Monday April 13,2009
Wild Early Season Continues As Ibanez Powers 15-6 Phils Win
Ibanez And Howard Laugh About Ibanez's 2nd Homer
National's Park,Washington,DC.-Newly acquired Phillies Left Fielder Raul Ibanez had his best day as a National Leaguer,going 4 for 4 with a double,2 HR's,5 RBI and 4 runs scored in the visiting Phillies 15-6 pounding of the Washington Nationals.3B Pedro Feliz and SS Jimmy Rollins also played well today,with both players getting a home run and 3 RBI each.
News From Around The League
White Sox RF Jermaine Dye became the 2nd player in two days to reach the 300 home run mark and like yesterday it wasn't enough to lead the team to victory as the Detroit Tigers upended the Pale Hose 5-4.
Despite being outhit 14-6,the Boston Red Sox found a way to defeat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 in 11 innings.Boston reliever Jonathan Papelbon(1-0) collected the win while the A's Michael Wuertz(0-1) took the loss.
In trade news,the Arizona Diamondbacks parted ways with 28 year old catcher Chris Snyder,sending him to the Milwaukee Brewers for 25 year old pitcher Charlie Villanueva and 23 year old minor leagues Eri Farris.
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