Rockies Get Slammed By White Sox – MLB Roundup

UNDATED (AP) — Forty years ago Tuesday night, baseball fans across America were huddled around their televisions as NBC broadcast the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers from Fulton County Stadium. Hank Aaron walked in his first at-bat in the second inning before belting a fourth-inning blast off Al Downing to become baseball's all-time home run champ.

The Braves honored the 40th anniversary of that historic game Tuesday. Commissioner Bud Selig (SEE'-lihg) participated in the celebration, calling Aaron "ideally suited to become Babe Ruth's heir."

The 80-year-old Aaron received a standing ovation as he strode onto the field with the aid of a walker as he recovers from hip-replacement surgery. Downing threw out the ceremonial first pitch, and former Braves Tom House and Dusty Baker were there as well. House was in the bullpen when he caught Aaron's historic home run ball.

But the rest of the night belonged to the New York Mets as Bartolo Colon allowed six hits in seven innings of a 4-0 shutout of the Braves. Ruben Tejada (teh-HAH'-dah) sparked the Mets' offense by going 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored.

Aaron began and ended his career playing for Milwaukee, so it seems only fitting that a Brewer should hit three homers on the 40th anniversary of Hammerin' Hank's record blast. Ryan Braun produced the second three-homer game of his career and collected a career-high seven RBIs as the Brewers trounced the Phillies 10-4 in Philadelphia.

Braun entered the game with only three singles in his first 20 at-bats before belting a three-run shot in the third off Kyle Kendrick. He capped his assault with another three-run blast in the eighth as Milwaukee ruined the Phillies' home opener.

Also in the majors:

— Brandon Belt socked a two-run homer and Michael Morse hit a two-run single to back Tim Hudson in San Francisco's 7-3 win over Arizona. Hudson shut down the D-backs for the second time in seven days with an eight-inning gem in his first outing at AT&T Park since agreeing to a $23 million, two-year contract in November.

— Gio Gonzalez scattered three hits over six innings and retired his final 10 batters to pitch Washington to a 5-0 shutout of Miami. Anthony Rendon (rehn-DOHN') went 2 for 4 with three RBIs as Washington improved to 5-2.

— Pedro Alvarez had two hits and two RBIs in Pittsburgh's 7-6 win over the Cubs in Chicago. Russell Martin drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly to help the Pirates overcome two home runs by Starlin Castro.

— Matt Holliday hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning of the Cardinals' 7-5 win over the Reds in St. Louis. Yadier Molina homered and Peter Bourjos had three hits and an RBI to help the Redbirds erase a 4-0 deficit.

— Delmon Young, Adam Jones and Matt Wieters (WEE'-turz) all homered as part of Baltimore's 20-hit attack in a 14-5 laugher over the Yankees in New York. Young and Wieters each drove in three runs, and Jones delivered one of the Orioles' four doubles.

— Corey Hart homered twice and had four RBIs in Seattle's 5-3 triumph over the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels didn't score after Albert Pujols and David Freese (freez) hit back-to-back homers in the top of the first.

— Tampa Bay beat Kansas City 1-0 on James Loney's RBI single with two out in the top of the ninth. Rays starter Chris Archer wriggled out of two bases-loaded jams and went seven innings in a no-decision.

— Jose Abreu (ah-BRAY'-oo) and Avisail (A'-vih-sayl) Garcia each hit two of the White Sox's six homers in a 15-3 drubbing of the Rockies in Colorado. The power surge was more than enough support for Jose Quintana, who limited the Rockies to two runs and five hits in seven innings.

— Robinson Chirinos hit his first homer of the season to spark a five-run third in the Texas Rangers' 10-7 win over Boston. The Red Sox hit into five double plays, one off the AL record for a nine-inning game.

— David Murphy hit a three-run homer and had four RBIs as Cleveland outscored San Diego 8-6. Corey Kluber bounced back from a rough season debut in Oakland and pitched six solid innings.

— Melky Cabrera homered for the fourth straight game and Jose Bautista also went deep in Toronto's 5-2 win over Houston. Mark Buehrle (BUR'-lee) yielded eight hits over 5 1/3 innings but allowed just one run for his second win in as many starts.

— The Dodgers blew a 2-1 lead in the ninth before Carl Crawford's RBI double in the bottom of the 10th gave them a 3-2 victory against Detroit. Dodgers starter Dan Haren allowed a run and three hits over six innings in a no-decision.

UNDATED (AP) — Mariano Rivera's replacement didn't last very long. Closer David Robertson has been placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Yankees because of a strained groin. To help fill the void the New Yorkers recalled lefty reliever Cesar Cabral from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Robertson posted two saves in three games before getting hurt. He says he felt discomfort during Sunday's outing at Toronto, and doesn't expect to be sidelined for more than 15 days.

In other major league news:

— Tampa Bay left-hander Matt Moore has been placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Tampa Bay Rays because of an elbow injury. The Rays are awaiting MRI results of Moore, who left in the fifth inning of Monday's 4-2 loss after feeling discomfort in his elbow.

— Los Angeles Angels reliever Brian Moran will undergo Tommy John surgery on his pitching elbow and is expected to miss the rest of the season. Moran began to feel problems with his elbow during spring training.

— Cincinnati has scratched pitcher Mat Latos from an injury rehabilitation start due to right elbow irritation and placed reliever Trevor Bell on the 15-day disabled list with an aching right elbow. The Reds also activated right-hander Jonathan Broxton from the disabled list following his recovery from a right forearm injury.

— Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis has undergone a cleanup procedure on his left knee and is expected to be out four to six weeks. Ellis had a 20-minute arthroscopic surgery performed on Tuesday to clean up the medial meniscus on his knee.

— Kansas City Royals infielder Omar Infante (ihn-FAHN'-tay) has a sprained jaw after being hit by a Heath Bell pitch during Monday night's win over Tampa Bay. Infante was sent to the University of Kansas Medical Center, where he also received six stitches to close a facial cut.