NEW YORK — Aaron Hicks hit a go-ahead two-run homer and made jumping catch in his first left-field start in four years, leading the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 on Tuesday night.

New York scored first for the first time in five games this season when Hicks drove a 2-0 slider from Yusei Kikuchi (0-1) into the right-center field seats in the second inning, Hicks’ first home run since last April 30.

Nestor Cortes and four relievers combined on a five-hitter, quieting a Blue Jays’ offense that produced 23 runs and 38 hits in the first four games.

Hicks, who didn’t play after May 12 last year because of wrist injury that needed surgery, had not started in left since Sept. 29, 2017. With two outs and none on in the second, the Yankees moved second baseman Gleyber Torres to near the left-field line with Matt Chapman at the plate as part of a four-man outfield that saw Hick stationed in left-center.

Hicks took a step in and made a slight jump for the catch.

Then in the bottom half, the switch-hitter’s drive from the right side of the plate ended the Yankees’ 15-inning scoreless streak.

Cortes allowed three hits in 4 1/3 innings, struck out five and walked none. The fastest of his 72 pitches was 93.6 mph.

Clay Holmes (1-0) followed with 1 2/3 hitless innings, Miguel Castro worked around a two-hit error in the seventh and Jonathan Loáisiga needed one pitch to retire Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to strand two in the eighth.

Aroldis Chapman, throwing at up to 100.8 mph, struck out two in the ninth.

New York added a run in the fourth when DJ LeMahieu scored from second on a throwing error by catcher Tyler Heineman, whose pickoff attempt sailed over Guerrero at first and into right field.

Giancarlo Stanton hit a 116.2 mph sacrifice fly in the eighth.

RAYS 9, ATHLETICS 8: Manuel Margot hit a game-ending single during Tampa Bay’s two-run 10th inning, and the Rays beat visiting Oakland.

Wander Franco started the Tampa Bay 10th with an RBI double off Lou Trivino (0-1). Josh Lowe was walked intentionally with two outs, and Margot then lined his clutch hit down the left-field line.

Billy McKinney’s leadoff single off Ryan Thompson (1-0) in the 10th put Oakland ahead 8-7.

Ji-Man Choi, Brandon Lowe and Brett Phillips homered for the Rays, who improved to 4-1.

The A’s got a homer from Jed Lowrie. Oakland had won two in a row.

WHITE SOX 3, MARINERS 2: Luis Robert hit his first home run of the season, a tie-breaking drive in the sixth inning that led Chicago over  White Sox over Seattle in its home opener and extended its winning streak to three.

Robert homered off Matt Brash (0-1), a 23-year-old right-hander making his major league debut.

Seattle lost its third straight game after starting with two wins. The Mariners have scored 10 runs: only Baltimore (six) and Milwaukee (nine) began the night with fewer.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

CUBS 2, PIRATES 1: Seiya Suzuki homered twice, Drew Smyly pitched five scoreless innings and Chicago spoiled Pittsburgh’s home opener.

Suzuki connected for leadoff shots in the fifth and seventh. One of the top players in Japan, Suzuki signed an $85 million, five-year contract with the Cubs last month.

Smyly (1-0) permitted three hits and walked none in his Cubs debut. The left-hander agreed to a one-year contract last month.

Smyly also signed a $10 million, two-year contract with the Cubs in December 2017, but he never pitched for Chicago. Working his way back from Tommy John surgery, he ran out of time to get into a big league game in 2018 and was traded to Texas that November.

The Pirates got their only run on Bryan Reynolds’ homer against Mychal Givens in the eighth.

David Robertson worked a perfect ninth for his second save.

METS 2, PHILLIES 0: Tylor Megill delivered his second straight scoreless start for the Mets, Brandon Nimmo homered and New York won at Philadelphia.

Francisco Lindor had an RBI single for the Mets, who recovered from blowing a four-run lead in the eighth inning against Philadelphia on Monday night to snap a two-game skid.

Megill (2-0), who got a spot in the rotation only when two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom was sidelined by a shoulder problem in spring training, again looked like an ace for 5 1/3 innings.

