So we have had two games in Japan, and a game in Washington last night. But really, do they count? Today is the real deal. Today is really when things kick off in MLB, with 14 games underway. Today we see some Aussies in real opening day action, some of them for the first time.
After yesterday's unfortunate outing, Bobby Cox showed a bit of faith in Peter Moylan and handed him the ball again. Cox threw Moylan into the action with one out in the top of the 7th, with a runner on third. Moylan faced Pirates' second baseman Freddy Sanchez, and drew a 6-3 groundout after two pitches. Moylan then faced Pirates' power hitter Jason Bay. Bay also hit to shortstop, but reached on a throwing error, which also allowed the run.
So, things didnt turn out too hot today for Moylan either. But he could have done with a bit of support from Escobar at short. With a lefty coming up next in Adam LaRoche, Cox yanked Moylan and put in lefty Royce Ring. Good to see that Pete could turn in a positive performance backing up from being the villain last night.
For a bit of background info on Moylan, check out these posts from Braves Love. They have some good pics of Moylan's tatts and some info about his history.
At the time of writing this post, the Mariners have beaten the Rangers 5-2 and Rowland-Smith was not used; and the Angels lost to the Twins 2-3, with Rich Thompson not involved. San Diego have just started their game against the Astros, so we will see if Justin Huber gets a run later in the game.
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