KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Daisuke Matsuzaka struck out 10 in seven innings in his major-league debut, allowing six hits and dominating as he led the Boston Red Sox over the Kansas City Royals, 4-1, on Thursday. Matsuzaka (1-0), who signed a $52 million, six-year contract after Boston bid $51.1 million for his rights, gave up his only run on a sixth-inning homer by David DeJesus. He retired 10 in a row during one stretch, and struck out the side in the fourth on 14 pitches. Jonathan Papelbon struck out two of three batters for his first save. Zack Greinke (0-1), who missed almost all of last season due to social anxiety disorder, struck out seven in seven innings. Manny Ramirez had an RBI double in the first, and Julio Lugo doubled in the fifth, stole third and scored on catcher John Buck’s throwing error. White Sox 4, Indians 3 In Chicago, Roberto Hernandez (0-1) hit A.J. Pierzynski with a pitch with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, forcing in the winning run. The White Sox got their first win of the season on a day when starter Mark Buehrle was forced out in the second inning when he was hit in the left forearm by Ryan Garko’s line drive. X-rays were negative. Bobby Jenks (1-0) pitched 11/3 innings for the victory. Cleveland’s Grady Sizemore hit a leadoff homer to become the first Indians player to homer in each of the first three games of the season. National League Braves 8, Phillies 4 In Philadelphia, Chuck James gave up one run in five innings, Kelly Johnson hit a two-run homer, and Atlanta completed a three-game sweep. Atlanta is 3-0 for the first time since opening with seven straight wins in 1994, but the Phillies are 0-3 — all at home. James (1-0) struck out five and allowed six hits. Adam Eaton (0-1) gave up eight runs — seven earned — and seven hits over 42/3 innings in his first start since signing a $24.5 million, three-year contract. Reds 5, Cubs 2 In Cincinnati, Michael Barrett’s passed ball let in the tiebreaking run in the seventh, as the Reds took two of three in their opening series. Bob Howry (0-1) gave up pinch-hitter Jeff Conine’s single that tied it with two outs in the seventh, then walked Ryan Freel. Will Ohman came on and threw a wild pitch with Adam Dunn at the plate. Barrett then compounded the mistake by letting a low, sinking pitch deflect off the end of his mitt and skitter to the backstop. Scott Hatteberg added a two-run homer in the eighth off Scott Eyre. Victor Santos (1-0) pitched out of a threat in the seventh, and David Weathers got three outs for his first save. Diamondbacks 4, Nationals 3 In Washington, Chris Young hit a two-run single in the first inning, Orlando Hudson homered in the third, and Arizona held on to defeat Washington. The Diamondbacks had a 4-0 lead by the third inning, and Edgar Gonzalez (1-0) and four relievers made it stand up. It helped that the Nationals went 0 for 13 with runners in scoring position. Jason Bergmann (0-1) departed after allowing four runs in 32/3 innings — which actually lowered the ERA of Washington’s starters from 11.37 to 11.02. His problem was control: The right-hander’s line had more walks (six) than hits (five), and 42 of his 91 pitches were balls. It took Bergmann 50 pitches just to make it through the first inning, when Arizona took a 3-0 lead with the benefit of three walks and two singles.

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