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Quote of the Day
"You always get a kick on Opening Day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party when you're a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen". ~Joe DiMaggio
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News
Opening Day is today between the Cardinals and Marlins at Marlins Park.
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Red Sox closer Andrew Bailey will have thumb surgery and is out until the All Star Break.
Game Scores
Red Sox (16-11) beat the Nationals (12-17) 8-7.
Mets (9-19) beat the Yankees (17-12) 7-6.
Phillies (14-16) beat the Pirates (9-20) 7-2.
Dodgers (15-14) beat the Angels (18-12) 4-1.
Cubs (17-16) beat the Brewers (split squad, 15-16) 5-3.
Rays (10-16) beat the Twins (18-15) 6-2.
Braves beat the Braves Futures 4-3 (exhibition).
Top Scorer: Blue Jays beat the Tigers 13-8.
Standings
Grapefruit League: Top: Blue Jays (24-7, .774 WPCT). Bottom: Pirates (9-20, .310).
Cactus League: Top: A's (14-7, .667). Bottom: Indians (7-22, .241).
Spring Leaders
Offensive: AVG: Munenori Kawasaki (Mariners), .455 (20-44). Home runs: Freddie Freeman (Braves) and Matt Hague (Pirates), 7. RBI: Eric Hosmer (Royals), 29. Stolen bases: Gregor Blanco (Giants), 13.
Pitching: Wins: Matt Cain (Giants), Doug Fister (Tigers), and Luis Mendoza (Royals), 4. K's: Francisco Liriano (Twins), 33. ERA: Josh Beckett (Red Sox), 0.95 (19 innings, 2 earned runs). Saves: 5 tied with 3.
Top Performers
Offensive: Carlos Peguero (Mariners): 4-5, home run (5), 3 RBI, run, AVG up .055 from .239 to .294.
Pitching: Clayton Richard (Padres): 6 shutout innings, 3 hits, no walks, 5 K's (14), ERA drop: 2.70 runs from 9.00 to 6.30.
Worst Pitching Performance: Max Scherzer (Tigers): Loss (1-2), 4.1 innings, 9 runs (7 earned), 11 hits, 3 walks, 4 K's (28), ERA jump: 1.50 runs from 4.26 to 5.76.
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Teams followed in this update: Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves
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HR: home runs. RBI: runs batted in. AVG: batting average. SB: stolen bases. ERA: earned run average. BAA: batting average against. K's: strikeouts. WPCT: winning percentage
Zack Silverman