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MLB Opening Day: Braves Beat Phillies on Edgar Renteria Home Run in Tenth
Edgar Renteria hit a game-tying home run in the eight and followed it up with a go-ahead blast in the top of the tenth to give the Atlanta Braves (1-0) a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies (0-1).
Phillies starter Brett Myers looked good in his first outing of the year but when he made a mistake the Braves bats capitalized. Myersstruck out nine and gave up just four hits over 7 2/3 inning but two of those were longballs.
Brian McCann put the Braves in front on a two-run blast in the fourth but the Phillies got one back in the fifth when Jimmy Rollins too Atlanta starter John Smoltz deep. Philadelphia scored twice more in the sixth when Wes Helms doubled home Pat Burrell with two outs. Aaron Roward then singled Helms home and the Phillies were up 3-2.
Myers set the Braves down in order in the seventh and had two outs in the eight when Renteria hit the game-tying blast over the centerfield wall.
Ryan Madson came on to relieve Tom Gordon in the tenth and the Phillies right hander walked Kelly Johnson before serving up the go-ahead blast to Renteria.
Chad Paranto closed the door on the Phillies in the bottom of the tenth.
Renteria finished the day 2-5 with three RBIs while McCann picked up were he left off last year going 3-4 with two knocked in. Smoltz went six innings giving up eight hits and three earned runs but struck out seven.
