Opening Day 2009 Braves vs Phillies |
Braves Derek Lowe pitches shutout for 8 innings |
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Editors published 4/6/2009 11:00:00 AM
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The 2009 MLB baseball season began in Philadelphia with the Braves beating the World Champion Phillies 4-1.
Derek Lowe pitched a shutout for 8 innings. The Braves' homers by McCann, Jeff Francoeur and Jordan Schafer provided the runs.
The RedSox - Rays game at Fenway, and the WhiteSox-Royals game in Chicago are postponed because of poor planning bad weather.
The RedSox - Rays opener scheduled for today is postponed until Tuesday 4:05pm because of rain.
Monday's Opening Day game between the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals has been postponed due to the forecast of snow, cold and high winds and rescheduled for Tuesday at 1:05 p.m. Scheduled Opening Day festivities now will take place on Tuesday.
Derek Lowe's fastest pitch was 90.2 mph in the 5th inning against Pedro Feliz.
The fastest pitch in MLB for the day was hurled by Brett Myers at 93.9 mph in the 1st inning facing Chipper Jones.
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