{"id":566952,"date":"2026-03-27T03:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T03:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/566952\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T03:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T03:19:10","slug":"mlb-opening-day-scores-live-updates-mariners-face-guardians-after-dodgers-win-paul-skenes-falters-vs-mets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/566952\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Opening Day scores, live updates: Mariners face Guardians after Dodgers win, Paul Skenes falters vs. Mets"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first game of the 2026 MLB season was in the books Wednesday, as the New York Yankees trounced the San Francisco Giants 7-0<\/a> on Opening Night \u2014 no thanks to reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge, who was the only Yankee to finish the game without a hit. Judge went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts to open the year. Unfortunately for Judge, his lack of production was historic, making him the first reigning MVP to ever earn a golden sombrero in a season opener<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got 11 more games on tap Thursday, and the night ends with back-to-back appearances by the defending champions and a team that came within a game of last year\u2019s World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Arizona Diamondbacks with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound before the Seattle Mariners close out the evening against the Cleveland Guardians.<\/p>\n

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10:10 p.m. \u2014 Cleveland Guardians vs. Seattle Mariners (MLB.TV)<\/p>\n

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Follow along with Yahoo Sports for the latest news and updates from Opening Day.<\/p>\n

Live76 updatesThu, March 26, 2026 at 10:15 AM PDT<\/p>\n

Jack Baer<\/p>\n

\"JackThu, March 26, 2026 at 8:15 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Jack Baer<\/p>\n

The Dodgers finish off a on-sided Opening Day win. They got RBI from Andy Pages, Kyle Tucker, Will Smith and Mookie Betts, while the bullpen backed up Yoshinobu Yamamoto with three scoreless innings.<\/p>\n

The defending champs are 1-0.<\/p>\n

Thu, March 26, 2026 at 7:53 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Dominic Canzone keeps the solo home runs coming with another one in the bottom of the second. It\u2019s 2-1 Seattle.<\/p>\n

\"JackThu, March 26, 2026 at 7:37 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Jack Baer<\/p>\n

Kyle Tucker\u2019s first hit as a Dodger is a double into the gap to score Shohei Ohtani from first base. Then he scores on a single from Mookie Betts. It\u2019s all Dodgers now in the bottom of the seventh.<\/p>\n

\"JackThu, March 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Jack Baer<\/p>\n

The Mariners\u2019 big offseason acquisition started his Seattle career on a good note, hitting the first leadoff home run in Opening Day history for the franchise.<\/p>\n

Thu, March 26, 2026 at 7:22 PM PDT<\/p>\n

On a day filled with standout debuts from rookies<\/a>, Chase DeLauter wasn\u2019t going to be left out. The Guardians\u2019 right fielder hit a solo home run off Mariners starter Logan Gilbert in the top of the first.<\/p>\n

DeLauter debuted in the 2025 postseason, so that was his first regular-season MLB at-bat.<\/p>\n

\"JackThu, March 26, 2026 at 7:17 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Jack Baer<\/p>\n

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is likely done for the night after a scoreless sixth inning. His line: 6 innings, 5 hits, 2 earned runs, 0 walks and 6 strikeouts on 95 pitches. A solid start to the season for the reigning World Series MVP.<\/p>\n

\"JackThu, March 26, 2026 at 6:57 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Jack Baer<\/p>\n

Gallen opened his start by retiring 12 of 13 batters. Then five straight Dodgers reached base, including the Pages homer, and now he\u2019s out of the game. L.A. still has runners on first and second with no outs as Juan Morillo enters the game to keep the lead at one run.<\/p>\n

\"JackThu, March 26, 2026 at 6:50 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Jack Baer<\/p>\n

Andy Pages had quite possibly the worst offensive postseason in the history of MLB last year. He starts this season on a strong note, clubbing a 3-run homer to give the Dodgers the lead in their opener.<\/p>\n

\"JackThu, March 26, 2026 at 6:26 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Jack Baer<\/p>\n

Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Zac Gallen spent the first three innings at Dodger Stadium \u2014 ahem, that\u2019s actually Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium<\/a> \u2014 trading zeroes, but the D-backs shortstop breaks the scoreless tie with a two-run homer.<\/p>\n

\"JackThu, March 26, 2026 at 5:49 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Jack Baer<\/p>\n

With Shohei Ohtani on base after a leadoff single, new Dodgers addition Kyle Tucker very nearly put two runners on with no outs. There was just one problem: Nolan Arenado, who made a diving play for his first out as a member of the D-backs.<\/p>\n

\"JackThu, March 26, 2026 at 5:43 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Jack Baer<\/p>\n

The Dodgers\u2019 ring ceremony is scheduled for Friday, but the defending champions still had plenty of ways to celebrate on Opening Day. They unveiled their 2025 championship banner, and also had Freddie Freeman and Miguel Rojas ride in with their 2024 and 2025 trophies alongside Will Ferrell.<\/p>\n

\"IanThu, March 26, 2026 at 4:32 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Ian Casselberry<\/p>\n

