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Monday’s baseball box scores

AMERICAN

Rangers 11, Mariners 5

Seattle AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Figgins lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .381
Ackley dh 4 0 0 0 1 1 .261
I.Suzuki rf 5 2 3 0 0 0 .409
Smoak 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .143
b-Liddi ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Seager 3b 5 1 3 3 0 0 .438
M.Saunders cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .250
c-C.Wells ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Olivo c 5 0 1 1 0 1 .143
Kawasaki 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .286
Ryan ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .231
Totals 38 5 11 5 4 7
Texas AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Kinsler 2b 4 2 1 3 1 0 .333
Andrus ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 .063
Hamilton cf-lf 5 1 3 1 0 1 .500
Beltre 3b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .250
Alb.Gonzlz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
M.Young dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250
N.Cruz rf 4 1 3 4 0 1 .286
Dav.Murphy lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .417
a-Gentry ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Napoli c 1 2 0 0 3 0 .125
Moreland 1b 4 2 2 2 0 1 .222
Totals 35 11 12 11 5 7
Seattle 410 000 000—5 11 0
Texas 203 300 03x—11 12 0

a-grounded out for Dav.Murphy in the 7th. b-singled for Smoak in the 9th. c-popped out for M.Saunders in the 9th. LOB—Seattle 11, Texas 5. 2B—I.Suzuki (1), Seager (1). HR—N.Cruz (1), off Noesi; Moreland (1), off Noesi; Hamilton (2), off E.Ramirez; Kinsler (2), off Sherrill. RBIs—Seager 3 (5), Olivo (2), Kawasaki (2), Kinsler 3 (4), Hamilton (3), M.Young (2), N.Cruz 4 (4), Moreland 2 (2). RLSP—Seattle 6, Texas 1. RISP—Seattle 4 for 12; Texas 4 for 8. RMU—Smoak. GIDP—Beltre. DP—Seattle 1.

Seattle IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Noesi L, 0-1 3 6 7 7 3 3 21.00
E.Ramirez 3 2 1 1 1 3 3.00
Delabar 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 4.50
Sherrill 11/3 3 3 3 1 0 27.00
Texas IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Darvish W, 1-0 52/3 8 5 5 4 5 7.94
Ogando H, 2 11/3 1 0 0 0 1 0.00
Adams H, 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.00
Feldman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00

Noesi pitched to 2 batters in the 4th. IR-S—Sherrill 1-0, Ogando 2-0. HBP—Ryan. WP—Darvish. PB—Napoli.

T—3:12. A—42,003 (48,194).

Angels 5, Twins 1

C.J. Wilson won his awaited debut with Los Angeles, pitching seven smooth innings to give Los Angeles a win at Minneapolis. Wilson (1-0) allowed three hits while striking out five, giving up only one fly ball, a home run by Josh Willingham.

Los Angeles AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Aybar ss 2 0 0 1 1 0 .200
H.Kendrick 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .313
Pujols 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .214
K.Morales dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .375
Tor.Hunter rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .313
Abreu lf 2 1 1 1 1 0 .400
V.Wells lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Callaspo 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .143
Iannetta c 4 1 1 2 0 2 .300
Bourjos cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .182
Totals 33 5 6 5 2 6
Minnesota AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Span cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .267
J.Carroll ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Mauer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .143
Morneau dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .308
Willingham lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .385
Doumit c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .100
Valencia 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .091
Plouffe rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A.Casilla 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Totals 29 1 5 1 4 5
Los Angeles 200 000 300—5 6 0
Minnesota 000 100 000—1 5 2

E—Mauer (1), A.Casilla (1). LOB—Los Angeles 4, Minnesota 6. 2B—Abreu (2), Iannetta (2). HR—Willingham (2), off C.Wilson. RBIs—Aybar (4), Tor.Hunter (3), Abreu (3), Iannetta 2 (2), Willingham (4). S—Aybar. RLSP—Los Angeles 3, Minnesota 2. RISP—Los Angeles 3 for 6; Minnesota 0 for 2. RMU—Bourjos. GIDP—J.Carroll, Valencia. DP—Los Angeles 3.

Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO ERA
C.Wilson W, 1-0 7 3 1 1 4 5 1.29
S.Downs 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
Jepsen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Blackburn L, 0-1 6 5 5 5 2 3 7.50
Burton 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 13.50
Perkins 12/3 1 0 0 0 2 0.00
Capps 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00

Blackburn pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. IR-S—Burton 1-0, Perkins 1-1. HBP—Morneau. WP—C.Wilson. T—2:50. A—39,414 (39,500).

White Sox 4, Indians 2

Chris Sale won his first career start, limiting host Cleveland to one run in 6 2/3 innings and leading Chicago to the win. A.J. Pierzynski hit a two-run homer in the first, four batters after Alejandro De Aza homered leading off against Josh Tomlin (0-1).

Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
De Aza cf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .235
Morel 3b 5 0 1 1 0 3 .077
A.Dunn 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .154
Konerko dh 5 1 2 0 0 1 .412
Pierzynski c 4 1 1 2 0 1 .167
Rios rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .154
Al.Ramirez ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .267
Viciedo lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .364
1-Lllibrdg pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Beckham 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .154
Totals 37 4 11 4 3 10
Cleveland AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Donald 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000
A.Cabrera ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .158
Choo rf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .200
C.Santana dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250
Jo.Lopez 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250
Duncan lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .167
Kipnis 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .118
Cunningham cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .143
Marson c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Totals 32 2 5 2 2 7
Chicago 300 010 000—4 11 1
Cleveland 000 001 001—2 5 0

1-ran for Viciedo in the 8th. E—Rios (1). LOB—Chicago 9, Cleveland 6. 2B—De Aza (1), Konerko (2), Viciedo (2). HR—De Aza (1), off Tomlin; Pierzynski (1), off Tomlin; Jo.Lopez (1), off H.Santiago. RBIs—De Aza (1), Morel (1), Pierzynski 2 (2), C.Santana (4), Jo.Lopez (1). SB—Choo (1). CS—Rios (1). RLSP—Chicago 7, Cleveland 2. RISP—Chicago 1 for 8; Cleveland 1 for 3. GIDP—Kipnis. DP—Chicago 1.

Chicago IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Sale W, 1-0 62/3 3 1 1 2 5 1.35
Reed H, 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Thornton H, 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
H.Santiago S, 2-2 1 1 1 1 0 2 4.50
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Tomlin L, 0-1 5 7 4 4 1 7 7.20
Asencio 2 3 0 0 1 2 5.40
Wheeler 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
R.Perez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00

HBP—Choo. WP—Wheeler. T—2:42. A—9,473 (43,429).

Yankees 6, Orioles 2

New York finally won its first game of the season, using four hits by Derek Jeter and an effective pitching performance by Ivan Nova to win at Baltimore. Andruw Jones homered for the Yankees, who averted the fourth 0-4 start in franchise history – the first since 1973.

New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Jeter ss 4 1 4 1 0 0 .412
Swisher rf 3 0 0 0 2 0 .214
Cano 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .235
A.Rodriguez dh 4 0 0 0 1 1 .214
Teixeira 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .143
Granderson cf 4 2 1 0 1 0 .188
An.Jones lf 2 2 1 1 1 0 .400
Gardner lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 .333
Martin c 3 1 1 1 1 1 .125
E.Nunez 3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .400
Totals 33 6 11 6 7 2
Baltimore AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Reimold lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .214
Hardy ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .133
Markakis rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .385
Ad.Jones cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .313
Wieters c 4 1 4 1 0 0 .385
Mar.Rynlds 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .200
Betemit dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .273
C.Davis 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .300
Andino 2b 4 0 2 0 0 2 .385
Totals 38 2 13 2 0 10
New York 100 301 100—6 11 0
Baltimore 010 000 100—2 13 1

E—Reimold (1). LOB—New York 10, Baltimore 9. 2B—Jeter (1), Granderson (1), Wieters (1), Mar.Reynolds (1), Betemit (2), C.Davis (1), Andino 2 (2). HR—An.Jones (1), off O’Day; Wieters (2), off Nova. RBIs—Jeter (1), Teixeira (1), An.Jones (2), Gardner (1), Martin (1), E.Nunez (2), Wieters (3), C.Davis (1). SB—Gardner (1). CS—Jeter (1). S—Jeter. SF—E.Nunez. RLSP—New York 7, Baltimore 7. RISP—New York 3 for 10; Baltimore 2 for 15. RMU—Cano. GIDP—Cano, A.Rodriguez, Reimold, Markakis. DP—New York 2, Baltimore 3.

