Baseballs opening week

         This past week was the "opening week" of Major League Baseball after the Oakland and Seattle series in Japan last week. Pitching dominated this week in Major League Baseball. Several starters had no-hitters or perfect games or just small hitters going into the late innings.

          The Tampa Bay Rays had a great game Sunday against Rival American League East Team New York Yankees.  Their pitcher Jeremy Hellickson went 8 2/3 innings only giving up three hits, four walks, and striking out four. The closer for the Rays Fernando Rodney came in for the second day in a row to record a one-out save.

          This is the first time since 1966 that both American East rivals Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have been winless through the first series at the same time.

           Another team that has had a slow start is the winless Atlanta Braves who were swept by their National League East rival New York Mets. The Mets were thought to have lost their edge after short stop Jose Reyes decided to go to the Miami Marlins during Free Agency.