Jacoby Ellsbury hit the go-ahead single in the top of the seventh inning and Brian McCann hit a game-tying homer as the Yankees gained an early advantage in their series against the Blue Jays with a 3-2 win on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.

You know who isn’t one bit surprised by the Orioles’ 7-0 start? That would be the Orioles. Adam Jones and Buck Showalter. J.J. Hardy and Chris Davis. Darren O’Day and Chris Tillman. Those guys.

On a chilly night where it was a challenge simply throwing the baseball, Jose Fernandez was finally able to heat up. It took three innings, and a near long ball surrendered, but the 23-year-old right-hander was able to get his outing under control.

At various times over the past few years, the Yankees have debated how best to describe the hellacious pitch that flies out of Dellin Betances’ right hand. He calls it a slurve, while Brian McCann calls it a curveball. Others have tried slider or cutter; MLB’s Gameday app prefers knuckle curve.

Gio Gonzalez made his long-awaited season debut during Tuesday night’s 2-1 victory against the Braves and delivered a stellar outing. He held Atlanta to three hits and one walk in six shutout innings while striking out four.

The Nationals and Braves found themselves in a pitchers’ duel on Tuesday night at Nationals Park. When it was over, the Nationals won the game, 2-1, on a double by Bryce Harper.

Brian McCann was relieved to learn that a fluoroscope taken at Rogers Centre showed no fracture of his left big toe after the catcher was hit by a foul tip in the Yankees’ 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday.

In a pitching duel between the Phillies’ Charlie Morton and the Padres’ Robbie Erlin, the only blemish against either starter was Odubel Herrera’s RBI triple in the sixth inning, lifting Philadelphia to a 3-0 victory at home on Tuesday night.

Jaxon Anthony deGrom was born at 9:23 p.m. ET Monday, the newest addition to a happy family. For some time, Jacob deGrom has been looking forward to his son’s birth. Yet it was not long after the congratulations ended that the Mets began fretting over the rest of their pitcher’s situation.

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Paul Goldschmidt’s tiebreaking homer on a 3-0 fastball from Chris Hatcher with one out in the eighth inning helped the D-backs to a 4-2 win over the Dodgers on Tuesday and spoiled Vin Scully’s final home opener in the Dodger Stadium broadcast booth.

That is how you slide.

Justin Upton made his first Tigers home run a memorable one, sending a Juan Nicasio pitch into the camera well above the center-field shrubs at Comerica Park in the first inning Tuesday against the Pirates.

Pirates left-hander Francisco Liriano will not make his scheduled start against the Tigers on Wednesday night due to right hamstring discomfort. The club revealed on Tuesday that right-hander Ryan Vogelsong will take the ball instead at PNC Park (7:05 p.m. ET game time).

Like the last 65 years of Dodgers history, Tuesday’s home opener ceremonies heavily featured the immortal voice of Vin Scully, who will retire after this season and had the street outside Dodger Stadium named for him on Monday.

The Chicago Cubs are 6-1. The most recent time they won the World Series — way, way back in 1908 — their record after seven games was 6-1. The Chicago White Sox are 5-2. The most recent time they won the World Series — not-so-way back in 2005 — their record after seven games was 5-2.

Geovany Soto capped a frantic Angels comeback Tuesday with a two-run go-ahead home run in the ninth inning.