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Final Score: Atlanta 2, Washington 0
Washington, DC (Sports Network) – Jason Heyward hit a solo homer and Brian McCann went 2-for-4 with a run-scoring single, as the Atlanta Braves edged the Washington Nationals, 2-0, in the 2011 season-opener for both teams. Derek Lowe (1-0), making his third straight Opening Day start for the Braves allowed only three hits and two walks while striking out six in 5 2/3 innings of work to pick up the win. Craig Kimbrel recorded the save with a perfect ninth. Atlanta captured the National League Wild Card berth last year and returned to the postseason for the first time since 1995. The Braves then fell to eventual World Series Champion San Francisco Giants in four games in the NL Division Series. New Manager Fredi Gonzalez has big shoes to fill, taking over for Braves legendary skipper Bobby Cox, who retired at the end of the 2010 campaign. The Braves began a season without Cox as their manager for the first time since 1989, one year before Cox began his second tenure with the club. In total, he led the Atlanta franchise for 25 seasons, winning over 2,000 games, five National League pennants and the 1995 World Series before calling it quits. Gonzalez was hired on October 13 after being fired by Florida in June. He spent four season’s on Cox’s staff from 2003-06 and went 276-279 during his three-and-a-half year tenure with the Marlins. Danny Espinosa had two of the five hits for the Nationals, who are looking to rebound from a brutal 69-93 season a year ago that saw them finish in the basement of the NL East. The club’s top free agent acquisition, outfielder Jayson Werth went 1-for-4. He agreed to a whopping seven-year, $126 million deal in the offseason after spending the previous four years with Philadelphia. Livan Hernandez (0-1), making his fourth Opening Day start for Washington worked 6 1/3 innings, giving up two runs on four hits with three strikeouts.
Final Score: Cincinnati 7, Milwaukee 6
Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) – Ramon Hernandez hit a three-run game-winning homer, as the Cincinnati Reds scored four times in the bottom of the ninth to come back and shock the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6, in the 2011 season opener for both clubs at Great American Ball Park. Holding a 6-3 lead, John Axford (0-1) came on for the Brewers to try and close out the game in the ninth, but was unable to do so. The closer allowed a leadoff single to Brandon Phillips, then issued a walk to Joey Votto, before Scott Rolen reached on a fielder’s choice that loaded the bases. Jay Bruce went down on strikes and Jonny Gomes lined a first-pitch fastball to center that was good for a sacrifice fly, making it a 6-4 game. Hernandez then stepped in and lined a second-pitch four-seam fastball over the wall in right to give the Reds a dramatic 7-6 victory. Hernandez finished 4-for-5 and Drew Stubbs added a solo homer and double for the Reds, who hope to take another step forward after capturing the National League Central title last season. Cincinnati earned its first division title since 1995, but were quickly eliminated in the playoffs, falling to Philadelphia in three games in the NL Division Series, highlighted by Roy Halladay’s no-hitter in Game 1. Votto, the Reigning NL MVP was rewarded with a three-year, $38 million contract extension in the offseason, had a solo homer and drove in two in the win. The 27-year-old flirted with a triple crown in 2010. He ended the year with 37 home runs (third in the league), 113 runs batted in (third) and a .324 batting average (second). Edinson Volquez got the starting nod and was touched for five runs on seven hits with two walks. The right-hander fanned five, but allowed three home runs over six innings. Logan Ondrusek (1-0) was credited with the win for throwing a scoreless top of the ninth. Rickie Weeks hit a solo homer and knocked in two, while Carlos Gomez and Ryan Braun also added a solo shot for Milwaukee, which look to challenge for the Central Division crown under new skipper Ron Roenicke, who was hired in November as a replacement for the fired Ken Macha. Yovani Gallardo work six full innings, yielding a pair of runs on seven hits with three walks and four strikeouts.
Final Score: San Diego 5, St. Louis 3 (11 innings)
St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) – Cameron Maybin finished 2-for-5 with a solo homer in his first game as a Padre, and helped San Diego pull ahead in the 11th inning for a 5-3 victory over St. Louis on Opening Day. Maybin evened the game in the top of the ninth with a two-out shot to center, then hit a 2-1 sinker to right field in the 11th to set Chase Headley in motion. Headley started from first and advanced home due to a catching error by Cardinals shortstop Ryan Theriot, giving the Padres a 4-3 lead. San Diego starter Tim Stauffer got through six innings, allowing two runs on nine hits. Stauffer got the ball because Padres ace Mat Latos was placed on the disabled list with a strained right shoulder on March 29. Pat Neshek (1-0) got the win for getting through the 10th and Heath Bell closed it out in the 11th.
Final Score: Los Angeles 2, San Francisco 1
Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) – Clayton Kershaw outdueled Tim Lincecum and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the reigning World Series champion San Francisco Giants, 2-1, in Don Mattingly’s managerial debut. Kershaw (1-0), the youngest Opening Day starter for the Dodgers since 1983, struck out nine and scattered four hits and a walk in seven scoreless innings, while Jonathan Broxton survived Pat Burrell’s solo homer in the ninth to secure the save. Lincecum (0-1) worked around several jams in his seven frames, but gave up an unearned run when Buster Posey’s throwing error scored Matt Kemp in the sixth. The two-time Cy Young Award winner allowed five hits and three walks while fanning five.
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