Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Mercedes, V 3B 6 2 4 3 0 0 3 0 1 .275
Otanez 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .473
Diaz, V RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .246
Mateo, H 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .308 2br 9
Gomez, A RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .492
Teilon LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
Lopez, Me 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Yan, E (BS, 1) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Nin (H, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.00
Veras, D (S, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
Saladin (S, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
Chavez, W 5.2 4 2 2 3 4 0 3.27
De La Cruz, J 2.0 5 3 1 2 3 1 4.00
miércoles, 7 de abril de 2010
DOMINICANOS AYER 6-4-10
BATEADORES
Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO #P AVG OBP
A Rodriguez 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 22 .200 .200
R Cano 2B 3 2 2 2 1 0 19 .500 .500 HR
D Ortiz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 20 .000 .125
A Beltre 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 12 .429 .375
M Tejada 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 14 .000 .000
F Pie LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 12 .250 .250
C Pena 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 13 .250 .250
J Uribe 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 13 .429 .375
P Feliz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 .125 .125
C Gomez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 14 .444 .444
b-T Abreu PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 1.000 1.000
E Aybar SS 3 2 0 0 2 1 28 .333 .556
LANZADORES
Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
D Marte (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-2 0.00
M Delcarmen 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20-12 0.00
R Soriano (W, 1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 26-14 0.00
W Rodriguez (L, 0-1) 6.0 7 3 3 4 4 0 96-55 4.50
W Joaquin (H, 1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 16-12 0.00
E Vasquez 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23-13 0.00
J Norberto 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-2 0.00 PRIMER DOMINICANO QUE DEBUTA EN EL 2010
E Ramirez (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-7 0.00
Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO #P AVG OBP
A Rodriguez 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 22 .200 .200
R Cano 2B 3 2 2 2 1 0 19 .500 .500 HR
D Ortiz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 20 .000 .125
A Beltre 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 12 .429 .375
M Tejada 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 14 .000 .000
F Pie LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 12 .250 .250
C Pena 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 13 .250 .250
J Uribe 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 13 .429 .375
P Feliz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 .125 .125
C Gomez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 14 .444 .444
b-T Abreu PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 1.000 1.000
E Aybar SS 3 2 0 0 2 1 28 .333 .556
LANZADORES
Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
D Marte (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-2 0.00
M Delcarmen 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20-12 0.00
R Soriano (W, 1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 26-14 0.00
W Rodriguez (L, 0-1) 6.0 7 3 3 4 4 0 96-55 4.50
W Joaquin (H, 1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 16-12 0.00
E Vasquez 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23-13 0.00
J Norberto 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-2 0.00 PRIMER DOMINICANO QUE DEBUTA EN EL 2010
E Ramirez (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-7 0.00
martes, 6 de abril de 2010
NCAA
HOUSTON -- No se dio la gran sorpresa en el torneo de baloncesto universitario de la NCAA después que los Blue Devils de Duke se impusieron por 61-59 a los Bulldogs de Butler en el partido por el título de la Final Four que se disputó en el Lucas Oil Stadium de Indianápolis.
El pívot Brian Zoubek con un rebote defensivo cuando faltaban 3,6 segundos para concluir el partido y un tiro de personal tres décimas después aseguró la victoria de Duke, que logró su cuarto título nacional en la historia del programa de baloncesto dirigido por el entrenador Mike Krzyzewski.
Los Blue Devils, cabezas de serie número uno en la regional Sur, confirmaron los pronósticos de favoritos del torneo después de haber quedado eliminados en el tornero los que estaban por delante de aspirantes al título como eran los Jayhawks de Kansas, los Wildcats de Kentucky y los Orangemen de Syracuse.
De nuevo, el trabajo de Krzyzewski, que antes del gran partido rehusó ser el entrenador de los Nueva Jersey Nets, en la NBA, se hizo sentir en el juego de conjunto de los Blue Devils (35-5), que acabaron con la racha triunfal de los Bulldogs de 25 triunfos consecutivos, la cenicienta del torneo que buscaba la gran sorpresa.
"La clave del partido estuvo en la manera como logramos neutralizar el peligroso juego ofensivo de Butler, especialmente en la recta final del partido", declaró Krzyzewski. "Es un gran triunfo para todo nuestro programa y los jugadores porque hemos superado a un rival excepcional como Butler".
