With more than 200 former players in attendance, including the likes of team icons Johnny Pesky, Luis Tiant, Carl Yastrzemski, Bill Buckner, and Pedro Martinez joining the celebration, the Red Sox commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of Fenway Park. Caroline Kennedy, the great-granddaughter of Boston’s former mayor known as Honey Fitz, who threw out the first pitch on opening day in 1912, tosses one of the three ceremonial first pitches.

ByTom

With more than 200 former players in attendance, including the likes of team icons Johnny Pesky, Luis Tiant, Carl Yastrzemski, Bill Buckner, and Pedro Martinez joining the celebration, the Red Sox commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of Fenway Park. Caroline Kennedy, the great-granddaughter of Boston’s former mayor known as Honey Fitz, who threw out the first pitch on opening day in 1912, tosses one of the three ceremonial first pitches.

Houston starts its game with the Nationals with the pedal to the metal, running out three triples in a five-run 1st inning on its way to an 11 – 4 win. Jose Altuve, Brian Bogusevic and Matt Downs leg out the three-base hits against loser Edwin Jackson. Houston bangs out 17 hits in support of Bud Norris, who drives in a pair of runs to help his own cause.

ByTom

Houston starts its game with the Nationals with the pedal to the metal, running out three triples in a five-run 1st inning on its way to an 11 – 4 win. Jose Altuve, Brian Bogusevic and Matt Downs leg out the three-base hits against loser Edwin Jackson. Houston bangs out 17 hits in support of Bud Norris, who drives in a pair of runs to help his own cause.

Curtis Granderson has the first three-homer game of his career, and the first of this major league season, as the Yankees defeat the Twins, 7 – 6. Granderson homers in his first three at-bats, then collects a pair of singles, to help New York overcome a four-run 1st inning by Minnesota. Phil Hughes is credited with his first win of the year and Mark Teixeira also homers for the Bronx Bombers.

ByTom

Curtis Granderson has the first three-homer game of his career, and the first of this major league season, as the Yankees defeat the Twins, 7 – 6. Granderson homers in his first three at-bats, then collects a pair of singles, to help New York overcome a four-run 1st inning by Minnesota. Phil Hughes is credited with his first win of the year and Mark Teixeira also homers for the Bronx Bombers.

En route to an 11-4 victory in Washington, Jose Altuve, Brian Bogusevic, and Matt Downs all collect three-baggers in Houston’s five-run first frame. It is the first time in franchise history the Astros hit three triples in one inning.

ByTom

En route to an 11-4 victory in Washington, Jose Altuve, Brian Bogusevic, and Matt Downs all collect three-baggers in Houston’s five-run first frame. It is the first time in franchise history the Astros hit three triples in one inning.

Beginning with the second pitch of the fifth inning through the seventh pitch of the eighth frame, Bartolo Colon throws 38 consecutive strikes en route to picking up the victory in the A’s 6-0 win over the Angels. The Oakland starter faces eleven straight batters who never see a pitch that is called a ball in the Anaheim contest.

ByTom

Beginning with the second pitch of the fifth inning through the seventh pitch of the eighth frame, Bartolo Colon throws 38 consecutive strikes en route to picking up the victory in the A’s 6-0 win over the Angels. The Oakland starter faces eleven straight batters who never see a pitch that is called a ball in the Anaheim contest.

A memorable pitching duel between Cliff Lee, who throws ten innings of scoreless ball against San Francisco, and Matt Cain, who doesn’t give up a run to the Phillies in his nine innings of work, ends with the Giants beating the Phillies, 1-0, in 11 innings at AT&T Park. The only run in the extra-inning contest, which takes only two hours and 27-minutes to complete, scores as the result of Melky Cabrera’s one-out RBI single off Antonio Bastardo.

ByTom

A memorable pitching duel between Cliff Lee, who throws ten innings of scoreless ball against San Francisco, and Matt Cain, who doesn’t give up a run to the Phillies in his nine innings of work, ends with the Giants beating the Phillies, 1-0, in 11 innings at AT&T Park. The only run in the extra-inning contest, which takes only two hours and 27-minutes to complete, scores as the result of Melky Cabrera’s one-out RBI single off Antonio Bastardo.

Bartolo Colon displays a rare mastery of the strike zone in shutting out the Angels, 6 – 0. At one point, Colon throws 38 consecutive strikes, the longest such streak since all pitches were first recorded in 1988. Yoenis Cespedes hits a three-run homer for Oakland, giving him 12 RBI in his first 12 major league games.

ByBaseball

Bartolo Colon displays a rare mastery of the strike zone in shutting out the Angels, 6 – 0. At one point, Colon throws 38 consecutive strikes, the longest such streak since all pitches were first recorded in 1988. Yoenis Cespedes hits a three-run homer for Oakland, giving him 12 RBI in his first 12 major league games.

Two of the National League’s top pitchers battle it out in San Francisco, as the Phillies’ Cliff Lee and the Giants’ Matt Cain trade zeroes for a combined 19 innings. Melky Cabrera hits an RBI single off Antonio Bastardo in the 11th, scoring Brandon Belt from second base, to give the Giants a 1 – 0 victory.

ByBaseball

Two of the National League’s top pitchers battle it out in San Francisco, as the Phillies’ Cliff Lee and the Giants’ Matt Cain trade zeroes for a combined 19 innings. Melky Cabrera hits an RBI single off Antonio Bastardo in the 11th, scoring Brandon Belt from second base, to give the Giants a 1 – 0 victory.

Jamie Moyer becomes to oldest pitcher to record a win in Colorado’s 5 – 3 victory over the San Diego Padres at Coors Field. At 49 years and 150 days of age, he eclipses Jack Quinn, who recorded the last win of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers on September 13, 1932. It is career win number 268 for Moyer, tying him with Hall of Famer Jim Palmer; he pitches 7 innings and is helped by Dexter Fowler’s two-run homer.

ByBaseball

Jamie Moyer becomes to oldest pitcher to record a win in Colorado’s 5 – 3 victory over the San Diego Padres at Coors Field. At 49 years and 150 days of age, he eclipses Jack Quinn, who recorded the last win of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers on September 13, 1932. It is career win number 268 for Moyer, tying him with Hall of Famer Jim Palmer; he pitches 7 innings and is helped by Dexter Fowler’s two-run homer.

Josh Hamilton hits the most spectacular of the long balls, a 469-foot shot into the right field bleachers which lands a dozen rows shy of the longest homer hit at Fenway, by Ted Williams on June 9, 1946

Josh Hamilton hits the most spectacular of the long balls, a 469-foot shot into the right field bleachers which lands a dozen rows shy of the longest homer hit at Fenway, by Ted Williams on June 9, 1946

ByBaseball

The Rangers bang out 6 homers in crushing the Red Sox, 18 – 3, at Fenway Park. Josh Hamilton hits the most spectacular of the long balls, a 469-foot shot into the right field bleachers which lands a dozen rows shy of the longest homer hit at Fenway, by Ted Williams on June 9, 1946. Mike Napoli hits a pair of two-run homers, while Adrian Beltre, Nelson Cruz and Michael Young complete the fireworks. Jon Lester is charged with the loss, giving up 7 runs in 2 innings, and Mark Melancon gives up 6 runs without recording an out to bring his season ERA to 49.50. Colby Lewis is the beneficiary of the offensive outburst.