Baseball Today
Minnesota at Toronto (7:15 EDT). The Blue Jays open the season at home against Johan Santana and the Twins.
STAR
Sunday
-- Jim Thome, White Sox, hit a two-run homer to lead Chicago past Cleveland 10-4.
SIGNINGS
Closer Derrick Turnbow and the Milwaukee Brewers agreed Sunday to a $6.5 million, three-year contract. The righty tied the Brewers season saves record last year with 39, a mark Dan Kolb set in 2004. ... Noah Lowry signed a four-year contract with San Francisco that guarantees the pitcher at least $9.25 million.
INJURY REPORT
The Colorado Rockies placed right-hander Byung-Hyun Kim and catcher Yorvit Torrealba on the 15-day disabled list. Kim was placed on the DL retroactive to Wednesday with a strained right hamstring and Torrealba was placed on the DL retroactive to March 24 with a strained right shoulder. Colorado opens the season with a franchise-high seven players on the DL. ... Kenny Lofton will start the season on the 15-day DL for the Dodgers after injuring his calf in Spring Training.
SPEAKING
"I look forward to it. Peavy's a great guy. I love him to death. Love him. Love him. Most respect for that guy in the world." -- San Francisco outfielder Barry Bonds on an Opening Day matchup with San Diego starter Jake Peavy. Bonds has 708 career homers, seven shy of passing Babe Ruth for second place on the all-time list.
SEASONS
April 3
1923 -- Expelled "Black Sox" players Happy Felsch and Swede Risberg sued their former club for back salary and $400,000 in damages. They were among eight members of the Chicago White Sox team charged with fixing the 1919 World Series.
1966 -- The New York Mets won the right to sign Southern California pitcher Tom Seaver when Commissioner William Eckert pulled their name out of a hat. Eckert had voided Seaver's contract with Atlanta, when the Braves signed him during his college season. Cleveland and Philadelphia were the other two teams that had a chance, matching the Braves' original $40,000 offer.
1985 -- The Players' Association agreed with the owners to expand the 1985 League Championship Series from best-of-5 to best-of-7.
1994 -- The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-4 in major league baseball's first Sunday night opener that sent baseball into a new era with three divisions and a new playoff format.
2000 -- Andres Galarraga made a triumphant return to Turner Field. Out all of last season because of a cancerous tumor in his back, Galarraga celebrated his comeback by hitting a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning that lifted the Atlanta Braves over Colorado 2-0.
2000 -- Savannah State's baseball team set an NCAA record for consecutive victories. The Tigers beat Claflin 8-0 and 21-1, extending its streak to 42 and eclipsing the record of 40 claimed by Marietta College of Ohio, a Division II school, last year.
