GREENVILLE, S.C. (Interstat) — Yordany De Los Santos homered and drove in three runs as the Greensboro Grasshoppers outlasted the Greenville Drive 9-5 in an 11-inning season opener Thursday at Fluor Field.

Greensboro led 3-0 into the ninth before Freili Encarnacion’s three-run homer for Greenville forced extra innings. Both teams scored once in the 10th. The Grasshoppers then broke it open with a five-run 11th, keyed by a two-run single from Jhonny Severino and a three-run double from Tony Blanco Jr.

Winning pitcher Alexis Torres earned the victory in relief. Starter Carlos Castillo set the tone for Greensboro with five scoreless innings. The game lasted 3 hours, 12 minutes before a crowd of 5,080. The teams continue their series Friday.