In their first game since Dallas Braden’s perfect game, the A’s have to use 6 relievers to grind out a 7 – 6 win over the Rangers in 13 innings. Daric Barton drives in Landon Powell, who had just stolen his first major league base on a busted hit-and-run play, for the winning run. Barton had earlier homered in the 11th, only to see Texas come back against Tyson Ross for the third blown save by an A’s reliever on the night. Ross then strikes out when forced to bat in the 12th because of an empty Oakland bench, and later gets credit for his first major league win.

The Mariners’ key acquisition during the off-season, left-handed pitcher Cliff Lee, finally wins a game for his new team. After spending all of April on the disabled list with a strained abdominal muscle, and pitching well in his first two starts but being let down by an anemic offense, he pitches 7 1/3 strong innings in a 5 – 1 win over the Orioles. Brandon League then relieves Lee and finishes the game to earn his first save of the year, while Ryan Langerhans homers off loser David Hernandez, who is now 0-5.

Johnny Cueto comes within about a foot of a no-hitter when SS Paul Janish dives to stop Ronny Cedeno’s ground ball in the 3rd inning, only to see it deflect off his glove for a single. That’s the only base hit for the Pirates, as the Reds hurler records a 9 – 0 one-hitter. Chris Heisey gets his first three major league hits in the game, including a home run.