The Boys of Summer got the 2007 season off and running and some of the home grown talent contributed to the excitement.
Justin Morneau started his defence of the American League MVP by going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in a 7-4 victory for his Minnesota Twins over Erik Bedard and the Baltimore Orioles.
Morneau hit his first homer of the season off Bedard in the second inning to open the scoring. He would also hit two singles, and he would hit Orioles’ catcher Paul Bako in a collision at the plate on a play at home plate in the fourth reminiscent of a hard body check in hockey.
Also making an appearance in the game was
Another Canadian making some noise on Opening Day was
After the Pirates tied the game in the ninth, Bay came up to bat in the 10th with a man on and one out. The Trail, B.C. native, who was 0-for-4 at that point, took a 0-2 fastball from Astros’ reliever Chad Qualls over the left field fence to bring in the game winning runs.
The marathon known as the Major League Baseball season continues with a couple other Canadians expected to make their season debuts. Shawn Hill will be taking the ball for the Washington Nationals as they face the Florida Marlins and Jeff Francis will be on the mound for the Colorado Rockies to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks.