After throwing five shutout innings to win on Opening Day at Washington, Megill outpitched Zack Wheeler (0-1).

BRAVES 16, NATIONALS 4: Marcell Ozuna homered twice, Ozzie Albies drove in three runs and Atlanta beat visiting Washington.

Coming off an 11-2 loss, the Braves began the game with a .201 team batting average before banging out 19 hits and going 9 for 19 with runners in scoring position.

Ozuna, Austin Riley, Adam Duvall, Dansby Swanson and Orlando Arcia each had two RBI.

Travis d’Arnaud had three hits and flopped to the field dramatically when hit on the left shoulder in the eighth inning by a 52 mph pitch from outfielder Dee Strange-Gordon.

Albies homered on a 59 mph pitch from Strange-Gordon, who made his first big league mound appearance.

INTERLEAGUE

GUARDIANS 10, REDS 5: Jose Ramirez hit a grand slam and drove in six runs, remarkable rookie Steven Kwan reached base three more times and Cleveland spoiled Cincinnati’s home opener.

Andres Gimenez hit a tie-breaking, two-run homer in the ninth inning off Hunter Strickland (0-1). Ramirez, who tripled and singled earlier, capped a six-run burst with his third career slam, connecting against Daniel Duarte for a 10-4 lead.

Kwan has reached base at least three times in all five games of his major league career. The 24-year-old outfielder kept up his super start with a single, two walks and a sacrifice fly.

Kwan is batting 10 for 15 since making his debut on Opening Day. He has reached base in 18 of 24 plate appearances, the most times for any player in his first five games since 1901.

ANGELS 4, MARLINS 3: Pinch-runner Tyler Wade slid home when Marlins shortstop Miguel Rojas bobbled Max Stassi’s grounder in the ninth inning, and host Los Angeles swept a two-game interleague series with Miami.

Anthony Rendon hit a two-run homer and Jack Mayfield had an RBI triple for the Angels, who went 3-3 on their season-opening homestand.

Jazz Chisholm hit a tying two-run homer in the seventh and Jesus Luzardo had a career-high 12 strikeouts over five sharp innings in his season debut for the Marlins, who lost 4 of 5 on their season-opening California trip.

BREWERS 5, ORIOLES 4: Andrew McCutchen hit a tie-breaking single in the seventh inning, Devin Williams pitched out of his own jam in the eighth and Milwaukee held on to win at Baltimore Orioles.

Cedric Mullins hit a grand slam for Baltimore.

McCutchen had three RBI, and Willy Adames scored three runs for the Brewers.

CARDINALS 6, ROYALS 5: Albert Pujols homered for the first time since returning to St. Louis and Andrew Knizner hit a three-run shot as the Cardinals won at home.

Nolan Arenado also went deep for St. Louis, which has won 20 of 27 interleague games against the in-state Royals since 2017.

Salvador Perez homered twice and Michael A. Taylor also connected for Kansas City, which has allowed 33 runs in losing its last three games.

NOTES

METS: Right-hander Taijuan Walker was put on the 10-day injured list because of bursitis in his pitching shoulder, the latest setback to the team’s rotation.

Walker threw two perfect innings Monday night at Philadelphia in his season debut, then was pulled after 30 pitches.

The Mets already were missing two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom. He was sidelined before Opening Day because of inflammation around his shoulder blade, a problem that could keep him from pitching in the majors until June.

Three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer is set to pitch Wednesday against the Phillies. He had a hamstring issue during spring training, but was able to start last weekend at Washington.

AWARDS: Vin Scully has won the second Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest.

The longtime Dodgers announcer was honored with an annual distinction that recognizes a living individual “who has made significant contributions to the national game.”

Scully, 94, retired after the 2016 season, ending a 67-year broadcasting career that stretched back to when the Dodgers played in Brooklyn before moving to Los Angeles in the late 1950s. It was easily the longest tenure of any announcer with one team.

He was one of six finalists last year, when Willie Mays won the inaugural award. This year, a 17-member panel chose from a list of candidates that included Bobby Cox, Sandy Koufax, Rachel Robinson, Bud Selig and Joe Torre, among others.