Red Sox, Yankees and Braves Stumble out of Gate The Yankees and Red Sox are both 0-3 for the first time in 46 years. Atlanta is stumbling in April the same way it did last September. The Orioles, Mets and Mariners are on top of the standings, while Houston has a winning record for the first time since July 2009. Yep, it was a wacky opening weekend in baseball, complete with stirring comebacks, near no-hitters and more than a few surprises. One day after Ubaldo Jimenez pitched 6 2-3 hitless innings for Cleveland, Jason Hammel carried a no-hit bid into the eighth in his Baltimore debut. But the wildest finish Sunday came in Detroit, where the Tigers rallied twice on late homers against Boston's beleaguered bullpen. "You don't see those kinds of games at this level very often," Tigers catcher Alex Avila said. Avila's two-run shot with two outs in the bottom of the 11th gave Detroit a 13-12 victory, leaving the Red Sox winless under new manager Bobby Valentine. The Tigers trailed 10-7 when Miguel Cabrera tied the game with a three-run homer off Alfredo Aceves in the ninth. Cabrera and Prince Fielder singled before Delmon Young's sacrifice fly cut the margin in half. Avila followed with a drive to right and the ball appeared to hit a restraining gate just above the wall before caroming back onto the field. Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine walks off the field after the Detroit Tigers' 13-12 win on Alex Avila's two-run home run in the 11th inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson) Close Avila paused near second base before being waved around by the umpires. Duane Below (2-0) got one out for the win - even though Tigers manager Jim Leyland said he wouldn't be available - in a game that lasted 4 hours, 45 minutes. It was the first time the Red Sox lost when scoring 12 runs or more since a 22-13 defeat against the Chicago White Sox on May 31, 1970, according to STATS LLC. The bullpen has been a major problem, giving up 11 runs, 10 earned, and 18 hits over 11 1-3 innings in Detroit. Aceves and Melancon are the primary candidates to close in Bailey's absence, and both blew saves on Sunday. So are the rival Yankees, who started with three consecutive losses at Tampa Bay. Mariano Rivera blew the opener and New York was dominated Sunday by right-hander Jeremy Hellickson, who came within one out of a three-hitter in a 3-0 win on his 25th birthday. The Rays, who took advantage of Boston's record collapse to win the AL wild card last year, matched the best start in club history (2002). The last time New York was 0-3 it went on to win 114 games and the 1998 World Series. But the Yankees and Red Sox hadn't both opened with three straight losses since 1966, according to STATS LLC. "At times it seems magnified when it's the beginning of the year," New York manager Joe Girardi said. We've all been through three-game losing streaks. This is a resilient club. We'll be fine.