Eovaldi struck out eight in seven shutout innings. Corey Seager homered and the Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 on Wednesday. Eovaldi (1-0) scattered four hits and walked one, throwing 103 pitches.
Randy Arozarena homered and drove in two runs, celebrating his solo shot by signing autographs for fans after returning to the dugout, to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Right-hander Zack Littell (1-0) allowed four singles over six scoreless innings for the Rays, who've won two straight after losing by six runs to their AL East rivals on opening day. Arozarena, a first-time All-Star a year ago, had a RBI single off Yusei Kikuchi (0-1) in the third inning, then went deep against the Toronto starter in the fifth.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-2 during opening day for MLB at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Thursday. The Blue Jays scored five runs in the sixth inning to take control of the game.