Shea Hillenbrand has a homer‚ 2 doubles‚ and 6 RBI to pace the Red Sox to 12 – 2 win over the Orioles. Nomar Garciaparra adds a walk‚ double‚ triple‚ and homer‚ and scores 4 times as the Sox jump on nemesis Rodrigo Lopez‚ 4-0 versus Boston last year.

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Shea Hillenbrand has a homer‚ 2 doubles‚ and 6 RBI to pace the Red Sox to 12 – 2 win over the Orioles. Nomar Garciaparra adds a walk‚ double‚ triple‚ and homer‚ and scores 4 times as the Sox jump on nemesis Rodrigo Lopez‚ 4-0 versus Boston last year.

Alfonso Soriano and Nick Johnson hit back-to-back homers to start the game as the Yankees beat Tampa Bay‚ 10 – 5. Roger Clemens earns victory #295.

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Alfonso Soriano and Nick Johnson hit back-to-back homers to start the game as the Yankees beat Tampa Bay‚ 10 – 5. Roger Clemens earns victory #295.

The Pirates shut out the Phillies‚ 2 – 0‚ behind Kris Benson. Philadelphia’s Jim Thome goes 0 for 4‚ ending his streak of reaching base safely in 60 straight games‚ the longest streak in the majors since Mark McGwirereached base in 62 games in a row in 1995 and 1996.

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The Pirates shut out the Phillies‚ 2 – 0‚ behind Kris Benson. Philadelphia’s Jim Thome goes 0 for 4‚ ending his streak of reaching base safely in 60 straight games‚ the longest streak in the majors since Mark McGwirereached base in 62 games in a row in 1995 and 1996.

The White Sox score 9 runs in the 8th inning to rally for a 10 – 2 win over the Tigers. Detroit becomes the first team since the 1962-1963 Mets to lose its first 6 games of the season in consecutive years.

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The White Sox score 9 runs in the 8th inning to rally for a 10 – 2 win over the Tigers. Detroit becomes the first team since the 1962-1963 Mets to lose its first 6 games of the season in consecutive years.