Michael Conforto broke out of an 0-for-15 slump by delivering a tiebreaking, two-out RBI single in the eighth inning, and the Dodgers rallied to beat the Mets 6-5.
Shohei Ohtani homered twice as the Dodgers overcame an Aaron Judge homer and a three-run deficit to beat the Yankees in the first game of their World Series rematch.
The Dodgers have acquired former All-Star closer Alexis Diaz from the Reds in exchange for minor leaguer Mike Villani. Diaz had 75 saves over the previous three seasons.
Max Muncy led the Dodgers to a win in the 10th inning after Los Angeles lost four straight games, also fueled by seven shutout innings from Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Roki Sasaki, who is on the injured list with a shoulder impingement, said he isn't sure if the injury is the main reason for an alarming dip in his fastball's velocity.
Kenta Maeda, who has a 6.21 ERA in his 36 appearances for the Tigers spanning two seasons, was designated for assignment. Detroit recalled prospect Tyler Owens.
Shohei Ohtani delivered again, hitting a walk-off home run to beat the Braves in the ninth to make the Dodgers the first reigning champ to begin a season 8-0.
With Dustin May on the mound for the first time in more than 22 months, the Dodgers came from behind to beat the Braves 3-1 on Tuesday night and improve to 7-0, tying the 1933 Yankees for the best start to a season by a reigning World Series champion.
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Monday after a positive test for the performance-enhancing drug chorionic gonadotropin.
The emotions spilled out of Mookie Betts following Friday's walk-off homer, which capped an emotional start to the season in which an illness caused him to shed almost 20 pounds.