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Tuesday 4 april 2017
Washington beat Marlins, Orioles top Blue Jays

WASHINGTON (AP) — athan Villar leading off
Adam Lind’s first swing as the ninth, then retired Eric
a member of the Nation- Thames one a lineout to
als resulted in a pinch-hit, center and Ryan Braun on
go-ahead, two-run homer a game-ending, double-
in the seventh inning while play grounder started by
Bryce Harper went deep third baseman Nolan Are-
on opening day for the nado, who dove to his left.
fifth time in his young ca- TWINS 7, ROYALS 1
reer, leading Washington MINNEAPOLIS (AP) —
past the Miami Marlins 4-2 Miguel Sano homered and
on Monday. drew the third bases-load-
Stephen Strasburg (1-0) ed walk during a dreadful
earned the win, allowing seventh inning for Kansas
two runs and six hits in sev- City’s bullpen as the Twins
en innings, pitching out of won an opener for the first
the stretch the whole way. time in nine years.
It was his return to action Ervin Santana (1-0) gave
after missing last Septem- up two hits and two walks
ber and the playoffs with a while striking out three over
right elbow injury. seven innings, aided by
Matt Wieters singled ahead two diving catches of sink-
of Lind’s drive off David ing line drives by center
Phelps (0-1) that made it fielder Byron Buxton.
3-2. Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper hits a homer run during the sixth inning of the Matt Strahm (0-1) and Tra-
ORIOLES 3, BLUE JAYS 2 opening baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Washington, Monday, April 3, 2017. vis Wood allowed four run-
BALTIMORE (AP) — Mark Associated Press ners while recording only
Trumbo homered off Ja- one out.
son Grilli (0-1) with two outs a seventh-inning tie with BOSTON (AP) — Rookie Mark Reynolds homered, PHILLIES 4, REDS 3
in the 11th inning in a re- a single as the Mets broke Andrew Benintendi hit a had three RBIs and scored CINCINNATI (AP) — Cesar
match of last year’s AL wild through following a pivotal three-run homer off Gerrit the tying run in a two-run Hernandez opened the
card playoff, won by To- replay reversal at the plate Cole (0-1) that capped a seventh following two de- Phillies’ season with a hom-
ronto 5-2 on an 11th-inning in which Wilmer Flores ini- five-run fifth inning as Bos- fensive lapses by Milwau- er on Cincinnati’s eighth
home run by Edwin Encar- tially was called out. ton began its post-David kee. Milwaukee’s Junior pitch while Jeremy Hellick-
nacion. New York took advantage Ortiz era. Guerra left his first opening- son drove in a run with his
Tyler Wilson (1-0), the fourth of five walks by a shaky Rick Porcello (1-0) gave up day start in the big leagues first career triple.
Baltimore reliever, pitched Braves bullpen in a six-run three runs and six hits in 6 after three innings with a Hellickson (1-0) pitched
one shutout inning in the bottom of the seventh that 1/3 innings while striking out strained right calf, grimac- into the sixth, allowing a
25th Camden Yards open- lasted 35 minutes. Curtis five. Craig Kimbrel retired ing as he broke out of the run and six hits, and he also
er. Granderson had a sacrifice Starling Marte on a game- batter’s box after laying contributed his RBI triple in
METS 6, BRAVES 0 fly and Lucas Duda bust- ending popup with two on down a bunt. The right- the sixth. Right fielder Scott
NEW YORK (AP) — Noah ed the game open with a for the save. hander will go on the dis- Schebler failed to make a
Syndergaard struck out three-run double off Eric ROCKIES 7, BREWERS 5 abled list. diving catch of his two-out
seven over six sharp innings O’Flaherty. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bud Carlos Estevez (1-0) pitched liner, letting the ball get by
in his first opening day start Hansel Robles (1-0) worked Black won his debut as Col- a hitless sixth. Holland, who him as Hellickson chugged
for New York before leav- a perfect inning for the win. orado manager while Greg missed last season while across an infield turned
ing with a blister while As- Ian Krol (0-1) was the loser. Holland got a save in his recovering from Tommy muddy by several innings
drubal Cabrera snapped RED SOX 5, PIRATES 3 first game with the Rockies. John surgery, walked Jon- of rain.q

Record percentage of big

leaguers born outside 50 states

NEW YORK (AP) — A re- at 16, followed by Mexi- with 14, followed by San Di-
cord 29.8 percent of major co (nine), Japan (eight), ego and Seattle (12 each)
leaguers at the start of the Canada (six), South Korea and the Chicago White
season were born outside (four), Curacao and Nica- Sox, Cleveland, Los Ange-
the 50 states, topping the ragua (four each), Pana- les Angels and Philadelphia
previous high of 29.2 per- ma (three), and Australia, Phillies (11 each).
cent in 2005. Brazil and Colombia (two Figures include 749 active
The Dominican Republic apiece). players on opening day
led with 93 players, fol- Aruba, Germany, Neth- rosters and 119 on disabled
lowed by Venezuela (77) erlands, Taiwan and the lists or the restricted list.
and Cuba (23), the com- U.S. Virgin Islands had one The pool of players includ-
Midshipmen clamor for autographs from Boston Red Sox short- missioner’s office said Mon- each. ed Pittsburgh third base-
stop Xander Bogaerts, of Aruba, before an exhibition baseball day. Venezuela topped its The 19 nations and territo- man Jung-Ho Kang and
game between the Red Sox and the Washington Nationals at
the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Saturday, April 1, previous high of 66 in 2012 ries are record, topping 18 New York Mets reliever Jeu-
2017. and Cuba matched its in 1998 and last year. rys Familia, who are on the
Associated Press most, set last year. Texas had the most players restricted list and expected
Puerto Rico was fourth born outside the 50 states to play this season. q