Haven't done this for a few days, but it's back on! I was a bit busy, but now we're good.
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox (6-9)
W: John Lackey (1-1)
L: Bartolo Colon (0-1)
SV: Jonathan Papelbon (1)
Boston has finally gotten a win, and it's at their bitter rival's expense! Cano got the Yanks on the board early, but Pedroia responded with a solo shot in the bottom half of the first. After Gardner pushed the lead to 3-1 by driving in Granderson, the Red Sox exploded in the 2nd inning and knocked Phil Hughes out of the game to the tune of 5 runs, 6 hits, and a throwing error by Curtis Granderson. Hughes simply did not have it today and got rocked. After that, the Yankees responded with runs in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th to draw to 6-6, but the new Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia doubled in Kevin Youkilis to give the Red Sox the lead again. J.D Drew added a two RBI single in the 7th off Boone Logan and that was it for the Yanks as the Red Sox bullpen shut down the Yanks after Lackey was done. Not a good start but Lackey, but it was enough.
Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers (2-5)
W: Max Scherzer (2-0)
L: Kyle Davies (0-1)
SV: Jose Valverde (2)
The Tigers finally had their home opener and opened it with a bang! Victor Martinez hit a three-run double and Jhonny Peralta followed with a double of his own to drive in Victor Martinez for 4 runs in the first inning. That was all Scherzer would need as he pitched a quality start and limited the Royal's damage to one run over 6 innings.
Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins (1-2)
W: Carl Pavano(1-1)
L: Brett Anderson (0-1)
SV: Joe Nathan (3)
This was truly a pitcher's duel, and Brett Anderson had this game... until the 8th inning. I'm sure this is one that the Athletics knew they should've had. Brett Anderson though was still solid, as was Carl Pavano, nearly matching each other throughout the game. The Twins managed to get on a roll and play small ball against the A's in the eighth and that's what won it.
Washington Nationals vs New York Mets
W: Jordan Zimmerman (1-1)
L: R.A. Dickey (1-1)
The Mets' home opener was spoiled thanks to Jordan Zimmerman and that Nats. Zimmerman helped his own cause with a two-run RBI single and ironically, all the Nats runs were scored with the bases loaded. The Mets allowed 18 runners on base and if they can't get their pitching in gear, they won't be winning games anytime soon.
St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants (4-5) 12th inning
W: Dan Runzler (1-1)
L: Brian Tallet (0-1)
The hometown fans were in for a treat with the Giants winning in 12. While the Cards only scored on singles, the Giants got solo shots from Tejada and Burrell. Jonathan Sanchez only gave up 1 run over 5 innings while his counterpart gave up 4 runs over 5 and 2/3 of an inning, Brian Wilson could not hold the lead and blew his first save of the year. Brian Tallet put himself in hot water and an error by Pujols did not help in the bottom of the 12th. Aaron Rowand came up with 1 out and the bases loaded and hit a single to win it for the defending champions.
Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles
This game was postponed and will be played tomorrow as part of a double-header, which means I'm going to be in front of the TV from 4 to 10 tomorrow!
Florida Marlins vs Houston Astros (4-3)
W: Ricky Nolasco (1-0)
L: Wilton Lopez (0-1)
SV: Leo Nunez (2)
The Marlins could not solve Wandy Rodriguez. Bring on the bullpen! Wilton Lopez blew the game for the Astros and Chris Coghlan put the icing on the cake with a homer in the top of the ninth for a two-run lead as the Astros would homer in the bottom of the ninth, but Nunez would hold on for the save and the win for the Marlins. Ricky Nolasco had 10 runners on base, but limited the damage to two runs over 8 innings. He only had 2 K's which is a concern for fantasy owners
Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates (3-4) 13th inning
W: Garrett Olson (1-1)
L: Franklin Morales (0-1)
You know why the Rockies lost this game? Because Gonzo and Tulo went 0-for-11. They also went a combined 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position. In fact, the team went 1-for-15 with RISP, a Jason Giambi 3-run homer accounted for all their runs. After Ohlendorf was pulled due to injury, the Rockies should've feasted on the Pirates bullpen, instead, the Pirates bullpen held down the Rockies by now allowing a run and Tabata doubled in Rodriguez to win the game.
Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves (3-6)
W: Tim Hudson (2-0)
L: Cliff Lee (1-1)
SV: Craig Kimbrel (3)
The Braves are hitting? They got 12 hits, 10 off Lee and chased him in the fourth. After the Phillies surged to a 3-0 lead in their first two at-bats. Alex Gonzalez and Martin Prado hit doubles to pace the Braves in the second and Chipper Jones hit a 3-RBI double in the 4th to end Cliff Lee's day early. The Phillies muster 4 hits off Hudson after the second and Hudson has his second win of the season. It's quite surprising how well the Braves are performing this season.
Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox (9-7)
W: Adam Russell (1-0)
L: Matt Thornton (0-1)
SV: Kyle Farnsworth (1)
The day Manny retires, the Rays finally win! Looks like he was the problem afterall! Matt Thornton gave up 5 runs, all unearned... two easy outs resulted in a bad throw and a dropped ball. As a result, the Rays got five extra at-bats and Dan Johnson connected for a 3-run homer to give the Rays the 9-7 lead. Gordon Beckham continued to hit for the White Sox and Mark Teahen had a solid day as well, unfortunately, the White Sox defense did them in.
Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers (7-4)
W: Carlos Zambrano (1-0)
L: Randy Wolf (0-2)
SV: Carlos Marmol (3)
Jeff Baker had a monster game leading off for the Cubbies. He had a three-run homer and singled in Soriano for a 4 hit, 4 rbi outing. Marlon Byrd had two doubles and Geovany Soto had a 2-run homer to center to pace the Cubs as the Brew Crew simply couldn't keep. Although, a timely error in the fourth inning helped the Cubs score three runs and another run in the sixth thanks to a wild pitch.
Cincinnati Reds vs Arizona Diamondbacks (2-13)
W: Ian Kennedy (1-0)
L: Travis Wood (1-1)
The Diamondbacks brought their big-boy bats, except for Melvin Mora, who didn't record a hit. Willie Bloomquist and Justin Upton scored for the D-backs in the 1st followed by Miguel Montero scoring on a wild pitch in the 2nd and the beat down was on. Wood ended up giving up six runs, and a reliever by the name of Matt Maloney was tagged for 7 runs thanks to 3 home runs. Joey Votto hit a homer to give the Reds a little respectability, but they got wrecked. Ian Kennedy went 8 innings and only gave up 1 run while striking out 9. It was a quite a good showing on his part.
Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels (3-2)
W: Octavio Dotel (1-0)
L: Ervin Santana (0-1)
SV: Jon Rauch (2)
Both pitchers had great outings as Kyle Drabek gave up one earned run over 6 innings for a very good quality start and Ervin Santana went 8 innings, giving up 3 runs while striking out 7. While the Angels scored early against Drabek, the Blue Jays got to Ervin in the sixth and Jayson Nix finally hit a homer in the 8th to give the Blue Jays the lead and eventually the win. Vernon Wells has had a terrible start for his new team batting under .100 and the same could be said of Wells' replacement Rajai Davis who's hitting under the Mendoza line. But on the flip side, Kyle Drabek is having a phenomenal start to the season while Ervin Santana has simply had bad lucky when it comes to winning, he's thrown two quality starts, but hasn't had the run support, nor the bullpen to earn the win.
Cleveland Indians vs Seattle Mariners (12-3)
W: Carlos Carrasco
L: Jason Vargas
Jason Vargas got shelled! 7 runs in 3 and 1/3, then his replacement Wilhelmsen got shelled for 5 (4 earned) in 1 and 2/3. By the end of the fifth, the Indians had scored all the runs they would need, including 10 runs in the fourth inning. 13 batters came to the plate in the 4th inning which resulted in the following stat line: 10 runs, 10 hits, 8 singles, 1 double, 1 homer. Hafner put the icing on the cake with a three run bomb to end the scoring in the fourth. Unfortunately, the Mariners continued their non-existent offense from last season with only 6 hits and scoring on Herrmann who just kept loading the bases, he might be a problem down the line....
Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres (2-2) Suspended
In a game that had rain delays equivalent to those of an actual game, we were left with Matt Kemp leading off the 9th with a single. That's where they'll start today. Clayton Richard only got one inning before the rain delay, while Ted Lilly stayed in and pitched 4 1/3 before another rain delay ended his night. Both of the Dodgers runs were unearned as they scored on a throwing error in the fourth and Casey Blake ended up advancing on a passed ball where he eventually scored. The Padres got all their runs in the bottom of the 5th with a rally, sending 7 men to the plate and scoring by playing small ball. We'll see how this game ends...
Congratulations to the Red Sox on finally winning a game in the 2011 season! When you score 9 runs, have a batting average of .333, and go 6-for-10 with runners in scoring position, you have a good chance of winning the game. In their prior six games, the Red Sox averaged 2.7 runs per game, had a batting average of .181, and were 7-for-44 with runners in scoring position, so Friday’s game was a huge improvement.
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