Royals Rout White Sox, MLB Roundup

For one unsettling moment, it appeared opening day had taken a terrible turn for Yordano Ventura and the Kansas City Royals. Ventura crumpled to the ground in the seventh inning with a cramp in his right thumb, ending a strong outing that helped the AL champion Royals rout the Chicago White Sox 10-1 on Monday.

Alex Rios had a three-run homer among his three hits in his Kansas City debut, and Ventura pitched six-plus solid innings. He went down after throwing a strike to Adam LaRoche and was replaced by Kelvin Herrera.

Rockies 10, Brewers 0

Kyle Kendrick got off to a fine start with the Colorado Rockies, punctuating his pitching with two hits. For the Milwaukee Brewers, the loss hurt even more when Ryan Braun was injured. Kendrick threw seven sharp innings and also helped with his bat Monday as the Rockies trounced Milwaukee 10-0 on opening day.

Mets 3, Nationals 1

There was a lot going on for Max Scherzer on Monday. His first Opening Day start in the majors, his first game for the Washington Nationals, his first chance to begin earning that $210 million contract. Pitching "as advertised," to use Nationals manager Matt Williams' phrasing, Scherzer took a no-hitter into the sixth inning but was unable to overcome two costly errors by shortstop Ian Desmond, and the Nationals lost 3-1 to the New York Mets.

Monday, April 6 Scoreboard

Blue Jays 6, Yankees 1

Tigers 4, Twins 0

Rockies 10, Brewers 0

Red Sox 8, Phillies 0

Orioles 6, Rays 2

Mets 3, Nationals 1

Royals 10, White Sox 1

Mariners 4, Angels 1

Reds 5, Pirates 2

Dodgers 6, Padres 3

Braves 2, Marlins 1

Astros 2, Indians 0

Giants 5, Diamondbacks 4

Athletics 8, Rangers 0

Tuesday, April 7 Schedule (All Times Central)

Atlanta at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona,8:40 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.

Los Angeles at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

San Diego at Los Angeles, 9:10 p.m.