Florida at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EDT). The Marlins and Braves both are off to 5-1 starts. Florida's Chris Volstad is slated to face Javier Vazquez in the opener of the three-game series.
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 14=
1910 - William Howard Taft became the first U.S. president to throw out the first ball at a baseball opener in Washington.
1910 - Chicago's Frank Smith pitched a one-hitter in the season opener to give the White Sox a win over the St. Louis Browns.
1915 - In the opening game at Philadelphia, left-hander Herb Pennock of the A's blanked the Red Sox 5-0. He gave up only one hit - a scratch single by Harry Hooper with two outs in the ninth.
1917 - Ed Cicotte of the Chicago White Sox pitched an 11-0 no-hitter over the St. Louis Browns.
1925 - The Cleveland Indians opened the season with a 21-14 victory over the St. Louis Browns, the most runs scored by one club on opening day. The Indians scored 12 runs in the eighth inning when the Browns made five errors. Browns first baseman George Sisler had four errors in the game.
1967 - Boston rookie Bill Rohr lost a no-hit bid in his first major league start when Elston Howard singled in the ninth inning for the New York Yankees' only hit in a 3-0 loss to the Red Sox.
1969 - The first major league game outside the United States was played in Montreal's Jarry Park with the Expos defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7.
1999 - John Franco struck out the side in the ninth inning of the New York Mets' 4-1 win over the Florida Marlins, becoming only the second pitcher to reach 400 career saves.
1999 - Jose Canseco became the 28th player in major league history to reach 400 home runs. He hit a 386-foot shot in the third inning of Tampa Bay's 7-6 loss to Toronto.
2001 - The Cincinnati Reds set a modern National League record by scoring in their 175th consecutive game by shutting out the New York Mets 1-0.
2005 - Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield got into a brief scuffle with a fan along the right-field fence at Fenway Park during New York's game against the Boston Red Sox.
Today's birthdays: Kyle Farnsworth 33; Greg Zaun 38; Brad Ausmus 40.
