What a day it was in the majors the first Saturday of the season. The Los Angeles Dodgers returned the favor from Friday by gaining an extra-inning win of their own against their No. 1 rival; there were problems for a Boston Red Sox third baseman; and the Colorado Rockies’ pitching was just awful against a team that was a laughing stock earlier in the week.
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The first Saturday of the MLB season also saw the Cincinnati Reds jump to first place in the NL Central, handing the Pittsburgh Pirates their first loss of the season; the Kansas City Royals continue to show their dominance by shutting out the Minnesota Twins; and two games were postponed.
There was also the fact the Philadelphia Phillies gained their first win of the season, defeating the New York Mets by a 1-0 score, and the St. Louis Cardinals scored 12 runs against the Atlanta Braves.
But with so much occurring on Saturday, here are just three occurrences that stood out, being the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
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