Mitch Garver hit the go-ahead home run in the seventh for Minnesota, one inning after Miguel Sano tied the game with a two-run shot as the Twins powered their way past the Seattle Mariners for a 4-2 victory in their chilly home opener on Thursday afternoon.

Pablo Sandoval splashed a three-run homer into McCovey Cove while making a rare start, Johnny Cueto earned his first win of the season and the San Francisco Giants jumped all over Seattle ace Felix Hernandez in a 10-1 rout of the Mariners. Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford and Gorkys Hernandez also homered as the Giants got their bats going at last to back Cueto.

The Mariners’ Felix Hernandez and San Francisco’s Johnny Cueto will face each other for the first time in their careers Wednesday in the finale of a two-game interleague series at AT&T Park.

Entering the 2018 season, it was apparent that the Mariners’ offense was going to score runs in most games. Given the versatility and depth of the projected lineup, scoring runs wouldn’t – or at least shouldn’t – be an issue, even with Nelson Cruz and Mike Zunino noticeably absent for the next week. It was evident again on Tuesday.

The Mariners have placed Nelson Cruz on the 10-day disabled list with a sprained right ankle and recalled infielder/outfielder Taylor Motter from Class AAA Tacoma to take his spot on the 25-man roster.

Former Gonzaga University standout Marco Gonzales is scheduled to make his season debut Tuesday when the Mariners open a two-game interleague series in San Francisco.

With a day off Monday and a two-game interleague series in San Francisco starting Tuesday, Mariners designated hitter Nelson Cruz could get a couple of extra days of rest for his sprained right ankle.

Dee Gordon and Mitch Haniger homered, Mike Leake pitched seven strong innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Indians 5-4 on Sunday.

Scott Servais was in the dugout Saturday, engrossed in the Mariners’ comeback attempt against Cleveland, when the unfathomable news was relayed to him: En route to the batting cage midgame,

The Mariners couldn’t make it through the first week of the season unscathed.

A bad outing from James Paxton, an injury to Nelson Cruz and a disappointing 6-5 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Saturday afternoon served as a reminder that baseball fortunes can and will change quite quickly and usually daily.