Matt Kemp and Hanley Ramirez both hit their first two homers of the season as the Dodgers defeat the Giants, 6 – 2, behind the pitching of Zack Greinke. Kemp had not hit a single homer at home during an injury-plagued 2013 campaign.

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Matt Kemp and Hanley Ramirez both hit their first two homers of the season as the Dodgers defeat the Giants, 6 – 2, behind the pitching of Zack Greinke. Kemp had not hit a single homer at home during an injury-plagued 2013 campaign.

Texas P Yu Darvish becomes the fastest starting pitcher to reach 500 strikeouts when he fans David DeJesus and Wil Myers in the 1st inning of a 3- 0 win against the Rays in his first start of the season. It took Yu only 401 2/3 innings to reach the total, beating Kerry Wood, who had needed 404 2/3 innings.

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Texas P Yu Darvish becomes the fastest starting pitcher to reach 500 strikeouts when he fans David DeJesus and Wil Myers in the 1st inning of a 3- 0 win against the Rays in his first start of the season. It took Yu only 401 2/3 innings to reach the total, beating Kerry Wood, who had needed 404 2/3 innings.

The Upton brothers, playing together for the Braves, stun the Cubs. With Atlanta trailing 5 – 4, B.J. Upton leads off the bottom of the 9th with a homer off Carlos Marmol, and two batters later, Justin Upton hits a walk-off blast to give the Braves a 6 – 5 win, his second long ball of the game. They are the first pair of brothers to homer in the same inning since Billy and Cal Ripken did so for Baltimore in 1996.

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The Upton brothers, playing together for the Braves, stun the Cubs. With Atlanta trailing 5 – 4, B.J. Upton leads off the bottom of the 9th with a homer off Carlos Marmol, and two batters later, Justin Upton hits a walk-off blast to give the Braves a 6 – 5 win, his second long ball of the game. They are the first pair of brothers to homer in the same inning since Billy and Cal Ripken did so for Baltimore in 1996.

The Dodgers trade P Aaron Harang to the Rockies in return for C Ramon Hernandez. Colorado’s motivation for the deal is purely financial: they immediately designate Harang for assignment in order to trade him elsewhere.

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The Dodgers trade P Aaron Harang to the Rockies in return for C Ramon Hernandez. Colorado’s motivation for the deal is purely financial: they immediately designate Harang for assignment in order to trade him elsewhere.

Joan Carlos Pedroso becomes the 9th Cuban player to 300 home runs since the Castro revolution. The Isla de la Juventud slugger goes deep off Jonder Martinez in a 4 – 3 loss.

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Joan Carlos Pedroso becomes the 9th Cuban player to 300 home runs since the Castro revolution. The Isla de la Juventud slugger goes deep off Jonder Martinez in a 4 – 3 loss.

The International League’s Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders start a forest fire in a wooded area behind the outfield fence when they set off fireworks at a game at their newly-renovated ballpark.

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The International League’s Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders start a forest fire in a wooded area behind the outfield fence when they set off fireworks at a game at their newly-renovated ballpark.

The Upton brothers, playing together for the Braves, stun the Cubs. With Atlanta trailing 5 – 4, B.J. Upton leads off the bottom of the 9th with a homer off Carlos Marmol, and two batters later, Justin Upton hits a walk-off blast to give the Braves a 6 – 5 win, his second long ball of the game. They are the first pair of brothers to homer in the same inning since Billyand Cal Ripken did so for Baltimore in 1996.

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The Upton brothers, playing together for the Braves, stun the Cubs. With Atlanta trailing 5 – 4, B.J. Upton leads off the bottom of the 9th with a homer off Carlos Marmol, and two batters later, Justin Upton hits a walk-off blast to give the Braves a 6 – 5 win, his second long ball of the game. They are the first pair of brothers to homer in the same inning since Billyand Cal Ripken did so for Baltimore in 1996.

The Dodgers trade P Aaron Harang to the Rockies in return for C Ramon Hernandez. Colorado’s motivation for the deal is purely financial: they immediately designate Harang for assignment in order to trade him elsewhere.

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The Dodgers trade P Aaron Harang to the Rockies in return for C Ramon Hernandez. Colorado’s motivation for the deal is purely financial: they immediately designate Harang for assignment in order to trade him elsewhere.

Texas starts its defense of its American League pennant with a 3 – 2 win over the White Sox at home. Colby Lewis strikes out 9 over 6 innings for the win, outpitching John Danks. Ian Kinsler homers for the Rangers, while Adam Dunn, coming off a year in which he hit only .159, hits his record-tying 8th Opening Day homer for the Sox.

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Texas starts its defense of its American League pennant with a 3 – 2 win over the White Sox at home. Colby Lewis strikes out 9 over 6 innings for the win, outpitching John Danks. Ian Kinsler homers for the Rangers, while Adam Dunn, coming off a year in which he hit only .159, hits his record-tying 8th Opening Day homer for the Sox.

Texas starts its defense of its American League pennant with a 3 – 2 win over the White Sox at home. Colby Lewis strikes out 9 over 6 innings for the win, outpitching John Danks. Ian Kinsler homers for the Rangers, while Adam Dunn, coming off a year in which he hit only .159, hits his record-tying 8th Opening Day homer for the Sox.

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Texas starts its defense of its American League pennant with a 3 – 2 win over the White Sox at home. Colby Lewis strikes out 9 over 6 innings for the win, outpitching John Danks. Ian Kinsler homers for the Rangers, while Adam Dunn, coming off a year in which he hit only .159, hits his record-tying 8th Opening Day homer for the Sox.