Krzyzewski, que ganó su primer título nacional desde el 2001, con cuatro en su haber empata al legendario Adolph Rupp, de la Universidad de Kentucky, en el segundo lugar de la lista de todos los tiempos.
Mientras que la Duke se coloca en el quinto lugar de la lista de equipos ganadores en la historia de la NCAA por detrás de UCLA, Kentucky, Indiana y Carolina del Norte.
Los Blue Devils, que disputaron su primera Final Four desde el 2004, estuvieron siempre en control del marcador y del partido al conseguir una ventaja de cinco puntos (60-55) con 3:17 minutos por jugarse.
Junto a la gran defensa, que impidió que los Butler anotasen un sólo tiro de campo en más de siete minutos, antes que el ala-pívot Matt Howard lograse dos canastas para poner el parcial de 60-59, la combinación del alero Kyle Singler, el base Joh Scheyer junto con el escolta Nolan Smith, que aportaron 19, 15 y 13 puntos, respectivamente, fueron la clave del triunfo.
Singler, que fue nombrado el Jugador Más Valioso (MVP) de la Final Four, anotó 7 de 13 tiros de campo, incluidos 3-6 triples y 2-2 desde la línea de personal, capturó nueve rebotes, puso tres tapones, dio dos asistencias y recupero un balón.
Mientras que Zoubec se convirtió en el líder indiscutible del juego bajo los aros al conseguir 11 rebotes con ocho puntos.
Los nuevos Blue Devils, campeones nacionales por cuarta vez en su historia, esta vez no tuvieron en sus filas a ningún jugador estrella que acapare la atención de cara a su llegada a la NBA como sucedió con Christian Laettner, Shane Battier o Grant Hill, pero si a deportistas que cumplieron con su trabajo a la perfección cuando estuvieron en el campo.
Ese trabajo de equipo fue lo que les permitió llegar a disputar el título y ganarlo después de haber superado en el torneo a Arkansa-PB, California, Purdue, Baylor, West Virginia y Butler que por milímetros, los que le faltaron al balón para entrar en la canasta con del tiró el alero Gordon Hayward al sonido de la bocina, estuvo a punto de arrebatárselo.
Hayward, que falló los tiros decisivos en los últimos segundos, y el escolta Shelvin Mack con 12 puntos encabezaron el ataque de los Bulldogs, mientras que el pívot Howard llegó a los 11 tantos y el reserva Avery Jukes consiguió 10 anotaciones.
Como equipo, los Bulldogs lograron un 35 por ciento da cierto en los tiros de campo, comparado al 44 de los Blue Devils, y aunque su banquillo fue mejor con 15-0, los más de siete minutos del final del partido que estuvieron sin anotar les iba a costar la derrota.
Los Bulldogs (33-5), que nunca había disputado una Fina Four, consiguieron su pase a la gran final después de eliminar como cabezas de serie número cinco de la regional del Oeste a UTEP, Murray State, Syracuse (1) --los grandes favoritos--, Kansas State (2) y a Michigan State en la semifinal del pasado sábado.
La universidad privada de Butler, sin estar entre las más poderosas en cuanto a su programa de baloncesto, con sólo 4.200 estudiantes, se convirtió en la gran revelación del "March Madness" (Locura de Marzo) que tuvo todo el apoyo de los seguidores locales de Indianápolis.
El Lucas Oil Stadium, que pertenece a los Colts de Indianápolis, de la Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano (NFL), se encuentra a tan sólo 10 kilómetros del campus universitario de Butler, cuyo equipo dejó de ser la cenicienta del torneo después de haber ganado 25 triunfos consecutivos, la mejor racha a nivel nacional.
"Nos hemos quedado a la puerta de un gran triunfo, pero lo que hemos logrado en el torneo ha sido fantástico", declaró Brad Stevens, el joven entrenador de Butler, de sólo 33 años, y tres de experiencia, comparados a los 30 de Krzyzewski, también seleccionador del equipo nacional de Estados Unidos.
