Mike Minor was unremarkable in the first game. He gave up three straight hits with two outs in the first inning to give up his first two home runs and then allowed homers to Jonathan Davis - his first of the year, snapping a 19 at-bat hitless streak - and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., his fourth. Wade Davis took over in relief and allowed a run to score in the seventh.
The offense was completely baffled by Steven Matz. Whit Merrifield led off the game with a walk but was erased when Andrew Benintendi smashed a groundball directly at the third baseman who was shifted to the other side of second.