First quarter stars abound as pitchers pace MLB
The season’s opening stretch features no hitters and strong pitching with Ubaldo Jimenez’s no no at Atlanta, Braden’s perfect game, and top ERAs under 2.00. Ethier Morneau Konerko Zito Wells and Hoffman highlighted. Dusty Baker comments on building a winner as managers face hot seats.
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Atlanta
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Oakland Athletics
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Tampa Bay Rays
Rays Reds Padres Lead Early Division Standings
The Tampa Bay Rays, Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres top their divisions with strong starts. Rays 29-11 mark marks best for a big league club since Boston in 2002. Rays are 6-4 on the road. Reds pursue first winning season in 10 years using pitching and small ball, leading the division early.
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San Diego Padres
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Tampa
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Canadiens top Flyers 5-1 in Eastern Conference final game
Montreal broke through Michael Leighton as Michael Cammalleri opened the scoring to spark a 5-1 win over Philadelphia in Game 3. Tom Pyatt and Dominic Moore each had a goal and assist, lifting the Canadiens to their first victory in the series while Leighton faced 34 saves.
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Marc Leighton
Gionta
Philadelphia
Simon Gagne
Jaroslav Halak
Leighton
Flyers
Boston
Brian Boucher
Cammialleri
Canadiens
Moore
Tomas Plekanec
Andrei Kostitsyn
PK Sub
Pyatt
Chris Pronger
Maxim Lapierre
S Fee
Memorable Moments Sparked by Braden and MLB Feuds
A April game saw Braden confront Alex Rodriguez on the mound after a heated exchange. Moments later Braden pitched a near perfect game as controversy swirled around Rays manager Joe Maddon and hoodie rules. The Mets’ Angel Pagan delivered a historic inside the park homer amid a 5 3 loss to Washington.
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Hood
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Joe Maddon
Maddon
Bill Belichick
Hanley
Marlins
Fredi Gonzalez
Hanley Ramirez
Ramirez
Gonzalez
Angel Pagan
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