El pívot Brian Zoubek con un rebote defensivo cuando faltaban 3,6 segundos para concluir el partido y un tiro de personal tres décimas después aseguró la victoria de Duke, que logró su cuarto título nacional en la historia del programa de baloncesto dirigido por el entrenador Mike Krzyzewski.
Los Blue Devils, cabezas de serie número uno en la regional Sur, confirmaron los pronósticos de favoritos del torneo después de haber quedado eliminados en el tornero los que estaban por delante de aspirantes al título como eran los Jayhawks de Kansas, los Wildcats de Kentucky y los Orangemen de Syracuse.
De nuevo, el trabajo de Krzyzewski, que antes del gran partido rehusó ser el entrenador de los Nueva Jersey Nets, en la NBA, se hizo sentir en el juego de conjunto de los Blue Devils (35-5), que acabaron con la racha triunfal de los Bulldogs de 25 triunfos consecutivos, la cenicienta del torneo que buscaba la gran sorpresa.
"La clave del partido estuvo en la manera como logramos neutralizar el peligroso juego ofensivo de Butler, especialmente en la recta final del partido", declaró Krzyzewski. "Es un gran triunfo para todo nuestro programa y los jugadores porque hemos superado a un rival excepcional como Butler".
Krzyzewski, que ganó su primer título nacional desde el 2001, con cuatro en su haber empata al legendario Adolph Rupp, de la Universidad de Kentucky, en el segundo lugar de la lista de todos los tiempos.
Mientras que la Duke se coloca en el quinto lugar de la lista de equipos ganadores en la historia de la NCAA por detrás de UCLA, Kentucky, Indiana y Carolina del Norte.
Los Blue Devils, que disputaron su primera Final Four desde el 2004, estuvieron siempre en control del marcador y del partido al conseguir una ventaja de cinco puntos (60-55) con 3:17 minutos por jugarse.
Junto a la gran defensa, que impidió que los Butler anotasen un sólo tiro de campo en más de siete minutos, antes que el ala-pívot Matt Howard lograse dos canastas para poner el parcial de 60-59, la combinación del alero Kyle Singler, el base Joh Scheyer junto con el escolta Nolan Smith, que aportaron 19, 15 y 13 puntos, respectivamente, fueron la clave del triunfo.
Singler, que fue nombrado el Jugador Más Valioso (MVP) de la Final Four, anotó 7 de 13 tiros de campo, incluidos 3-6 triples y 2-2 desde la línea de personal, capturó nueve rebotes, puso tres tapones, dio dos asistencias y recupero un balón.
Mientras que Zoubec se convirtió en el líder indiscutible del juego bajo los aros al conseguir 11 rebotes con ocho puntos.
Los nuevos Blue Devils, campeones nacionales por cuarta vez en su historia, esta vez no tuvieron en sus filas a ningún jugador estrella que acapare la atención de cara a su llegada a la NBA como sucedió con Christian Laettner, Shane Battier o Grant Hill, pero si a deportistas que cumplieron con su trabajo a la perfección cuando estuvieron en el campo.
Ese trabajo de equipo fue lo que les permitió llegar a disputar el título y ganarlo después de haber superado en el torneo a Arkansa-PB, California, Purdue, Baylor, West Virginia y Butler que por milímetros, los que le faltaron al balón para entrar en la canasta con del tiró el alero Gordon Hayward al sonido de la bocina, estuvo a punto de arrebatárselo.
Hayward, que falló los tiros decisivos en los últimos segundos, y el escolta Shelvin Mack con 12 puntos encabezaron el ataque de los Bulldogs, mientras que el pívot Howard llegó a los 11 tantos y el reserva Avery Jukes consiguió 10 anotaciones.
Como equipo, los Bulldogs lograron un 35 por ciento da cierto en los tiros de campo, comparado al 44 de los Blue Devils, y aunque su banquillo fue mejor con 15-0, los más de siete minutos del final del partido que estuvieron sin anotar les iba a costar la derrota.
Los Bulldogs (33-5), que nunca había disputado una Fina Four, consiguieron su pase a la gran final después de eliminar como cabezas de serie número cinco de la regional del Oeste a UTEP, Murray State, Syracuse (1) --los grandes favoritos--, Kansas State (2) y a Michigan State en la semifinal del pasado sábado.
