ARLINGTON, Texas — San Diego Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove pitched the first no-hitter in the history of his hometown team, allowing only one baserunner in a 3-0 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.

The Padres were the only active MLB franchise without a no-hitter, and it came in their 8,206th regular-season game.

“It’s awesome to have it be in a Padres uniform,” he said. “To have it be the first in the history of the franchise, that’s incredible.”

In only his second start for San Diego, Musgrove (2-0) struck out 10 and faced 28 batters, one over the minimum.

The only Rangers baserunner was Joey Gallo, who was hit by a pitch with two outs in the fourth inning. Jose Trevino lined out to right field for the final out of the eighth, and David Dahl ripped the first out of the ninth right at second baseman Jake Cronenworth.

“There was like three different scenarios where I thought I lost it,” Musgrove said.

Musgrove, who threw 77 of his 112 pitches for strikes, is in his sixth major league season. He previously pitched for Houston (2016-17) and Pittsburgh (2018-20) and never had thrown a complete game in his previous 84 career starts.

“I’m freaking exhausted, man,” he said.

DODGERS 1, NATIONALS 0: Justin Turner homered in the sixth inning, and Los Angeles celebrated its World Series ring ceremony day with a  victory at home over Washington.

Walker Buehler pitched six strong innings as the Dodgers won a tidy pitchers’ duel in their home opener without injured star outfielders Mookie Betts and Cody Bellinger.

Joe Ross threw five scoreless innings of two-hit ball for the Nationals, who lost their third straight after starting the season late and short-handed due to coronavirus cases and quarantines.

The Dodgers received their World Series championship rings in a pregame event in front of the fans who weren’t allowed inside Dodger Stadium in 2020 while their franchise won its seventh title. Clayton Kershaw, Betts and their teammates were cheered by a pandemic-limited sellout crowd of 15,036 while they got their jewelry at Chavez Ravine.

GIANTS 3, ROCKIES 1: Johnny Cueto got within an out of a complete game, Brandon Crawford broke up a scoreless tie with a bases-loaded, two-run double in the seventh inning, and San Francisco won its home opener.

Cueto (1-0) struck out seven, walked one and didn’t allow a hit until Raimel Tapia’s sharp single to left with one out in the fifth following C.J. Cron’s four-pitch walk. The Giants then turned an inning-ending double play.

The animated right-hander shuffled out to start the ninth and promptly gave up a pinch-hit triple to Chris Owings and Garrett Hampson’s sacrifice fly. Manager Gabe Kapler made a mound visit, and the pitcher could be seen shaking his head no — and he stayed in the game. Fans roared and chanted “Johnny! Johnny!”

Cueto allowed a single to Trevor Story, his fourth hit allowed, and that ended his dominant day. Cueto threw 118 pitches. Jake McGee finished for his third save.

BRAVES 8, PHILLIES 1: Ronald Acuna Jr. had four hits, including a long two-run homer that gave Atlanta the lead, and also made a leaping catch to support Charlie Morton’s six strong innings against visiting Philadelphia.

Morton (1-1) permitted one run and four hits. The veteran right-hander struck out seven and walked one.

Acuna’s fifth-inning blast off Zack Wheeler (1-1) traveled an estimated 456 feet, landing deep in the center-field seats behind the Braves bullpen for a 2-1 lead. He also had two doubles and an infield single.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RAYS 10, YANKEES 5: Rich Hill pitched six strong innings, Austin Meadows led a hit parade against Corey Kluber and New York’s bullpen, and host Tampa Bay snapped a four-game skid.

Hill, a 41-year-old lefty who’s played 17 seasons with 10 teams, allowed four runs and four hits – all with two outs in the third inning – before retiring his final 10 batters.

Hill (1-0) struck out seven without issuing a walk, and Tampa Bay scored five early runs off Kluber (0-1) in his second start for the Yankees. Meadows had three of the Rays’ 13 hits, one of five Tampa Bay players with a multi-hit game.

Aaron Hicks and DJ LeMahieu homered for the Yankees. New York has dropped nine of 11 regular season meetings against the reigning AL champions.

The Rays’ home opener drew a socially-distanced crowd of 9,021 to Tropicana Field, where fans had not watched them since Oct. 8, 2019, Game 4 of that year’s AL Division Series against the Houston Astros.

INDIANS 4, TIGERS 1: Franmil Reyes homered twice and Zach Plesac pitched seven dominant innings after getting an early lead to give host Cleveland a win over Detroit, who scratched starter Julio Teheran just before the first pitch.

Reyes hit a two-run homer in the first off emergency starter Derek Holland (0-1) and added a 446-foot solo shot in the sixth to make it 4-0.

Plesac (1-1) pitched scoreless ball, allowing just three singles while improving to 3-1 in five career starts against the Tigers. He’s given up three earned runs in 30 2/3 innings to Detroit.

ANGELS 7, BLUE JAYS 1: Shohei Ohtani homered and drove in four runs, Andrew Heaney pitched six scoreless innings and Los Angeles won at Dunedin, Florida.

Ohtani completed a four-run second with a three-run double to deep right-center off T.J. Zeuch. He connected for a 422-foot solo drive to center during Los Angeles’ three-run fifth.

Heaney (1-1) allowed three hits, struck out nine and walked two.

Jared Walsh hit a two-run drive off Zeuch (0-1) in the fifth as Los Angeles improved to 6-2 and matched the best eight-game start in franchise history (1970, 2017 and 2018).

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