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Heat on Guillen Rises After Castro Remarks
Rangers starter Yu Darvish made his debut against the Mariners, allowing four runs in five and a third innings.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: April 9, 2012
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Five games into his tenure with the Miami Marlins , the outspoken manager Ozzie Guillen is facing withering criticism because of favorable comments he made about the former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro .
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C. J. Wilson, a much-coveted free agent in the off-season, won his season debut as the Angels beat the Twins in Minneapolis.
At least two local officials said Guillen should lose his job, Miami's mayor urged "decisive action," and the chairman of the Florida Hispanic Legislative Caucus called for "punitive measures" against him. Hoping to quell the tumult, Guillen planned to leave the Marlins — they began a three-game series with a 6-2 win Monday in Philadelphia — and fly to Miami to apologize Tuesday at Marlins Park. (The Marlins and the Phillies have Tuesday off.)
"I know I hurt a lot of people," Guillen said. "I want to get the thing over with."
Guillen, who is from Venezuela, told Time magazine that he loved Castro and respected him for having stayed in power so long. Guillen apologized after the comments were published, but Cuban-Americans remain upset. It has become a problem for the Marlins, who opened their new ballpark last week in the Little Havana section of Miami and are trying to rebuild their fan base with the help of South Florida's large Cuban-American population.
MARLINS 6, PHILLIES 2 Miami's Anibal Sanchez took a three-hitter into the seventh and combined with three relievers to help the Marlins spoil Philadelphia's home opener. The Marlins' first four batters — Jose Reyes, Emilio Bonifacio, Hanley Ramirez and Gaby Sanchez — finished 8 for 16 with three runs batted in and three runs. The Phillies, who are without the injured Chase Utley and Ryan Howard, have only four hitters with at least four hits so far.
ASTROS 8, BRAVES 3 Host Houston trailed by 3-0 before three errors in the third — two by third baseman Juan Francisco — led to three unearned runs. The Astros are 3-1 after finishing last season with baseball's worst record. The loss dropped Atlanta to 0-4 for the first time since 1988.
GIANTS 7, ROCKIES 0 Barry Zito threw a four-hitter for his first shutout in nine years, and Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run homer to help visiting San Francisco avoid its first 0-4 start since 1950. Zito (1-0) had not lost to Colorado since 2008, an unbeaten streak of nine starts. He allowed three singles and a double and did not walk anyone.
A woman celebrating her 69th birthday at the game sustained a concussion when she was struck on the head by a foul ball. She was treated at a local hospital and released, and issued a statement thanking fans and paramedics.
BREWERS 7, CUBS 5 Aramis Ramirez drove in two runs for Milwaukee in his return to Wrigley Field, and Ryan Braun was booed relentlessly. The Brewers were sailing along with a four-run lead going into the ninth, but the Cubs scored two runs and loaded the bases before John Axford struck out Starlin Castro to end the game.
CARDINALS 7, REDS 1 Matt Holliday, David Freese and Yadier Molina homered during visiting St. Louis's big first inning. The Cardinals (4-1) do not seem to miss the departed star Albert Pujols — they led by 4-0 just 20 pitches into the game against Cincinnati starter Homer Bailey.
RANGERS 11, MARINERS 5 Yu Darvish overcome a rocky start to win his major league debut for host Texas. After giving up four runs while throwing 42 pitches in the first inning, then allowing another run in the second, Darvish settled down and later retired 10 in a row.
The Rangers' offense more than bailed him out: Nelson Cruz and Ian Kinsler hit three-run homers, and Mitch Moreland and Josh Hamilton also homered.
WHITE SOX 4, INDIANS 2 Visiting Chicago's Chris Sale picked the right team to make his first career start against. Sale, a reliever who moved into the rotation to help replace the ace Mark Buehrle, limited Cleveland to a run in six and two-thirds innings. The Indians came in batting .153.
RED SOX 4, BLUE JAYS 2 Ryan Sweeney singled home the go-ahead run in the ninth to spoil Toronto's home opener and help Boston avoid the first back-to-back 0-4 starts in team history. Blue Jays closer Sergio Santos had his second blown save in three appearances.
ANGELS 5, TWINS 1 C. J. Wilson won his debut for visiting Los Angeles, giving up only one fly ball — a home run by Josh Willingham. Minnesota, which has been outscored by 20-6, fell to 0-4 for the first time since 1969.
ELBOW STILL BOTHERS STOREN Washington closer Drew Storen, who has discomfort in his pitching elbow, will be examined by Dr. James Andrews. ... Atlanta third baseman Chipper Jones, who had knee surgery March 26, is expected to come off the disabled list Tuesday.
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