KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Runelvys Hernandez allowed two hits in seven innings as the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 2-1 Saturday and became the first major league team to start 5-0 after a 100-loss season.

Hernandez (2-0) beat the Chicago White Sox in the Royals’ season opener, a start he was awarded in a coin toss. Against the Indians, he allowed one run, struck out three and walked one. He has a 0.69 ERA in 13 innings.

Jason Grimsley pitched perfect eighth and rookie Mike MacDougal finished the two-hitter for his third save in as tries.

The 5-0 start is the best in the history of the Royals, who were 62-100 last season. Three other teams started 4-0 following 100-loss season – the 1952 St. Louis Browns, 1906 Boston Bean Eaters and the 1899 St. Louis Perfectos — but all lost their fifth games.

Michael Tucker doubled and tripled, and scored the first two runs for Kansas City.

White Sox 7, Tigers 0

CHICAGO – Mark Buehrle allowed three hits in eight innings and Frank Thomas, Sandy Alomar Jr. and Jose Valentin homered as the Chicago White Sox beat the winless Detroit Tigers 7-0.

Gametime temperature was 32 degrees, the coldest home game for the White Sox since they started recording temperatures in 1990.

The Tigers’ bats were ever colder. Detroit, 0-5 for the second straight season, has scored just four runs this year, a franchise record low, and has just 16 hits. Last year, the Tigers lost their first 11 games.

Athletics 4, Angels 2

OAKLAND, Calif. – Adam Piatt homered and doubled in a rare start and John Halama did not allow an earned run in 5 2-3 innings as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Anaheim Angels 4-2. Piatt hit a solo home run in the first off Jarrod Washburn (0-1).

Devil Rays 6, Yankees 5

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Al Martin singled over a drawn-in outfield with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays overcame a huge blunder to hand the New York Yankees their first loss of the season, 6-5.

The Devil Rays scored twice in the eighth to tie it, then loaded the bases in the ninth when Carl Crawford singled, Rocco Baldelli doubled and Aubrey Huff drew an intentional walk.

from Antonio Osuna (0-1).