[Dauis]

4/5/2007
Game #2 – Cleveland (C. Lee) at Kansas City (O. Perez)
Cleveland 4
Kansas City 5
W: O. Perez (1-0) L: C. Lee (0-1) S: O. Dotel (1)
HR – CLE: T. Hafner (1) KC: D. Ross (1)
POG: T. Hafner (CLE) 2-4, HR, R, 4 RBI

Dotel made it interesting by letting the first 2 batters on, but he got through it for our first win of the season. 80 more to go.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Baltimore 3
Seattle 4
W: J. Washburn (1-0) L: D. Baez (0-1)
POG: J. Washburn (SEA) CG, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Adrian Beltre hit a 2 run double in the bottom of the ninth for the walkoff winner.

Tampa Bay 13
New York (A) 6
W: J. Blanton (1-0) L: M. Mussina (0-1)
HR – TB: D. Young (1) NYA: A. Rodriguez (2), J. Posada (1)
POG: D. Young (TB) 3-6, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI

Ty Wigginton had a 5-6 day, with an RBI, and scoring twice.

Los Angeles (A) 5
Texas 6
W: K. Loe (1-0) L: K. Escobar (0-1) S: E. Gagne (2)
HR – LAA: P. Konerko (1) TEX: M. Teixeira 2 (3)
POG: M. Teixeira (TEX) 3-4, 2 HR, 2 R, 4 RBI

Toronto 11
Oakland 3
W: T. Ohka (1-0) L: E. Loaiza (0-1)
HR – TOR: L. Overbay (1), V. Wells (2), G. Zaun (1), A. Rios (1) OAK: N. Swisher (2)
POG: V. Wells (TOR) 3-6, HR, R, 3 RBI

Chicago (A) 3
Boston 6
W: D. Matsuzaka (1-0) L: D. Bush (0-1) S: C. Hansen (1)
HR – CHA: T. Iguchi (1)
POG: D. Matsuzaka (BOS) 8 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 12 K, HR

Detroit 3
Minnesota 5
W: J. Rincon (1-0) L: N. Robertson (0-1) S: J. Nathan (2)
HR – DET: B. Inge (1), C. Granderson (1)
POG: C. Granderson (DET) 3-4, HR, R, RBI

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Chicago (N) 8
Milwaukee 10
W: M. Wise (1-0) L: R. Dempster (0-1)
HR – CHN: M. DeRosa (1), M. Barrett (1) MIL: B. Hall (3), M. St. Pierre (1)
POG: M. St. Pierre (MIL) 1-2, HR, R, 4 RBI
Bill Hall hit a 2 run walkoff homer on a 3-1 pitch with 2 outs.

St. Louis 1
Pittsburgh 5
W: Z. Duke (1-0) L: A. Wainwright (0-1)
HR – STL: J. Encarnacion (1) PIT: C. Duffy (1)
POG: Z. Duke (PIT) 8 IP, 8 H, ER, BB, 4 K, HR

Cincinnati 5
Philadelphia 3
W: B. Arroyo (1-0) L: F. Garcia (0-1) S: E. Guardado (1)
HR – CIN: E. Encarnacion (1)
POG: E. Encarnacion (CIN) 3-4, 2B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI

Arizona 1
Los Angeles (N) 2
W: R. Wolf (1-0) L: D. Eveland (0-1) S: T. Saito (1)
POG: J. Schmidt (LAN) 6.2 IP, 4 H, ER, 4 BB, 7 K

Colorado 11
San Diego 5 (11)
W: R. Ramirez (1-0) L: C. Meredith (0-1)
HR – COL: G. Atkins (1), B. Hawpe (1), M. Holliday (1) SDN: J. Bard (1)
POG: G. Atkins (COL) 4-6, 2B, 3B, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI

Yep, you’re seeing that right. We have our first cycle of the season. Atkins singled in the 2nd, hit an RBI double in the 4th, tripled in the 6th, grounded out in the 8th, flied out in the 10th, and hit a 3-run homer in the 11th.

Florida 7
San Francisco 6
W: R. Messenger (1-0) L: A. Benitez (0-1) S: J. Julio (2)
HR – SFN: B. Bonds (2)
POG: B. Bonds (SFN) 1-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB

Florida’s win comes at a price. SS Hanley Ramirez will be out for 2-3 months with a herniated disc.

Washington 9
Houston 8
W: S. Hill (1-0) L: S. Baker (0-1) S: J. Rauch (1)
HR – WSH: A. Kearns (1), M. Vento (1), C. Coste (1) HOU: A. Everett (1), M. Ensberg (1), L. Berkman (3), C. Burke (1), L. Scott (2)
POG: M. Vento (WSH) 3-5, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI

Atlanta 3
New York (N) 10
W: T. Glavine (1-0) L: T. Hudson (0-1)
HR – NYN: J. Reyes (1), J. Valentin (1)
POG: J. Valentin (NYN) 3-4, 3B, HR, 2 R, 5 RBI, BB