There’s always optimism as the Major League Baseball season opens, and then ... there’s the weather. It’s chilly at Target Field as the Twins face the Houston Astros. But the sun popped out just before first pitch,

Victor Caratini hit the winning RBI single in the top of the 12th inning, as the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Tuesday night.

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Hunter Brown gets the start for the Astros as they continue their opening series against the New York Mets at Daikin Park.

The Mets' final two games of their opening series against the Astros in Houston will be featured on national broadcasts.

Polanco missed the previous two games in San Francisco with soreness in his surgically repaired left knee and in his side, the latter caused by a swing Friday in the same at-bat in which he later homered. He served as the Mariners' designated hitter for the first time this season on Monday and moved up to the No. 2 spot in the order.

Houston faces Duke in the semifinals of the Final Four. We'll have updates and analysis throughout the March Madness game at the Alamodome.

Jose Miranda's three-run homer highlighted a six-run fourth inning that ignited the Minnesota Twins in a 6-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon.