[EagleFan]

1996-2005 - April 1: Opening Day

03 Royals vs. 99 Indians
- The Indians lead 2-1 entering the top of the 9th and Paul Shuey takes the mound to close it out. With one out and a runner at 1st pinch hitter Michael Tucker triples to score Joe Randa to tie the game 2-2. Brent Mayne and Angel Berroa each strike out to strand Tucker. With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 9th Sandy Alomar Jr. singles to win the game 3-2 or the Indians.

00 Tigers vs. 98 Blue Jays
- The Tigers pound out 19 hits and 13 runs in a 13-1 opening day victory. Juan Encarnacion goes 5 for 6 with 4 runs scored and 2 RBI's in the win and was just a triple away from hitting for the cycle.

01 Mariners vs. 98 Yankees
- The Yankees led 5-1 going into the 8th inning when a solo homerun by Bret Boone gets the Mariners to within 5-2. Three batters later John Olerud is thrown out strying to score from second on a single and keeps the game at 5-2. In the top of the 9th with the game still 5-2 Mark McLemore triples to score Dan Wilson and make it 5-3 with no outs. Ichiro singles to score McLemore and make it 5-4, that run thrown out at the plate looms large now. After the next two batters are retired John Olerud singles and Ichiro tries for third. The throw sails over the third baseman's head and Ichiro scores to tie the game 5-5. Mike Cameron pops out to end the inning. The Yankees are retired in order and the game goes to extra innings tied 5-5. With 2 outs and two men on in the 10th Ichiro triples to score 2 runs and make it 7-5. Edgar Martinex follows with a single to make it 8-5. Arthur Rhodes retires the Yankees in order and the Mariners come from behind for the 8-5 extra inning victory.

02 Angels vs. 04 Red Sox
- With the game tied 5-5 in the bottom of the 8th Kevin Millar hits a one out two run homerun to give the Red Sox the 7-5 lead. Keith Foulke retires the side in order in the top of the 9th to close out the game. David Ortiz went deep twice in the victory while Brad Fulmer also homered twice (in the loss for him).

97 Orioles vs. 99 Rangers
- The Orioles score 13 times on 18 hits for a 13-4 victory. Every batter in the Orioles' lineup had at least one hit and Rafael Palmeiro knocked in 5 runs (4 on a grand slam).

05 White Sox vs. 02 Twins
- The Twins blank the White Sox 9-0. Eric Milton allowed 4 hits over 8.2 innings with 10 strikeouts in the win.

04 Devil Rays vs. 02 A's
- A game of futility with runners on base as the Devil Rays win 2-0 though they had chances every inning with runners on. The A's had only 3 hits but walked 9 times and stranded the bases loaded twice and stranded a runner at 3rd 5 times.


99 Mets vs. 04 Dodgers
- Al Leiter versus Jeff Weaver is a pitchers' duel that sees each team only getting 3 hits as the Mets win 1-0 on a Roger Cedeno two out RBI single in the 5th (Cedeno had 2 of the Mets' 3 hits).

04 Cardinals vs. 98 Braves
- The Braves win 6-1 behind a strong performance by Greg Maddux who allowed 1 run on 7 hits in 8.0 innings.

05 Brewers vs. 97 Pirates
- With the Brewers leading 3-1 in the bottom of the 8th the Pirates score 4 times to take a 5-3 lead and hang on for the victory.

99 Reds vs. 96 Expos
- The Expos win easily 6-1 behind a strong outing by Jeff Fassero.

05 Phillies vs. 98 Astros
- Randy Johnson thrtows 7.1 shutout innings, allowing just 4 hits and striking out 15 as the Astros blank the Phillies 3-0.

99 Diamondbacks vs. 98 Cubs
- Kerry Wood bests Randy Johnson 5-2 with a strong 7 inning 1 run performance. Sammy Sosa goes deep and knocks in 3 in the victory.

97 Rockies vs. 03 Giants
- Jason Schmidt throws 7.2 innings of shutout ball as the Giants blank the Rockies 3-0. Ray Durham has a double and triple in the victory.

97 Marlins vs. 98 Padres
- Kevin Brown allows 0 runs on just 2 hits in 8.0 innings as the Padres beat the Marlins 4-0. Tony Gwynn Sr. has a pair of hits including a homerun in the victory.