While the Yankees got their 202season going on Wednesday night, the rest of MLB had to wait a little saw the season get going for most of the rest of the league, with games happening on an actionpacked those teams all getting in action yesterday, that means it's time for the return of a feature here at Pinstripe throughout the season, we recap the previous day's results of all the Yankees' American League rivals and teams they're currently battling with for playoff clubs we cover are, of course, subject to change pending* their results and status in the standings, but at least from the jump, we'll keep an eye on the Red Sox, Blue Jays who start today, Tigers, Mariners, and all that in mind, it's time for the first Rivalry Roundup for 2026.*Editor's note: Out of respect for our writers' time and the inherent focus of this feature, we also endeavor to not throw too too many teams in we're disrespecting possible playoff contenders like Baltimore, Cleveland, Kansas City https://www.newyorkfanoutlet.com/Cc_Sabathia_Jersey, and Texas from the jump, but that's life! You have to draw the line Red Sox 10 3 https://www.newyorkfanoutlet.com/Wade_Boggs_Jersey, Cincinnati Reds 01 0Garrett Crochet goes into 202as one of the favorites for the AL Cy Young Award, and he showed why in the Red Sox Opening went six innings for Boston, allowing just three hits and two walks, striking out eight as the Red Sox shut out the most of the game, this one was a pitchers' duel as Cincinnati's Andrew Abbott wasn't bad went six shutout innings, scattering a couple more hits than Crochet did, but similarly keeping Boston off the was when the game went to the bullpens that it was finally the top of the seventh, Ceddanne Rafaela singled home Marcelo Mayer, scoring the game's first Story and Jarren Duran added an RBI each in the ninth, as Boston's bullpen held firm, while Cincinnati's could Angeles Angels 10 3, Houston Astros 01 0Mike Trout turned back the clock, as he powered the Angels' offense, while Jos Soriano did his part with six impressive shutout innings against the like the game right above this one, this game was a pitchers' duel for a long while, with it similarly being 00 after six Brown was okay for the Astros, while Soriano allowed just two hits and struck out seven in his six broke the deadlock in this one, as his solo shot in the seventh gave the Halos a lead, while he also drew three walks on the Yankee Oswald Peraza helped the Angels tack on, although the one run would've been enough, as the Astros left nine runners on base for the Tigers 10 8, San Diego Padres 01 2The Tigers jumped out to a 40 lead in the top of the first and never looked back, as they cruised past the Pivetta took the ball for San Diego and quickly recorded the first out of the game, only for things to go off the rails after walked three of the next four hitters, with the lone exception in there being a third walk to Spencer Torkelson plated the first run, but more was , debuting prospect Kevin McGonigle then immediately doubled to score a couple more runs, as Detroit took a big would have an incredible debut even beyond that hit, as he recorded three , twotime reigning Cy Young Tarik Skubal was pretty good allowed just one unearned run in six innings, as Detroit handled the Padres without Guardians 10 6, Seattle Mariners 01 4Jos Ramrez's twoRBI double in the seventh inning ended up being the difference maker https://www.newyorkfanoutlet.com/Bernie_Williams_Jersey, as the Guardians won a backandforth game over the teams traded runs in the first inning, and gave the lead back and forth a couple times, but a fifth inning Luke Raley homer had the game tied at in the seventh, Ramrez stepped to the plate with two on and two out and he double scored a pair that gave Cleveland a 53 got one of those runs back in the bottom of the seventh, but they got nothing going after 's bullpen combined to retire the last nine M's hitters in a row to seal their Opening Day win.