New York IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Nova W, 1-0 7 10 2 2 0 7 2.57
Robertson 1 2 0 0 0 2 0.00
M.Rivera 1 1 0 0 0 1 13.50
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Matusz L, 0-1 4 6 4 4 4 1 9.00
O’Day 11/3 2 1 1 2 0 6.75
Patton 11/3 2 1 1 0 0 16.20
Gregg 11/3 1 0 0 1 1 0.00
Strop 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

IR-S—Patton 3-0, Gregg 1-0. HBP—E.Nunez. T—3:06. A—25,478 (45,971).

Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 2

Ryan Sweeney singled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and Boston rallied to win at Toronto, avoiding the first back-to-back 0-4 starts in team history. Dustin Pedroia homered and scored the tying run as the Red Sox handed new Blue Jays closer Sergio Santos his second blown save in three appearances.

Boston AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Ellsbury cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .118
Pedroia 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .294
Ad.Gonzalez 1b 2 0 0 1 1 1 .333
Youkilis 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Ortiz dh 3 0 2 0 1 0 .467
1-D.McDld pr-dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167
C.Ross lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .167
Sweeney rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .467
Saltlmcchia c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .100
Aviles ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Totals 31 4 7 3 4 6
Toronto AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Y.Escobar ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 .136
K.Johnson 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .353
Bautista rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Encarnacion dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250
Lind 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .188
Lawrie 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .222
R.Davis lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143
a-Thames ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .154
Arencibia c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .067
Rasmus cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .111
Totals 32 2 5 2 3 10
Boston 000 001 003—4 7 0
Toronto 002 000 000—2 5 0

a-grounded out for R.Davis in the 6th. 1-ran for Ortiz in the 9th. LOB—Boston 5, Toronto 6. 2B—Pedroia (2), Sweeney (1). 3B—Rasmus (1). HR—Pedroia (1), off H.Alvarez. RBIs—Pedroia (2), Ad.Gonzalez (3), Sweeney (2), K.Johnson (3), Encarnacion (4). CS—Ortiz (1). SF—Ad.Gonzalez. RLSP—Boston 3, Toronto 1. RISP—Boston 1 for 4; Toronto 1 for 4. GIDP—C.Ross, Bautista. DP—Boston 1.

Boston IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Doubront 5 4 2 2 3 6 3.60
Atchsn W, 1-0 3 1 0 0 0 3 2.08
Aceves S, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 27.00
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO ERA
H.Alvarez 6 4 1 1 1 2 1.50
Oliver H, 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0.00
Cordero H, 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3.00
Santos L, 0-1 BS, 2-2 2/3 2 3 3 3 1 15.43
L.Perez 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

IR-S—L.Perez 2-0. WP—Santos. PB—Arencibia. T—3:02. A—48,473 (49,260).

Athletics 1, Royals 0

Tommy Milone allowed three hits over a career-high eight innings in an impressive Oakland debut, and the host Athletics beat Kansas City. Milone (1-0) faced the minimum in five of his innings, including getting through the fourth despite throwing only two strikes among 10 pitches.

Kansas City AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Bourgeois lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333
b-A.Gordon ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
L.Cain cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .071
c-Maier ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 —-
Hosmer 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .250
Butler dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Francoeur rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .308
Y.Betncrt 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333
B.Pena c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167
A.Escobar ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .308
Getz 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .375
Totals 27 0 3 0 4 1
Oakland AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
J.Weeks 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227
Crisp lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238
Reddick rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Cespedes cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .250
S.Smith dh 2 1 1 0 1 0 .444
a-Gomes ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143
K.Suzuki c 3 0 3 0 1 0 .250
Barton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Donaldson 3b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .200
Pennington ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .158
Totals 29 1 7 1 5 4
Kansas City 000 000 000—0 3 1
Oakland 010 000 00x—1 7 0

b-struck out for Bourgeois in the 9th. c-walked for L.Cain in the 9th. E—L.Cain (1). LOB—Kansas City 4, Oakland 9. 2B—Bourgeois (1), Y.Betancourt (1), A.Escobar (1). RBIs—Donaldson (1). SB—Crisp (1). CS—Hosmer (1), Francoeur (1). RLSP—Kansas City 3 (B.Pena, L.Cain, Butler); Oakland 5 (J.Weeks 2, Donaldson 2, Reddick). RISP—Kansas City 0 for 6; Oakland 1 for 5. RMU—Hosmer, Butler. GIDP—Barton. DP—Kansas City 1, Oakland 1.

Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Mendoza L, 0-1 52/3 5 1 1 4 2 1.59
Collins 11/3 1 0 0 1 1 0.00
Mijares 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.00
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Milone W, 1-0 8 3 0 0 3 0 0.00
Balfour S, 2-2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.00

IR-S—Collins 2-0. WP—Mendoza. T—2:34. A—10,054 (35,067).

NATIONAL

Giants 7, Rockies 0

Barry Zito tweaked his delivery and toyed with Colorado, throwing a four-hitter for his first shutout in nine years, and Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run homer to lead San Francisco to a win in Denver. Zito didn’t walk a batter and struck out four in tossing his fifth career shutout.

San Francisco AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
G.Blanco rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .182
Me.Cabrera lf 4 2 2 0 1 1 .333
Sandoval 3b 4 2 1 2 1 2 .375
A.Huff 1b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .214
H.Sanchez c 5 1 2 1 0 1 .400
Pagan cf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .143
B.Crawford ss 4 0 1 3 1 0 .133
Theriot 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .182
Zito p 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Totals 37 7 10 7 7 6
Colorado AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Scutaro 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231
Fowler cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .091
C.Gonzalez lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .176
Tulowitzki ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .214
Helton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .083
Cuddyer rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333
R.Hernandez c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273
Nelson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Roenicke p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Chacin p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Mat.Reynolds p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
a-E.Young ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rogers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Pacheco 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Totals 32 0 4 0 0 4
San Francisco 202 030 000—7 10 1
Colorado 000 000 000—0 4 2

a-lined out for Mat.Reynolds in the 5th. E—Pagan (1), C.Gonzalez (1), Tulowitzki (1). LOB—San Francisco 10, Colorado 5. 2B—A.Huff (2), Pagan (2), B.Crawford (2), R.Hernandez (1). HR—Sandoval (2), off Chacin. RBIs—Sandoval 2 (6), H.Sanchez (1), Pagan (1), B.Crawford 3 (5). CS—Me.Cabrera (1). RLSP—San Francisco 6, Colorado 3. RISP—San Francisco 2 for 13; Colorado 0 for 3. RMU—Pagan, B.Crawford, C.Gonzalez. GIDP—B.Crawford. DP—Colorado 2.

San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Zito W, 1-0 9 4 0 0 0 4 0.00
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Chacin L, 0-1 4 4 4 4 5 3 9.00
Mat.Reynolds 1 2 3 1 0 0 9.00
Rogers 2 3 0 0 2 1 0.00
Roenicke 2 1 0 0 0 2 0.00

T—2:52. A—49,282 (50,398).

Marlins 6, Phillies 2

Anibal Sanchez took a three-hitter into the seventh, Omar Infante hit a pair of solo homers and Miami spoiled Philadelphia’s home opener. Sanchez (1-0) allowed two runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings, outpitching two-time All-Star Cole Hamels (0-1).

Miami AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Reyes ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .318
Bonifacio cf 4 1 3 0 0 1 .421
H.Ramirez 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .158
G.Sanchez 1b 4 0 2 2 0 2 .188
Kearns rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .167
Coghlan lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .111
Infante 2b 4 2 2 2 0 0 .333
J.Buck c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .143
A.Sanchez p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Choate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Mujica p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Cishek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Totals 35 6 11 6 0 11
Philadelphia AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Pierre lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Polanco 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .154
Rollins ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .250
Pence rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267
Victorino cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .308
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250
Ruiz c 4 1 0 0 0 1 .400
Galvis 2b 3 0 1 2 0 1 .077
Hamels p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Savery p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
a-Nix ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Wigginton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111
Herndon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Papelbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Totals 33 2 6 2 1 8
Miami 100 111 101—6 11 0
Philadelphia 000 000 200—2 6 1

