NEW YORK — Carlos Rodón allowed two unearned run in six-plus innings, Alex Verdugo homered and the New York Yankees beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 Tuesday night to match their best 12-game start.

New York won its fourth straight and improved to a major league-best 10-2, equaling the starts of the Yankees in 1922, 1949 and 2003.

Miami dropped to 1-11 for the first time since losing 11 in a row after an opening victory in 1998. The Marlins are the first team to lose 11 of its first 12 since Baltimore in 2010.

Rodón (1-0) allowed four hits in six-plus innings for his fourth win in 12 decisions since signing a $162 million, six-year contract. He is 1-0 with a 1.72 ERA in three starts.

Verdugo admired his first Yankee Stadium homer in pinstripes, dropping to one knee after swinging at A.J. Puk’s 1-0 sweeper. He watched the ball land a few rows back of the short porch in right and raised his arm midway through the home run trot.

TIGERS 5, PIRATES 3: Gio Urshela, Kerry Carpenter and Jake Rogers delivered RBI singles in the ninth inning as visiting Detroit rallied past Pittsburgh,

Detroit won for just the second time in six games by getting to Pirates closer David Bednar (1-1), who blew his third save opportunity in four tries.

Pittsburgh led 3-1 heading to the ninth before the Tigers broke loose against Bednar, a two-time All-Star who missed most of spring training with a lat injury.

Bednar walked Riley Greene leading off the inning, then hit Spencer Torkelson. Urshela singled and both runners scored when Michael A. Taylor’s wayward throw from center to third base skipped into the netting near the Pittsburgh dugout.

Carpenter and Rogers followed with run-scoring singles to give Detroit a split of the short two-game interleague set.

Edward Olivares homered twice for the Pirates. Ke’Bryan Hayes had two hits and drove in a run for Pittsburgh.

WHITE SOX 7, GUARDIANS 5: Dominic Fletcher hit a two-run double in the eighth inning as visiting Chicago Sox snapped a five-game losing streak with its first road win,.

Fletcher’s shot to right-center off Scott Barlow (0-2) broke a 5-5 tie as the White Sox finally broke out of an early season offensive funk.

Chicago scored five runs in the first.

BREWERS 9, REDS 5: Christian Yelich and Blake Perkins each drove in three runs, helping Joe Ross and visiting Milwaukee beat Cincinnati.

BLUE JAYS 5, MARINERS 3: Bo Bichette hit a two-run homer, Chris Bassitt pitched 6 2/3 effective innings to win for the first time in three starts this season and Toronto beat visiting Seattle.

DODGERS 6, TWINS 3: Tyler Glasnow tied his career high with 14 strikeouts in seven scoreless innings, and visiting Los Angeles beat Minnesota.

BRAVES 6, METS 5: Ronald Acuña Jr. scored three runs and stole three bases, Reynaldo López threw six scoreless innings and Atlanta held off visiting New York.

NOTES

ORIOLES: Make way for baseball’s top-ranked prospect. The wait for Jackson Holliday is about to end.

The Baltimore Orioles plan to call up the 20-year-old infielder, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the move wasn’t official yet.

The Orioles are in Boston for a three-game series, with the middle game scheduled for Wednesday night.

Holliday was the No. 1 pick in the 2022 amateur draft out of high school in Oklahoma and breezed through the minor leagues, narrowly missing out on a spot on the Orioles’ Opening-Day roster last month. He hit .333 with two home runs and five doubles in 42 at-bats during a short stint with Triple-A Norfolk this season.

Holliday is a son of seven-time All-Star and 2007 NL batting champion Matt Holliday.

NATIONALS: Opening-Day starter Josiah Gray went on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow and forearm problem, among of a series of pitchers hurt around the majors early this season.

Gray, a right-hander who was an NL All-Star last season, is 0-2 with a 14.04 ERA so far in 2024. The IL move was retroactive to Saturday.

In his most recent appearance for Washington, a 7-4 loss to Pittsburgh, Gray departed after 4 1/3 innings, six runs, seven hits and three walks.

The 26-year-old Gray is 17-27 with a 4.84 ERA in the majors. The Nationals acquired him as part of the trade in July 2021 that sent Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

He was replaced on the roster by Joan Adon, who was recalled from Triple-A Rochester so he could start Tuesday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants.
Adon went 2-4 with a 6.45 ERA in 51 2/3 innings in the majors last season, splitting time between Washington and Rochester.

METS: Right-hander Julio Teheran was designated for assignment, one day after he lasted only 2 2/3 innings in his debut with the team.

The Mets selected the contract of right-hander Dedniel Núñez from Triple-A Syracuse before Tuesday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves.

Teheran, 33, gave up four runs in Monday night’s 8-7 win over the Braves. Teheran signed with New York on Friday. He began his career with Atlanta in 2011 and was an All-Star with the Braves in 2014 and 2016.

Teheran earns $2.5 million while in the majors and $150,000 while in the minors in his contract with the Mets. The deal also includes the possibility of $400,000 in performance bonuses.

Teheran spent spring training with the Baltimore Orioles but opted out of his minor league deal in late March when he didn’t make their Opening-Day roster. He was 3-5 with a 4.40 ERA in 11 starts and three relief appearances last year for NL Central champion Milwaukee.

Núñez, 27, pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief for Syracuse this season. He has not pitched in the majors.

TWINS: The Minnesota Twins acquired right-hander Michael Tonkin from the New York Mets to aid their injury-depleted bullpen, reuniting the 34-year-old with his original major league team.

The Twins placed right fielder Max Kepler on the 10-day injured list to make room on the 26-man roster. Kepler, who bruised his right knee when he fouled off a ball in the opener on March 28, has one hit in 20 at-bats with one walk.

The Twins sent cash to the Mets for Tonkin, who was designated for assignment on Friday. He took two losses in three games, with six hits and two runs allowed in four innings.

METS: All-Star J.D. Martinez was given a shot to address lower back tightness that has delayed his debut with the New York Mets.

Mets Manager Carlos Mendoza said he spoke with Martinez, who has been working at the team’s facility in Port St. Lucie, Florida, after signing a $12 million, one-year contract on March 24. Mendoza said Martinez, 36, experienced similar lower back soreness following spring training last season with the Los Angeles Dodgers and added “he’s feeling it again.”

Mendoza said he will wait two or three days to determine “how he responds to treatment” before he knows more about when Martinez can resume his preparations to join the team.

Mendoza said the development with Martinez’s back was “nothing too concerning” and added the decision was made “to take care of it right now.”

ASTROS: Left-hander Framber Valdez was placed on the 15-day injured list because of elbow soreness as Manager Joe Espada said he hoped the pitcher will miss only a couple of starts.

Valdez was scratched from his scheduled start in the series opener, returned to Houston on Monday night and was diagnosed with inflammation on top of the elbow.

WHITE SOX: Third baseman Yoán Moncada had to be helped off the field after injuring his left hip in the second inning.

Moncada was running to first base after hitting a grounder when he pulled up and collapsed short of the bag.

As he writhed in pain on the ground, Guardians first baseman Josh Naylor helped comfort Moncada before a Chicago trainer reached him.

Moncada laid in the infield dirt for a few minutes before being helped to his feet and was assisted to the dugout and clubhouse.

The White Sox said Moncada suffered a left adductor (hip) strain and will be re-evaluated on Wednesday.

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