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Yankees Over Red Sox – Home Runs Have Nothing to do With Replays
Despite the replay malfunction that the Boston Red Sox preferred to talk about after losing 7-4 to the New York Yankees, the deciding factor in the game was some awful pitching from John Lackey, helping Brian McCann, Alfonso Soriano, Kelly Johnson and Carlos Beltran practice on their home run hitting skills.
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Red Sox Over Rangers – Flipping the Script
There hasn’t been a whole lot of success for David Ortiz when Neal Cotts is pitching to him, but this time Big Papi came out with his hand on top, hitting a three-run homer in the eighth inning to bring back the Boston Red Sox from behind and seal a 4-2 win over the Texas Rangers.
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Tigers Over Dodgers – Blowing Leads Isn’t the End of the World
Despite blowing a lead in the ninth inning the Detroit Tigers were able to come through with a 7-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers thanks to Victor Martinez hitting a 10th inning home run off of Kenley Janses in a series that seems to be about dramatic extra inning endings.
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Dodgers Over Tigers – Good Problems to Have
With the highest payroll in the league, it’s not surprising that the Los Angeles Dodgers find it difficult to give batting opportunities to all of their outfielders. In an extra innings 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers, it was Carl Crawford who made the biggest impression, hitting a walk-off double to clinch the first game of the series.
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Brewers Over Phillies – Ryan Braun Doesn’t Mind the Hate
It hasn’t been a very good start to the season for Ryan Braun, but things changed as always for him on a road game against the Philadelphia Phillies, his bat exploding with three home runs and 7 RBIs en route to a 10-4 win of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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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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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.