PHOENIX (AP) — Rookie José Fernandez's bunt single in the second inning led to two unearned runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks held on to defeat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Saturday night.
With runners at first and second, Fernandez dropped a bunt to the third-base side of the mound. Braves pitcher Bryce Elder picked it up and threw wildly to first, allowing Gabriel Moreno and Nolan Arenado to score.
Michael Soroka (2-0) allowed one run in five innings for the Diamondbacks. He gave up four hits and one run. He threw 91 pitches in walking three and striking out three.
Taylor Clarke, Jonathan Loáisaga, Juan Morillo and Paul Sewald each pitched a 1-2-3 relief inning, with Sewald picking up his third save.
Elder (1-1) still hasn't allowed an earned run this season in 13 innings, but he took the loss on Saturday because of his own error. He pitched seven innings, giving up four hits, walking one and striking out eight.
The Braves’ run came in the second. Mike Yastrzemski led off with a walk, advanced to second on an infield out and scored on Dominic Smith’s two-out single to left.
Neither team had a runner after the fifth inning.
The Braves are playing 13 days in a row to open the season. Even with the loss Saturday, they're 6-3 — a stark contrast to last season’s 0-7 start that the team never really recovered from on the way to a 76-86 season, the franchise’s worst since a 72-90 finish in 2017.
Mauricio Dubón’s leadoff single in the fifth, clocked at 105 mph, went off — or through — the glove of Arizona shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, who had to replace the equipment before play resumed.
Arizona sends RHP Brandon Pfaadt (0-0, 7.50) to the mound in Sunday’s series finale. LHP Martin Pérez (0-0, 0.00) starts for Atlanta.
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Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Michael Soroka throws against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley (27) celebrates a home run by Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson (28) during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rebecca Noble)
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Paul Sewald (38) celebrates after defeating the Atlanta Braves during a baseball game, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis had two goals and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 4-3 on Saturday night for their fourth victory in five games.
Sebastian Aho broke a tie with a short-handed goal in the second period, Jackson Blake also scored and K’Andre Miller had two assists, and rookie Brandon Bussi made 13 saves to boost his season record to 29-6-1.
Marc Gatcomb, Max Shabanov and Anders Lee scored for the Islanders, They have a four-game losing streak for the first time this season. Ilya Sorokin made 36 saves in his 11th straight start.
Lee’ goal with 1:37 to play with the Islanders — third in the Metropolitan Division — going with an extra skater gave them a chance but they couldn’t break through again.
The Islanders had one-goal leads after Gatcomb scored in the first and Shabanov in the second. Shabanov was in his third game since the Olympic break and his first since March 13. He had been out with a lower-body injury and then missed games as a healthy scratch.
Aho’s go-ahead goal with 3:43 left in the second period gave the Hurricanes their sixth short-handed goal in nine games.
The Metropolitan-leading Hurricanes were playing in their first game since clinching a playoff berth two nights earlier. It was Carolina’s second straight strong defensive effort after allowing only 10 shots on goal Thursday night vs. Columbus.
Carolina has defeated the Islanders in all three meetings and they’ll meet again in the regular-season finale.
Islanders: Host Toronto on Thursday night.
Hurricanes: At Ottawa on Sunday night.
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Carolina Hurricanes' Alexander Nikishin (21) battles for position with New York Islanders' Max Shabanov (49) uring the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Carolina Hurricanes' Rod Brind'Amour, center, protests a call with officials during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Carolina Hurricanes' Alexander Nikishin (21) has his shot go off the pad of New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin (30) with Ondrej Palat (81) nearby during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Carolina Hurricanes' Andrei Svechnikov (37) shoots the puck wide of New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin (30) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Carolina Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho, second right, celebrates his goal with teammates Jaccob Slavin, right, Seth Jarvis (24) and Jalen Chatfield, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
