Day games

Here are today's highlights for HomeSiders:

In Cincinnati, Ryan Howard hit his first home run of the season, a 479 foot blast, in the Phillies 4-3 loss to the Reds.

In Chicago, Michael Bourn had a single and a triple, and stole his 4th base of the season. It was not enough for the Astros, who fell to the Cubs 9-7.

In Detroit, Gavin Floyd pitched 6 innings against the Tigers, giving up just 3 runs on 6 hits, walking 2 and striking out 2. He was the winning pitcher as the White Sox prevailed 5-3, over winless Detroit.

In Syracuse, Matt Maloney made his AAA debut for Louisville against the Chiefs. Maloney threw 3.2 innings, and was charged with 3 earned runs on 7 hits, 1 walk. He struck out 2, and Syracuse won the game 5-3 in 11 innings.

Thanks to Kaarin Menser, who informed me that Eude Brito has made the Columbus Clippers roster for this season. The Clippers are the AAA team of the Nationals.

Finally, in Lakewood this afternoon, the BlueClaws got their first win of the season, coming from behind to top the Captains 7-6. Matt Rizzotti completed the comeback with a 3-run inside the park home run. Rizzotti belted a ball into the left field corner that Captain's left fielder Lucas Montero lost in the signage. Montero raised his hands as if to say he could not find the ball, but as the umpire went out to look, he picked it up and returned it to the infield, but too late to get Rizzotti, who had already scored. Dominic Brown had 3 hits for Lakewood, and was on first base when Rizzotti hit his home run. I just watched Brown run. Wow!! We have had some fast guys here (Roberson, Bourn, Golson, Berry) and Brown can run with the best of them. Travis "Moose" Mattair added a 3 RBI double earlier to get the 'Claws back in the game. Moose has become the early season fan favorite. (He prefers Moose, so Moose he shall be).

I will have highlights from the Threshers and R-Phils later.