Last night officially marked opening day
in baseball. The two teams that played were the Texas Rangers and the Houston
Astros in a contest that was played on Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN. This also
marked the first regular season game that the Houston Astros are playing in the
American League. The Astros won the game 8-2 behind Justin Maxwell’s two
triples and two RBI’s and Rick Ankiel’s pinch-hit three-run home run in the
bottom of the 6th inning. Astros starting pitcher Bud Norris threw 5
2/3 innings and had 5 strikeouts. He also gave up 5 hits and 2 runs. This was a
big win for the Astros because they have been taking a lot of criticism for
having one of the lowest payrolls in Major League Baseball. They have also been
criticized for not spending money on a big time player. A lot of people are
predicting that the Rangers and the Astros will in the bottom of the AL west so
for the Astros to get a win against their in-state and AL west rivals was big.
The loss for the Rangers was not a good way to start there season. They lost Josh
Hamilton, who their best player in 2012 to free agency and now they are trying
to move on past that.
Today most of the teams open up their
season including the World Series champion San Francisco Giants who play their
rivals the Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League champion Detroit Tigers
who play the Minnesota Twins. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox open
up against each other. I am excited for today’s games but more importantly I am
excited that the regular season is here.
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