Sardine City suffers first injury

The Sardine City Straphangers suffered the first real injury of the season when starter Fausto Carmona left after the first inning while hobbling to the dugout. Carmona drew the wrath of Sardine City management. "We were really hoping to get more than 14 pitches out of our #1 starter--ugh" said co-owner Chris Calvosa after the game. Carmona will be replaced by Scott Baker, recently released by Hoboken. To make room the Straphangers will release outfielder Alfredo Amezaga. Amezaga, who had been told as a practical joke that he was one of the final roster cuts before Opening Day, at first thought it was a joke. "No way they are going to cut me after that," he said as his bags were being taken to a taxi cab, "but those heartless bastards did anyway!"

Tampa Bay, after chasing out Carmona, went on to win their first victory of the season. Starter Roy Oswalt went the distance, giving up only one run on six hits. Kenji Johjima went 3-4 for the Plunkers.

Vancouver pounded away on Hillsborough for the second straight day, winning 11-2. Andre Ethier was 4-4 with 2 RBIs and David Ortiz hit his second homer of the season. Hitmen starter Justin Verlander was shelled to the tune of seven runs in 1.1 innings.

Jason Giambi's two home runs propelled the D.C. Bushslappers to a 5-2 win over the Endzone Animals. Giambi hit his first shot in the first inning, a 2-run bomb off Johan Santana. Giambi then hit a solo shot in the fifth.