a-was announced for Savery in the 7th. b-struck out for Nix in the 7th. E—Hamels (1). LOB—Miami 2, Philadelphia 5. 2B—Reyes (2), H.Ramirez (1), G.Sanchez (2), Galvis (1). HR—Infante (2), off Hamels; Infante (3), off Savery; Kearns (1), off Papelbon. RBIs—H.Ramirez (3), G.Sanchez 2 (2), Kearns (1), Infante 2 (4), Galvis 2 (2). SB—Reyes (2), Bonifacio (4), Rollins (1). CS—Reyes (2). RLSP—Miami 2, Philadelphia 4. RISP—Miami 2 for 8; Philadelphia 1 for 7. RMU—H.Ramirez. GIDP—H.Ramirez, Coghlan. DP—Philadelphia 2.

Miami IP H R ER BB SO ERA
A.Snchz W, 1-0 61/3 6 2 2 1 4 2.84
Choate H, 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Mujica H, 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.00
Cishek 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Hamels L, 0-1 51/3 8 4 3 0 9 5.06
Savery 12/3 1 1 1 0 0 5.40
Herndon 1 1 0 0 0 1 5.40
Papelbon 1 1 1 1 0 1 4.50

IR-S—Choate 1-0, Savery 1-0. Balk—A.Sanchez. T—2:39. A—45,574 (43,651).

Brewers 7, Cubs 5

Aramis Ramirez drove in two runs in his return to Wrigley Field, Ryan Braun got booed relentlessly and Milwaukee hung on to win at Chicago. The Cubs scored two runs and loaded the bases in the ninth before John Axford struck out Starlin Castro looking on three pitches to end the game.

Milwaukee AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
R.Weeks 2b 5 1 1 1 0 2 .278
Morgan cf-rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .154
Braun lf 4 1 2 0 1 2 .375
Ar.Ramirez 3b 3 0 1 2 1 1 .143
Hart rf 3 1 1 0 1 2 .417
Veras p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Fr.Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
c-C.Izturis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M.Parra p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Dillard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Axford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Gamel 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .286
Ale.Gonzalez ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .214
Lucroy c 2 0 0 1 0 1 .250
Marcum p 2 0 0 1 0 1 .000
C.Gomez cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500
Totals 33 7 11 7 3 10
Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
DeJesus rf 5 0 1 0 0 3 .167
Barney 2b 3 1 1 1 2 0 .267
S.Castro ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 .278
A.Soriano lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .308
I.Stewart 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250
LaHair 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .444
Soto c 2 2 1 0 2 1 .222
Byrd cf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .067
Volstad p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-DeWitt ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
b-R.Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Castillo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Russell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
d-Clevenger ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500
1-Samardzija pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 5 8 5 4 9
Milwaukee 101 102 110—7 11 3
Chicago 110 010 002—5 8 0

a-hit a sacrifice fly for Volstad in the 5th. b-popped out for Camp in the 7th. c-lined out for Fr.Rodriguez in the 9th. d-singled for Russell in the 9th. 1-ran for Clevenger in the 9th. E—Ar.Ramirez (1), Ale.Gonzalez (1), C.Gomez (2). LOB—Milwaukee 7, Chicago 7. 2B—Braun (3), Ar.Ramirez (2), Ale.Gonzalez (2), I.Stewart (1). 3B—Gamel (1), Soto (1). HR—R.Weeks (2), off Volstad; Barney (1), off Marcum; LaHair (1), off Marcum. RBIs—R.Weeks (2), Ar.Ramirez 2 (4), Gamel (1), Lucroy (1), Marcum (1), C.Gomez (3), Barney (1), LaHair (1), Byrd (2), DeWitt (1), Clevenger (1). SB—Braun (1), Gamel (1). CS—Morgan (1), DeJesus (1). S—Marcum, C.Gomez. SF—Ar.Ramirez, Lucroy, DeWitt. RLSP—Milwaukee 4. RISP—Milwaukee 1 for 8; Chicago 1 for 9. RMU—Ale.Gonzalez, Lucroy, LaHair. GIDP—A.Soriano. DP—Milwaukee 1.

Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Marcum W, 1-0 6 5 3 3 0 6 4.50
Veras H, 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0.00
Fr.Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
M.Parra 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 7.71
Dillard 0 0 1 1 1 0 15.00
Axford S, 1-1 2/3 1 0 0 1 2 13.50
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Volstad 5 5 3 3 2 6 5.40
Camp L, 0-1 2 5 3 3 0 2 8.10
Castillo 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 13.50
Russell 11/3 0 0 0 1 2 0.00

Dillard pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. IR-S—Dillard 1-0, Axford 2-2, Russell 1-0. HBP—Lucroy. T—3:22. A—38,136 (41,009).

Cardinals 7, Reds 1

Matt Holliday, David Freese and Yadier Molina homered during St. Louis’ big first inning, and Jake Westbrook found his control after a rough start, leading the Cardinals to a victory at Cincinnati. The defending World Series champions improved to 4-1.

St. Louis AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Furcal ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 .435
Beltran rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .318
Holliday lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .217
Berkman 1b 3 2 1 0 2 2 .308
Freese 3b 5 2 2 2 0 1 .417
Y.Molina c 3 2 2 3 1 0 .375
Jay cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .400
Descalso 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .154
Westbrook p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
b-M.Crpnter ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167
Rzepczynski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Salas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Totals 33 7 9 7 7 10
Cincinnati AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Phillips 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .267
Valdez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cozart ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .500
Votto 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .154
Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Bruce rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267
Heisey lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250
Stubbs cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .167
Hanigan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .100
H.Bailey p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
a-Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Arredondo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Simon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Totals 29 1 3 0 4 5
St. Louis 400 000 030—7 9 2
Cincinnati 000 010 000—1 3 0

a-grounded out for Bray in the 7th. b-hit a sacrifice fly for Westbrook in the 8th. E—Furcal (1), Westbrook (1). LOB—St. Louis 7, Cincinnati 5. 2B—Y.Molina (3), Jay (1). HR—Holliday (2), off H.Bailey; Freese (2), off H.Bailey; Y.Molina (2), off H.Bailey. RBIs—Holliday (3), Freese 2 (8), Y.Molina 3 (4), M.Carpenter (3). CS—Beltran (1), Heisey (1). SF—M.Carpenter. RLSP—St. Louis 3, Cincinnati 3. RISP—St. Louis 1 for 6; Cincinnati 0 for 6. GIDP—Freese, Heisey. DP—St. Louis 1, Cincinnati 2.

St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Westbrk W, 1-0 7 3 1 0 4 2 0.00
Rzepczynski 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Salas 1 0 0 0 0 2 9.00
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO ERA
H.Bailey L, 0-1 52/3 6 4 4 3 5 6.35
Bray 11/3 0 0 0 1 2 0.00
Arredondo 1/3 2 3 3 2 0 20.25
Simon 12/3 1 0 0 1 3 6.75

IR-S—Bray 1-0, Simon 2-1. WP—Simon. T—2:44. A—16,909 (42,319).

Mets 4, Nationals 3

Daniel Murphy singled home the winning run in the ninth inning and undefeated host New York took advantage of a throwing error by reliever Henry Rodriguez to beat Washington. Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit his first major league homer for the Mets.

Washington AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Desmond ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 .333
Espinosa 2b 4 1 1 0 1 3 .200
Zim’man 3b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .200
LaRoche 1b 3 0 2 2 1 0 .467
Werth rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .071
DeRosa lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000
H.Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Bernadina cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .133
Flores c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .500
E.Jackson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
a-Nady ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200
Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Lombardozzi lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
Totals 35 3 10 3 4 10
New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Tejada ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .357
Dan.Murphy 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .389
D.Wright 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .583
I.Davis 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Bay lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .167
Duda rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Thole c 2 1 1 0 2 0 .556
Nieuwenhuis cf 3 1 1 2 0 1 .375
c-Hairstn ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Pelfrey p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Batista p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
R.Ramirez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
b-Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
d-Baxter ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000
Totals 31 4 7 4 6 7
Washington 102 000 000—3 10 2
New York 001 200 001—4 7 1

