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Rays lose opener to O's
DIR By: PWTRPWR
Date: April 6, 2015, 9:24 pm
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Orioles hit 3 homers in season-opening win over Rays
By FRED GOODALL (AP Sports Writer)
2 hours ago
AP - Sports
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Orioles hit 3 homers in season-opening win over Rays .
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Travis Snider made a good first
impression in his debut for the Baltimore Orioles.
Snider had three hits, drove in two runs, made a diving catch
and threw a runner out at the plate from right field while
helping the defending AL East champions open the season with a
6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.
The Orioles lost slugger Nelson Cruz and outfielder Nick
Markakis to free agency after advancing to last year's AL
championship series. They are hoping Snider can help fill the
void after he was acquired in a January trade with Pittsburgh.
''I don't know what else you could ask the guy to do. He had a
great first day,'' manager Buck Showalter said, adding that the
Orioles aren't going to put pressure on Snider by comparing him
to Markakis, who won a Gold Glove in 2014.
''I don't think Travis looks at it that way until somebody
reminds him of it,'' Showalter said. ''We're not asking anybody
to be Nelson Cruz or Nick Markakis or Andrew Miller or whoever.
We want them to be themselves and bring what they bring.''
Chris Tillman pitched into the seventh inning, and the Orioles
hit three homers while spoiling Tampa Bay's debut under rookie
manager Kevin Cash.
Tillman allowed one run and four hits, struck out four and
walked three in 6 2-3 innings. He was working on a shutout in
his second career opening day start before Evan Longoria led off
the bottom of the seventh with a home run.
Alejandro De Aza, Steve Pearce and Ryan Flaherty connected for
Baltimore, which finished with eight hits.
De Aza fouled off sixth straight pitches at one point during a
10-pitch at-bat that produced his two-run homer off Chris Archer
in the fifth.
''The guy put up a good at-bat. He worked his way into getting
the pitch I didn't execute,'' Archer said. ''He seized the
moment.''
Pearce led off the sixth with a drive to left against Archer,
who allowed four runs and six hits over 5 2-3 innings.
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Cash replaced Joe Maddon after the former Rays manager opted out
of his contract and signed with the Chicago Cubs. At 37, he is
the youngest current manager or coach among the four major pro
sports leagues.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: Showalter expects OF David Lough (left hamstring
strain) to return Saturday. ... INF Jimmy Paredes (lower back
strain) is on target to come off the disabled list April 16. ...
C Matt Wieters (right elbow ligament replacement surgery) is
taking part in a light throwing program.
Rays: LHP Drew Smyly (left shoulder tendinitis) is scheduled to
start a rehab assignment Thursday with Class A Charlotte. He
likely will need at least four minor league starts before
returning. ... RHP Alex Colome (pneumonia) will throw batting
practice on Thursday. ... Minor league pitching prospect Burch
Smith, obtained in the offseason trade that sent 2013 AL Rookie
of the Year Wil Myers to San Diego, will have season-ending
Tommy John surgery on Tuesday.
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