New York Yankees at Tampa Bay (7:08 p.m. EDT). The Yankees travel to Tampa Bay for their first three-game series against the defending AL East champs. New York's Chien-Ming Wang is scheduled to face All-Star left-hander Scott Kazmir.

STARS=

Sunday=

-Aaron Harang, Reds, pitched a three-hitter for his sixth career shutout, striking out nine without issuing a walk, in leading Cincinnati to a 2-0 win over Pittsburgh.

-Evan Longoria, Rays, went 3-for-5 with a double and his fifth home run of the season in Tampa Bay's 11-3 rout of Baltimore.

-Josh Johnson, Marlins, tossed a five-hitter, giving up one walk while striking out seven, in Florida's 2-1 victory over the New York Mets.

-John Buck, Royals, homered and finished with three hits and three RBIs as Kansas City rallied for a 6-4 victory over the New York Yankees.

-Kyle Lohse, Cardinals, pitched a three-hitter with four strikeouts and no walks in St. Louis' 3-0 victory over Houston.

-Erik Bedard, Mariners, went 8 1-3 innings and allowed only three hits and a walk in Seattle's 1-0 win over Oakland. Bedard struck out seven and didn't allow a runner past second.

-Jim Thome, White Sox, hit a two-run homer to help Chicago beat Minnesota 6-1.

-Vladimir Guerrero, Angels, hit his first home run of the season to lead Los Angeles to a 5-4 victory over Boston.

-Nick Hundley, Padres, went 4-for-4 with an RBI, finishing a home run shy of the cycle in a San Diego's 6-1 victory over San Francisco.

BEEN A WHILE=

Pittsburgh pulled off its first triple play in 16 years in the eighth inning of a 2-0 loss at Cincinnati. With Brandon Phillips on second base and Jay Bruce on first, Edwin Encarnacion hit a blooper into short left field that was easily caught by shortstop Jack Wilson. Phillips was out when Wilson threw to Freddy Sanchez at second. Sanchez then threw to first to complete the Pirates' first triple play since Aug. 10, 1993, at St. Louis. It was the first time the Reds had hit into a triple play since April 21, 2007, against Philadelphia.

NICE CATCH=

Reed Johnson leaped to rob Prince Fielder of a grand slam in the fifth inning of the Chicago Cubs' 8-5 win over Milwaukee on Sunday night. Johnson, who entered to replace injured Milton Bradley in right field, timed a perfect jump to put his glove on the deep fly, and Fielder tipped his helmet to Johnson as he walked back to the dugout.

ON THE BOARD=

Anthony Reyes pitched six innings and the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 to earn their first victory of the season. Travis Hafner and Mark DeRosa each hit a two-run homer and Trevor Crowe doubled in two runs for the Indians, who avoided their worst start in 95 years. Cleveland lost its first six games in 1914. Reyes gave up four runs and three hits.

CY UGH=

Tim Lincecum had another rough outing, allowing four runs and a career-high 10 hits over 5 1-3 innings in the San Francisco Giants' 6-1 loss to the San Diego Padres on Sunday. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner tied his career low by lasting just three innings in last Monday's season-opening 10-6 win over Milwaukee.

SLUMPING=

Washington is the only winless team in the majors. The Nationals lost 8-5 to the Atlanta Braves to drop to 0-6. ... St. Louis beat Houston 3-0 to complete a three-game sweep. The Astros have lost four in a row and are off to a 1-5 start while totaling 16 runs. ... The Texas Rangers lost 6-4 to the Tigers and were swept in a three-game series at Detroit.

SPEAKING=

``It's the same approach as in batting practice. I try to hit every ball as far as I can.'' - Pinch-hitter Matt Stairs after he connected for a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning of the Philadelphia Phillies' 7-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

SPEAKING II=

``That's the first one I've seen in person. There was one when I was with the Dodgers, but I was in the bathroom. I came out and asked what happened, and they told me there was a triple play.'' - Reds manager Dusty Baker after the Pittsburgh Pirates turned a triple play in the eighth inning of Cincinnati's 2-0 victory.

SEASONS=

April 13=

1914 - The first Federal League game was played in Baltimore and the Terrapins defeated Buffalo, 3-2, behind Jack Quinn. A crowd estimated at 27,000 stood 15 rows deep in the outfield to witness the return of big league baseball to Baltimore.

1933 - Sammy West of St. Louis went 6-for-6 in an 11-inning win over the Chicago White Sox. He had five singles and a double off Ted Lyons.

1953 - For the first time in half a century, a new city was represented in the American or National leagues. The Braves moved from Boston to Milwaukee and opened in Cincinnati, where Max Surkont set down the Reds, 2-0.

1954 - Henry Aaron made his major league debut in left field for the Milwaukee Braves and went 0-for-5 in a 9-8 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Cincinnati's Jim Greengrass hit four doubles in his first major league game.

1963 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds tripled off Pittsburgh's Bob Friend for his first major league hit.

1972 - The first player strike in baseball history ended.

1984 - Pete Rose got his 4,000th hit, a double off Philadelphia pitcher Jerry Koosman. The hit came exactly 21 years after his first hit.

1987 - The San Diego Padres set a major league record when the first three batters in the bottom of the first inning hit homers off San Francisco starter Roger Mason in their home opener. The Padres, trailing 2-0, got homers from Marvell Wynne, Tony Gwynn and John Kruk.

1993 - Lee Smith became the career saves leader as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-7. Smith got his 358th save, surpassing Jeff Reardon of the Cincinnati Reds.

1999 - Texas catcher Ivan Rodriguez drove in nine runs in the Rangers' 15-6 victory at Seattle. Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the first, a two-run single in the second and his first career grand slam in the third as Texas took a 13-0 lead.

2004 - San Francisco's Barry Bonds hit his 661st homer, passing Willie Mays to take sole possession of third place on baseball's career list.

2006 - Cody Ross hit a grand slam and a three-run homer to help Los Angeles beat Pittsburgh 13-5.

2007 - Carlos Lee hit three homers, including a grand slam, and drove in six runs, helping Houston to a 9-6 win at Philadelphia.

2008 - Joe Crede and Paul Konerko each hit grand slams for the White Sox against the Tigers, the third time Chicago has had multiple grand slams in the same game in its history.

Today's birthday: Hunter Pence 26.