Bauer takes no-hitter into 7th to win Dodgers debut at Coors

<p>DENVER &mdash; Trevor Bauer took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning of his Los Angeles debut before allowing a pair of two-run homers, and the Dodgers held on after building a big lead to beat the Colorado Rockies 11-6 on Friday night.</p>
<p>The game had a little bit of everything, including a gray cat making a surprise appearance in center field before being ushered out by stadium personnel.</p>
<p>Bauer (1-0), the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, purred along through six innings until Trevor Story broke up the no-hit bid with a single and Charlie Blackmon ended the shutout with a two-run homer. </p>
<p>Ryan McMahon later followed with another two-run homer. David Price eventually replaced Bauer and gave up back-to-back homers to Dom Nuñez and Sam Hilliard, suddenly turning a 10-0 rout into a 10-6 game.</p>
<p>It was the second time in Rockies history they homered four times in an inning. </p>
<p>Bauer went 6 1/3 innings and allowed four runs while striking out 10. The right-hander signed a $102 million, three-year deal as a free agent in February after going 5-4 with a 1.73 ERA last season for Cincinnati.</p>
<p>Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela (0-1) uncharacteristically scuffled at home, lasting 3 1/3 innings and allowing seven runs. </p>
<p>ORIOLES 3, RED SOX 0</p>
<p>BOSTON &mdash; John Means pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, allowing a single to lead off the game and retiring his last 18 batters as Baltimore blanked Boston in their rain-delayed opener.</p>
<p>Means (1-0) struck out five and permitted just two baserunners — the other on an error. Ryan Mountcastle doubled home two runs in the sixth and Anthony Santander added an RBI single in the eighth.</p>
<p>César Valdez got three outs for the save.</p>
<p>Red Sox manager Alex Cora returned after serving a suspension last year for his role in the Astros cheating scandal. He received a big cheer when the teams were introduced before the game.</p>
<p>Means allowed a single to Boston leadoff hitter Kiké Hernández, then picked him off first. </p>
<p>Nathan Eovaldi (0-1) scattered four hits and a walk over 5 1/3 innings.</p>
<p>RAYS 6, MARLINS 4</p>
<p>MIAMI &mdash; Joey Wendle hit a three-run homer, highlighting a four-run rally in the ninth inning that sent the Tampa Bay over Miami.</p>
<p>Wendle’s one-out shot off closer Anthony Bass (0-1) landed in the upper deck in right field and erased a 4-2 deficit. Manuel Margot then tripled and scored on Francisco Mejia’s sacrifice fly.</p>
<p>Margot also homered and Austin Meadows went deep for the second consecutive game, helping Tampa Bay win its seventh straight in Miami dating to 2019. </p>
<p>Andrew Kittredge (1-0) gave up a run in the eighth. Diego Castillo got his second save with a scoreless ninth.</p>
<p>Miguel Rojas had a two-run single in the seventh that put Miami ahead 3-2.</p>
<p>Rays starter Ryan Yarbrough pitched 5 2/3 innings of scoreless ball. Pablo Lopez was lifted after five shutout innings for the Marlins. </p>
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