Ryne Stanek had a rough ninth inning for the Cardinals, walking the Rays\u2019 Yandy D\u00edaz with one out, then issuing two-out passes to Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero to load the bases.<\/p>\n

But Stanek recovered to strike out Richie Palacios and close out a 9-7 comeback win for St. Louis.<\/p>\n

\"IanThu, March 26, 2026 at 4:21 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Ian Casselberry<\/p>\n

Throughout their team history, the Phillies have boasted relievers including Steve Bedrosian, Jonathan Papelbon, Mitch Williams, Jose Mesa, Brad Lidge and Billy Wagner.<\/p>\n

Yet Jhoan Duran is the first Philadelphia reliever to ever notch a save at home on Opening Day, courtesy of The Athletic\u2019s Jayson Stark<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"IanThu, March 26, 2026 at 4:08 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Ian Casselberry<\/p>\n

Nolan Schanuel launches a solo homer off Christian Roa to give the Angels a 3-0 lead over the Astros in the ninth inning.<\/p>\n

\"IanThu, March 26, 2026 at 4:01 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Ian Casselberry<\/p>\n

The Rangers made the ninth inning more interesting than the Phillies would have preferred.<\/p>\n

Kyle Higashioka singled, followed by Josh Jung reaching on a throwing error from Bryce Harper. Philadelphia then brought in closer Jhoan Duran, taking over for Kyle Backhus.<\/p>\n

After Ezequiel Duran struck out, Danny Jansen singled to drive in Higashioka. But Evan Carter grounded out to finish the game. Jhoan Duran gets his first save of the season for the Phillies.<\/p>\n

\"IanThu, March 26, 2026 at 3:48 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Ian Casselberry<\/p>\n

Two straight two-out singles for the Angels have increased their lead to 2-0 over the Astros in the eighth inning.<\/p>\n

Logan O\u2019Hoppe got a base hit, followed by an Oswald Peraza single. That drove in Jo Adell, who was hit by a pitch.<\/p>\n

\"IanThu, March 26, 2026 at 3:41 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Ian Casselberry<\/p>\n

Boston has increased its lead over Cincinnati to 3-0 in the ninth inning.<\/p>\n

After Roman Anthony challenged a called strike three that looked low, the call was overturned to a ball and resulted in a walk. Trevor Story then hit a single to drive in Marcelo Mayer.<\/p>\n

Brock Burke relieved Connor Phillips for the Reds, and Jarren Duran followed with a single to drive in Anthony.<\/p>\n

\"IanThu, March 26, 2026 at 3:35 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Ian Casselberry<\/p>\n

The Cardinals have matched the Rays\u2019 6-run sixth inning and topped it with eight runs in the bottom half of the frame.<\/p>\n

The onslaught began with a 2-run single from Nolan Gorman after Alec Burleson singled and Masyn Winn doubled to begin the inning. Following a Jordan Walker ground-rule double, Nathan Church drove in Gorman and Walker to make it a 7-5 game.<\/p>\n

Pedro Pag\u00e9s and Victor Scott II then hit singles and Church was driven in by a JJ Wetherholt sacrifice fly. And Iv\u00e1n Herrera tied the score at 7-7 with a sacrifice fly of his own.<\/p>\n

Batting for the second time in the inning, Burleson hit a 2-run homer to give St. Louis a 9-7 lead.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay went through three pitchers in the inning: Ian Seymour, Garrett Cleavinger and Griffin Jax.<\/p>\n

\"IanThu, March 26, 2026 at 3:15 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Ian Casselberry<\/p>\n

Mike Trout broke a scoreless tie versus the Astros with a seventh-inning homer to give the Angels a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n

\"IanThu, March 26, 2026 at 3:02 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Ian Casselberry<\/p>\n

Pinch-hitter Chandler Simpson broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth with an RBI single to give the Rays a 2-1 lead. Tampa Bay tacked on two more runs with a sacrifice fly from Jonathan Aranda and a Ben Williamson single.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The first game of the 2026 MLB season was in the books Wednesday, as the New York Yankees…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":566953,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[6097,592,64,63,1186,5156,5158,5256,5257,5258,5260,5163,5262,1187,5159,2364,591,1830,2704,2365,5160,1189,5157,5162,85,2366,1190,2367,5264,47542],"class_list":["post-566952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-aaron-judge","tag-arizona-diamondbacks","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-baltimore-orioles","tag-boston-red-sox","tag-chicago-cubs","tag-chicago-white-sox","tag-cincinnati-reds","tag-cleveland-guardians","tag-detroit-tigers","tag-houston-astros","tag-los-angeles-angels","tag-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-milwaukee-brewers","tag-minnesota-twins","tag-mlb","tag-new-york-mets","tag-new-york-yankees","tag-philadelphia-phillies","tag-pittsburgh-pirates","tag-san-diego-padres","tag-san-francisco-giants","tag-seattle-mariners","tag-sports","tag-st-louis-cardinals","tag-tampa-bay-rays","tag-texas-rangers","tag-washington-nationals","tag-yoshinobu-yamamoto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/566953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}