La universidad privada de Butler, sin estar entre las más poderosas en cuanto a su programa de baloncesto, con sólo 4.200 estudiantes, se convirtió en la gran revelación del "March Madness" (Locura de Marzo) que tuvo todo el apoyo de los seguidores locales de Indianápolis.
El Lucas Oil Stadium, que pertenece a los Colts de Indianápolis, de la Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano (NFL), se encuentra a tan sólo 10 kilómetros del campus universitario de Butler, cuyo equipo dejó de ser la cenicienta del torneo después de haber ganado 25 triunfos consecutivos, la mejor racha a nivel nacional.
"Nos hemos quedado a la puerta de un gran triunfo, pero lo que hemos logrado en el torneo ha sido fantástico", declaró Brad Stevens, el joven entrenador de Butler, de sólo 33 años, y tres de experiencia, comparados a los 30 de Krzyzewski, también seleccionador del equipo nacional de Estados Unidos.
ELIAS DICE
HEYWARD CONNECTS IN DEBUT
Twenty-year-old Jason Heyward, perhaps the most ballyhooed rookie in the majors this season, belted a three-run homer on his first swing in his first plate appearance in Atlanta's 16-5 win over the Cubs. He was the youngest player to hit a home run in his first big-league at-bat since 1950, when Cincinnati's Ted Tappe, then 19, connected as a pinch-hitter at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field. The youngest player ever to accomplish that feat was Whitey Lockman of the New York Giants, whose first-at-bat homer in 1945 came 20 days before his 19th birthday.
BRAVES GET A PAIR OF SIXES
The Braves scored six runs in the first inning and six more in the seventh in their season-opening rout of the Cubs at Turner Field. And they made history in doing that: No other team in major-league history has opened a season at home with a pair of innings scoring at least six runs.
Two teams did that in season-opening road games: the White Sox against the Browns in St. Louis in 1951 and the Brewers at Toronto in 1982.
ALBERT'S BOXSCORE LINE: 5-4-4-3 WITH 2 HRS
Albert Pujols drove out four hits, including two home runs, and he scored four times in the Cardinals' 11-6 victory at Cincinnati. Only two other players in major-league history had a multiple-homer season opener in which he had at least four hits and scored at least four runs: Dmitri Young did it for the Tigers in 2005 (he had three home runs in that game vs. Kansas City) and Xavier Nady followed suit for the Pirates in a 12-inning game at Atlanta in 2008.
LINCECUM'S CALLING CARD: 7 SCORELESS
Tim Lincecum threw seven scoreless innings and the Giants started the season with a 5-2 victory in Houston. Since he entered the majors in 2007, Lincecum has now had 16 starts in which he has not allowed a run while throwing at least seven innings, the highest such total for any pitcher in the majors over that time. (Jake Peavy and CC Sabathia each have had 14 such starts, the second-highest total since 2007.)
STEPHEN DREW JOINS J.D. IN INSIDE-PARK HR CLUB
Stephen Drew's inside-the-park homer was the big blow in the Diamondbacks' season-opening win over the Padres. It was the first in-park homer of Drew's major-league career, equaling the total of his brother J.D., who raced around the bases for a score as a Cardinals rookie in 1999. Accordingly, the Drews are the first pair of major-league brothers each to have hit an inside-the-park homer since it was done by the Bells - George (1984 Blue Jays) and Juan (1992 Phillies).
NOW THIS IS A BIRTHDAY
Ian Stewart, on his 25th birthday, homered in his first plate appearance of the season and the Rockies took a 5-3 decision at Milwaukee. Stewart became the first player in major-league history to produce a home run in his first at-bat in his team's season opener, on his birthday.
Only one other player had ever homered in a season-opener on his birthday: Scott Rolen, then with the Phillies, did that against Randy Johnson in 2000, but in his third at-bat of that game.
POLANCO MAKES PHILLIES HISTORY
Placido Polanco, playing his first game for the Phillies since 2005, did two things on Monday that neither he nor anyone else who had ever played for the Phightins had ever done. He produced a grand-slam home run in the season opener, and he also collected six RBIs in a season opener. (The previous-best RBI total by a Phillies player in a lid-lifter was five by Don Money in 1969.)