No outs when winning run scored. a-singled for E.Jackson in the 6th. b-flied out for R.Ramirez in the 7th. c-struck out for Nieuwenhuis in the 8th. d-walked for Rauch in the 9th. E—LaRoche (1), H.Rodriguez (1), Pelfrey (1). LOB—Washington 9, New York 10. 2B—Zimmerman (1), Tejada (3), Thole (2), Pelfrey (1). 3B—Werth (1). HR—Nieuwenhuis (1), off E.Jackson. RBIs—Zimmerman (1), LaRoche 2 (6), Dan.Murphy (3), D.Wright (4), Nieuwenhuis 2 (2). CS—Dan.Murphy (1). S—Tejada. RLSP—Washington 4, New York 4. RISP—Washington 2 for 9; New York 2 for 11. RMU—Tejada, Dan.Murphy, D.Wright. GIDP—Desmond, Werth. DP—New York 2.

Washington IP H R ER BB SO ERA
E.Jackson 5 4 3 3 2 6 5.40
Gorzelanny 22/3 2 0 0 3 0 0.00
H.Rodrigz L, 0-1 1/3 1 1 0 1 1 0.00
New York IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Pelfrey 52/3 10 3 3 1 8 4.76
Batista 1/3 0 0 0 2 1 0.00
R.Ramirez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Rauch W, 1-0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0.00

Batista pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. H.Rodriguez pitched to 3 batters in the 9th. IR-S—H.Rodriguez 1-0, Batista 2-0, R.Ramirez 2-0. IBB—D.Wright. T—3:18. A—23,970 (41,922).

Astros 8, Braves 3

Travis Buck drove in two runs, Justin Maxwell homered in his Houston debut and the Astros rebounded from an early deficit thanks to sloppy defensive play by Atlanta to win in Houston. The loss drops Atlanta to 0-4 for the first time since losing 10 straight to open the 1988 season. The Astros are 3-1 after finishing last season with baseball’s worst record.

Atlanta AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Bourn cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .133
Prado lf-3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .267
McCann c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .133
Uggla 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .077
Freeman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250
Diaz rf-lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .111
J.Francisco 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .125
L.Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Durbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
c-Hinske ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Pastornicky ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .222
Beachy p 2 0 1 1 0 1 .500
Heyward rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182
Totals 34 3 7 3 1 8
Houston AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Schafer cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .214
Altuve 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .333
T.Buck lf 5 1 1 2 0 3 .429
Ca.Lee 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .267
Bogusevic rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .133
C.Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267
J.Castro c 4 1 0 0 0 0 .000
M.Gonzalez ss 4 3 3 0 0 0 .286
Happ p 2 0 1 1 0 1 .500
a-J.Mrtinz ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .385
W.Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Fe.Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
b-Maxwell ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.000
D.Carpenter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Totals 35 8 11 8 3 6
Atlanta 021 000 000—3 7 4
Houston 003 102 02x—8 11 0

a-singled for Happ in the 6th. b-homered for Fe.Rodriguez in the 8th. c-grounded out for Durbin in the 9th.

E—J.Francisco 3 (3), Pastornicky (1). LOB—Atlanta 5, Houston 7. 2B—Prado (1), T.Buck (2), M.Gonzalez (2). HR—Maxwell (1), off Durbin. RBIs—McCann (2), Pastornicky (1), Beachy (1), Altuve (1), T.Buck 2 (2), Ca.Lee (4), Happ (1), J.Martinez (4), Maxwell 2 (2). SF—Altuve. RLSP—Atlanta 3, Houston 2. RISP—Atlanta 3 for 9; Houston 5 for 7. RMU—Freeman. GIDP—Bogusevic.

DP—Atlanta 1.

Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Beachy L, 0-1 5 4 4 1 3 3 1.80
L.Hernandez 2 4 2 2 0 2 4.91
Durbin 1 3 2 2 0 1 13.50
Houston IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Happ W, 1-0 6 6 3 3 1 5 4.50
W.Wright H, 1 11/3 1 0 0 0 1 9.00
Fe.Rodrguz H, 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
D.Carpenter 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00

IR-S—Fe.Rodriguez 1-0. WP—Happ, Fe.Rodriguez. T—2:46. A—17,095 (40,981).