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| Gregorius: 4-4, 2HR, 8RBI |
Delayed one day by snow, the NY Yankees held their home opener on Wednesday with an 11-4 pounding of AL East foe, Tampa Bay, highlighted by a world-class performance by shortstop Didi Gregorius.
Tampa pitchers found it impossible to keep the Yankee shortstop off the base paths, as Gregorius went 4-for-4 with a walk, single, double, two three-run homers and eight RBI.
Gregorius got the Yanks on the board in the second, doubling and scoring on Tyler Wade's single. In the third, Gregorius socked his first home run, then walked in the fifth, homered again in the seventh, and capped off his epic game with a two-run single in the ninth, completing the scoring for the Yankees.
The RBI assault left Gregorius tied for the AL lead with Toronto's Justin Smoak, both players with nine. His batting average is a stout .444.
Shortened to two games, the series concludes Wednesday at 1:05 pm EDT.
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| Villanueva: 3HR, 5RBI |
National League
After four losses, the San Diego Padres captured their first victory of the season, thanks in large part to the batting explosion of rookie third baseman, Christian Villanueva, who socked three home runs, scored four times, and drove in five as the Padres doubled up the visiting Rockies, 8-4.
The 26-year-old got the party started with a solo shot in the second inning and another in the fourth. The Padres scored three runs in the sixth, Villanueva scoring the run that put them up, 5-3. In the seventh, Villanueva put the game out of reach with a three-run blast, finishing the game at 3-for-3.
San Diego remained in last place in the NL West, but they are a mere one game out of second place. Arizona leads the division with a 4-1 mark.
Game three of the four-game series starts at 10:10 pm EDT on Wednesday.
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