RANGERS' MEMORABLE OPENING-DAY WIN
The Blue Jays held a 3-0 lead over Texas through six innings on Monday, and Shaun Marcum had held the Rangers hitless to that point. But Nelson Cruz had a three-run homer and an RBI double and Jarrod Saltalamacchia provided the game-winning hit in the Rangers' 5-4 comeback victory.
You may not see another game this season in which the eventual winning team, through six innings, had been held hitless and faced a deficit of at least three runs. There had been only five such games over the past 10 seasons and there were only five such games during the 1990s.
JONES GOES WHERE KINER, CLEMENTE & POPS NEVER DID
Garrett Jones measured Vicente Padilla for a two-run homer in the first inning and a solo shot in the third inning as the Pirates routed the Dodgers, 11-5. The Pirates have been around for a long time - they joined the National League in 1887 - but Jones became the first player in all that time to belt a pair of homers in his first two at-bats of a season opener.
WRIGHT: HR TO UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY
David Wright homered in his first at-bat of the season, driving a Josh Johnson pitch over the right-field fence in the first inning to key the Mets' 7-1 victory over the Marlins. All last season, the Mets hit only two opposite-field home runs at Citi Field - and only one of those, by Wright, actually left the park. (Angel Pagan had an opposite-field inside-the-park homer.)
In the Mets' 49-year history, only two other players have connected for first-inning homers in a season opener played in front of the hometown fans. And those two players - Darryl Strawberry (in 1987) and Howard Johnson (in 1990) - happened to form the battery for Monday's first-pitch ceremony at Citi Field, with pitcher Strawberry delivering the first pitch to catcher Johnson.
HBP - QUENTIN (2)
The White Sox blanked the Indians, 6-0, taking advantage of the wildness of Cleveland starter Jake Westbrook. Westbrook walked four, threw four wild pitches and hit two batters - or, actually, he hit one batter twice. No surprise, that batter was Carlos Quentin.
Quentin is fast becoming one of the majors' most plunkable players: he has now been hit 56 times in 368 major-league games. That's a faster pace than several of the game's most notable targets: Ron Hunt was hit for the 56th time in his 584th big-league game; Don Baylor in his 614th game; and Craig Biggio in his 1,031st game!
ROYALS TRY A WHOLE NEW LINEUP
Calling the Royals the "new-look" Royals may be the understatement of the year. Kansas City's starting lineups in the 2009 and 2010 season openers did not contain a single player starting at the same position in both seasons.
You have to go back to the 2002-03 Tigers to find the last time that an American League team (with 10-player starting lineups, including both the pitcher and the DH) did not have a single player start at the same position in each of two consecutive openers.
Twenty-year-old Jason Heyward, perhaps the most ballyhooed rookie in the majors this season, belted a three-run homer on his first swing in his first plate appearance in Atlanta's 16-5 win over the Cubs. He was the youngest player to hit a home run in his first big-league at-bat since 1950, when Cincinnati's Ted Tappe, then 19, connected as a pinch-hitter at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field. The youngest player ever to accomplish that feat was Whitey Lockman of the New York Giants, whose first-at-bat homer in 1945 came 20 days before his 19th birthday.
BRAVES GET A PAIR OF SIXES
The Braves scored six runs in the first inning and six more in the seventh in their season-opening rout of the Cubs at Turner Field. And they made history in doing that: No other team in major-league history has opened a season at home with a pair of innings scoring at least six runs.
Two teams did that in season-opening road games: the White Sox against the Browns in St. Louis in 1951 and the Brewers at Toronto in 1982.
ALBERT'S BOXSCORE LINE: 5-4-4-3 WITH 2 HRS
Albert Pujols drove out four hits, including two home runs, and he scored four times in the Cardinals' 11-6 victory at Cincinnati. Only two other players in major-league history had a multiple-homer season opener in which he had at least four hits and scored at least four runs: Dmitri Young did it for the Tigers in 2005 (he had three home runs in that game vs. Kansas City) and Xavier Nady followed suit for the Pirates in a 12-inning game at Atlanta in 2008.
