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Red Sox Over Rangers – Stopping the Losing Streak
Some excellent pitching from John Lackey and some big hitting from rookie Jackie Bradley Jr gave the Boston Red Sox a 5-1 win over the Texas Rangers, ending their three game losing streak and starting off their second home series of the season nicely.
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Yankees Over Orioles – Not an Ordinary Home Opener
There’s always something special about a home opener, but the New York Yankees playing the Baltimore Orioles was even more unique due to the Derek Jeter factor and everything that came with it, with a 4-2 win that didn’t really stand out as much as the significance of the occasion.
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Dodgers Over Giants – Matt Cain Gets Destroyed
The Los Angeles Dodgers avoid getting swept at home by the San Francisco Giants with a 6-2 win, highlighted by Matt Kemp and Hanley Ramirez hitting two home runs each, making it an awful day for Matt Cain at the mound.
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Yankees Over Blue Jays – Great Finish Before Heading Home
Just before they get their season opener at home, the New York Yankees capped off a successful visit to Canada with a 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays which meant winning the series as CC Sabathia got his first win of the season and the duo of Brett Gardner and Kelly Johnson had a […]
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Rockies Over Diamondbacks – The False Start Continues
The Arizona Diamondbacks have never started a season this badly, and their awful beginning continued with a 9-4 loss to the Colorado Rockies, having Charlie Blackmon and Nolan Arenado hitting everything getting thrown their way.
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Giants Over Dodgers – It’s Rough at Home
The San Francisco Giants continue their dominance in the opening home series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, winning 7-2 with an excellent performance from Madison Bumgarner on the mound while Michael Morse and Buster Posey added plenty of firepower with their bats.
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Yankees Over Blue Jays – We’ve Seen Better Debuts
The day didn’t start out too well for both the New York Yankees and their starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, but he settled in gradually, helping out on an excellent offensive display mostly from Ichiro Suzuki and Jacoby Ellsbury, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3.
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A’s Over Mariners – The Magic of a Walk Off Home Run
The Oakland A’s happen to be the first team to beat the Seattle Mariners this season thanks to a Coco Crisp walk-off home run in the 12th inning to claim the 3-2 win in a game with two big review moments, including the homer itself.
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Yankees Over Astros – Avoiding the Sweep
After two losses to start off the season, the New York Yankees needed something good to take away from their series with the Houston Astros, coming away with the 4-2 win thanks to finally seeing Derek Jeter provide something positive with his bad and rookie Yangervis Solarte providing the finishing and winning touch.
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Pirates Over Cubs – It Had to End at Some Point
The hero for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Tony Sanchez, has been involved in some long games before, but he was mostly happy to walk off the field with a 2-0 win over the Chicago Cubs because he was starving as a 16 inning game ended with a walk-off single to end it.