LINCECUM'S CALLING CARD: 7 SCORELESS
Tim Lincecum threw seven scoreless innings and the Giants started the season with a 5-2 victory in Houston. Since he entered the majors in 2007, Lincecum has now had 16 starts in which he has not allowed a run while throwing at least seven innings, the highest such total for any pitcher in the majors over that time. (Jake Peavy and CC Sabathia each have had 14 such starts, the second-highest total since 2007.)
STEPHEN DREW JOINS J.D. IN INSIDE-PARK HR CLUB
Stephen Drew's inside-the-park homer was the big blow in the Diamondbacks' season-opening win over the Padres. It was the first in-park homer of Drew's major-league career, equaling the total of his brother J.D., who raced around the bases for a score as a Cardinals rookie in 1999. Accordingly, the Drews are the first pair of major-league brothers each to have hit an inside-the-park homer since it was done by the Bells - George (1984 Blue Jays) and Juan (1992 Phillies).
NOW THIS IS A BIRTHDAY
Ian Stewart, on his 25th birthday, homered in his first plate appearance of the season and the Rockies took a 5-3 decision at Milwaukee. Stewart became the first player in major-league history to produce a home run in his first at-bat in his team's season opener, on his birthday.
Only one other player had ever homered in a season-opener on his birthday: Scott Rolen, then with the Phillies, did that against Randy Johnson in 2000, but in his third at-bat of that game.
POLANCO MAKES PHILLIES HISTORY
Placido Polanco, playing his first game for the Phillies since 2005, did two things on Monday that neither he nor anyone else who had ever played for the Phightins had ever done. He produced a grand-slam home run in the season opener, and he also collected six RBIs in a season opener. (The previous-best RBI total by a Phillies player in a lid-lifter was five by Don Money in 1969.)
RANGERS' MEMORABLE OPENING-DAY WIN
The Blue Jays held a 3-0 lead over Texas through six innings on Monday, and Shaun Marcum had held the Rangers hitless to that point. But Nelson Cruz had a three-run homer and an RBI double and Jarrod Saltalamacchia provided the game-winning hit in the Rangers' 5-4 comeback victory.
You may not see another game this season in which the eventual winning team, through six innings, had been held hitless and faced a deficit of at least three runs. There had been only five such games over the past 10 seasons and there were only five such games during the 1990s.
JONES GOES WHERE KINER, CLEMENTE & POPS NEVER DID
Garrett Jones measured Vicente Padilla for a two-run homer in the first inning and a solo shot in the third inning as the Pirates routed the Dodgers, 11-5. The Pirates have been around for a long time - they joined the National League in 1887 - but Jones became the first player in all that time to belt a pair of homers in his first two at-bats of a season opener.
WRIGHT: HR TO UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY
David Wright homered in his first at-bat of the season, driving a Josh Johnson pitch over the right-field fence in the first inning to key the Mets' 7-1 victory over the Marlins. All last season, the Mets hit only two opposite-field home runs at Citi Field - and only one of those, by Wright, actually left the park. (Angel Pagan had an opposite-field inside-the-park homer.)
In the Mets' 49-year history, only two other players have connected for first-inning homers in a season opener played in front of the hometown fans. And those two players - Darryl Strawberry (in 1987) and Howard Johnson (in 1990) - happened to form the battery for Monday's first-pitch ceremony at Citi Field, with pitcher Strawberry delivering the first pitch to catcher Johnson.
HBP - QUENTIN (2)
The White Sox blanked the Indians, 6-0, taking advantage of the wildness of Cleveland starter Jake Westbrook. Westbrook walked four, threw four wild pitches and hit two batters - or, actually, he hit one batter twice. No surprise, that batter was Carlos Quentin.
Quentin is fast becoming one of the majors' most plunkable players: he has now been hit 56 times in 368 major-league games. That's a faster pace than several of the game's most notable targets: Ron Hunt was hit for the 56th time in his 584th big-league game; Don Baylor in his 614th game; and Craig Biggio in his 1,031st game!
ROYALS TRY A WHOLE NEW LINEUP
Calling the Royals the "new-look" Royals may be the understatement of the year. Kansas City's starting lineups in the 2009 and 2010 season openers did not contain a single player starting at the same position in both seasons.
You have to go back to the 2002-03 Tigers to find the last time that an American League team (with 10-player starting lineups, including both the pitcher and the DH) did not have a single player start at the same position in each of two consecutive openers.
lunes, 5 de abril de 2010
LOS DOMINICANOS 5-4-10
BATEADORES
Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO #P AVG OBP
P Polanco 3B 5 1 3 6 0 0 20 .600 .500 HR GS
W Taveras CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000
b-C Guzman PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .000
A Pujols 1B 5 4 4 3 0 0 19 .800 .800 2HR
c-J Francisco PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.000
H Ramirez SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 11 .500 .500 BR
R Paulino C 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 .000 .000
L Castillo 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 20 .000 .200 BR
F Tatis 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
R Furcal SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 18 .250 .400
M Ramirez LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 21 .400 .400
a-R Belliard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000
J Peralta 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 .000 .333
J Bautista RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 21 .000 .200
E Encarnacion 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 17 .000 .000
J Borbon CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 21 .000 .000
V Guerrero DH 3 1 2 0 0 0 8 .667 .750
N Cruz RF 4 1 2 4 0 0 15 .500 .500 HR
J Arias 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
C Gomez CF 5 2 4 1 0 0 13 .800 .800 HR BR
A Ramirez 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 12 .500 .500 HR
A Soriano LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 10 .000 .000
M Cabrera LF 5 1 0 0 1 0 31 .000 .167
a-R Santiago PH-SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 .500 .500
J Guillen DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 10 .250 .250
J Uribe 2B 3 1 2 1 0 1 16 .667 .500
P Feliz 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 15 .250 .250
E Aybar SS 2 2 1 0 1 0 .500
LANZADORES
Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
A Bastardo 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 13-6 0.00
M Batista 1.2 3 5 5 4 1 0 43-21 27.00
R Ortiz 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 23-15 13.50
O Dotel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10-7 0.00
N Feliz 0.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 18-7 27.00
F Francisco (W, 1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17-12 0.00
U Jimenez (W, 1-0) 6.0 8 1 1 1 6 0 99-66 1.50
J Valverde 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24-15 0.00
R Colon 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 10-4 ###
R Tejeda (L, 0-1; B, 1) 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 0 17-13 81.01
J Cruz 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 20-13 6.75
S Gervacio 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11-9 0.00
Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO #P AVG OBP
P Polanco 3B 5 1 3 6 0 0 20 .600 .500 HR GS
W Taveras CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000
b-C Guzman PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .000
A Pujols 1B 5 4 4 3 0 0 19 .800 .800 2HR
c-J Francisco PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.000
H Ramirez SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 11 .500 .500 BR
R Paulino C 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 .000 .000
L Castillo 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 20 .000 .200 BR
F Tatis 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
R Furcal SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 18 .250 .400
M Ramirez LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 21 .400 .400
a-R Belliard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000
J Peralta 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 .000 .333
J Bautista RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 21 .000 .200
E Encarnacion 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 17 .000 .000
J Borbon CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 21 .000 .000
V Guerrero DH 3 1 2 0 0 0 8 .667 .750
N Cruz RF 4 1 2 4 0 0 15 .500 .500 HR
J Arias 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
C Gomez CF 5 2 4 1 0 0 13 .800 .800 HR BR
A Ramirez 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 12 .500 .500 HR
A Soriano LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 10 .000 .000
M Cabrera LF 5 1 0 0 1 0 31 .000 .167
a-R Santiago PH-SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 .500 .500
J Guillen DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 10 .250 .250
J Uribe 2B 3 1 2 1 0 1 16 .667 .500
P Feliz 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 15 .250 .250
E Aybar SS 2 2 1 0 1 0 .500
LANZADORES
Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
A Bastardo 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 13-6 0.00
M Batista 1.2 3 5 5 4 1 0 43-21 27.00
R Ortiz 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 23-15 13.50
O Dotel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10-7 0.00
N Feliz 0.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 18-7 27.00
F Francisco (W, 1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17-12 0.00
U Jimenez (W, 1-0) 6.0 8 1 1 1 6 0 99-66 1.50
J Valverde 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24-15 0.00
R Colon 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 10-4 ###
R Tejeda (L, 0-1; B, 1) 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 0 17-13 81.01
J Cruz 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 20-13 6.75
S Gervacio 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11-9 0.00
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