Show "f ' ' ' iv' : ' B2 —The Heiald Journal ijopan Utah Friday April 9 2004 ’ V :y' v' liy7i'':y )' '£ :V 1 Y- Wf-- -' ' g‘ - Arnie’s Army turns out for farewell r X j j : - s v i Palmer opens with an 84 in his 5Qth cdnsecutive Mastersevent V he’d hit the tournament winner AUGUSTA Ga (AP)— The ' uWhen he’s my age he’ll be him lee off and they were his tee On the rewarded with a smile to bright goff was mercly ah excuse to‘: abfe to look at his pairing sheet celebrate die man and say be was here when it lightened the gray skies r shot went into the gallery on the v ! pajr-3No- ‘ 6 : Arnold Palmer Tiger Woods "Go get ’em Amie!” one fan Arnold Palmer began what left aide of the green well below the pin This time Palmer will be his final gtvround at the and Jack Nicklaus were all play- - yelled and Palmer iesponded with a smile and a thumbs up Masters on Thursday with his ingin the Masters at the same “It was fira today" ‘I army mustered behind him once f Palmer said more They1 lined every fairway That Palmer was ‘Reeling “Pkkitup!” never in contention at lee to green Grizzled veterans cMasyers that adrenaline flowing ‘ "I felt pretty good" said Palmer whore grandson Sam — his 50th consecutive like to many years" who joined decades ago stood And for a few holes Saunders caddied for him “I with new Masters hardly mattered v e Masters recruits eager for what mightbe ' The least there were thougU maybe I might put masis flashes old and the 74 their only glimpse tf the King now of champion something together But he closed the front nine ter After a disappoint "I started coming here when I hasn’t feade die cut with bogeys on two of die last was 3 with iny dad He always A sipce 1983 and that ing double bogey rm streak is sure to continue Friday V the par3 No 4 he seemed to told me 'Root for Arnold three tides and then opened the 84 be in more trouble on the fifth Palmer You follow Arnold back with a double bogey and after his opening ' But for fivehours Thursday birdie putt two bogeys ‘Palmer’” said Blanton Phillips vwhen his reached thecres( of a hill and who this year brought Us own Palmer’s fans got a chance to- "I was a little embarrassed lr return all the love and respect Sam rolled all the way back down to my score’’ Palmer said “But I the edge of the green “I’d like him to see Amie 'won’t have to worry about it they’ve gotten from him all H in for in “XHind” the Primer knocked But much longetWs disappoint theseyears Theylined up rain just for the chance to watch par and the crowd roared as if ing because I ejoy playing” Phillips saidinodding at his son tune"? : f v' v'V' 4J 'at : ‘ 12-ov- er 1 40-fo- ot APphoio Arnold Pakner gives thumbs up tothe gallery altar finishing 84 Thursday at the Masters his drat round with a “ast the first inniQg then produced Detroit improves to 4--0 with win in home opener Last year the Detroit Tigers tofthe- couldn’t win at die season This season they can’t lose Fernando Vina scored the run on Brad Thomas’ wild pitch in a five-ru-n seventh inning and the Tigers rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 10-- 6 Thursday in their home opener: "I’m kind ttf speechless” Tigers manager Alan Tram- -' mell said "I couldn’t be hap- pier It gives us a breath of foesh air burl don’t want it to go-ahe- ad SlOpa t: oA?- tf - 0) 1- -3 runner trying to steal second and another who wondered too far from first base after a 'pitch Throuwut spring training Rodriguez said “You’re talking to the wrong guy” whenever he was asked about the 2003 Tigers Triunmell agreed that the slew tf newoimers has helped die team move on “I think there’s a lot to be said for that” Trammell said The Twi ns were 44-1-2 against die Tigers the part three i 2-- gave up two runs one earned and three hits in 6 innings struck oqt five The and walked four ' Yankees 3 White Sox 1 Javier Vazquez pitched three-hball for ciht inpinga in his first game with die Yan-1- -3 left-hand- er it and New York won its seventh straight home opener Alex Rodriguez in his home debut at Yankee Stadiwith two um went walks and scored a run retired his Vazquez (1-final 13 batters following ' Paul Konerko’s twoiut RBI single in the fourth to beat Scott Schoeneweis (0-Mariano Rivera pitched the ninth for his second save in IT It’s been simple for several Ui Tigers to leave last year’s miserable season in the past They weren’t around for it sons but Jacque Jones said “It’s big because I don’t they can’t expeet to keep diat think about what diey went v It’s a fresh start” paceup through said Vina who joined the “They’re for 'real” Jones said " team during an aggressive offNate Cornejo earned the season reshaping that also win in his first start tf die seaadded Ivan Rodnguez son after giving up four runs Detroit is 0 for the first and seven hits over seven time since 1985 Last season innings the Tigers started 0-- didn’t - “This is die win dieir fourth game until type of game last Nate have ' wouldn’t with finished an and year 4 May won and we wouldn't have 119 losses won”Ttammell said “But “It’s a very different lineup it’s a hew year” TVvins over there” manager Minnesota’s Carlos Silva Rchi Gardenhire said “TTiey allowed four runs and eight took their beating last year I hits over six innings nUts7 and they’re not ready to do first season the start Silva tf that again” Dedoit trailed 0 before acquired in the trade feat sent Eric Milton to Philadelphia scoring four runs in the sixth had made oidy one previous pnd five in the seventh start in 130 career appear-hiu who Bobby Higginson V 1 a part tf many miserable Vances Tigers got one hit off seasons with the Tigers since Silva in die second through twb-o1995 hit s fifth innings before breaking two-ru- n double in the sixth ' through in die sixth' He capped the seventh-inninAlex Sanchez led off the with a two-rutriple rally ' “It’s the most fun I’ve had inning widi a solo homer and in my whole career” said double Higginson’s two-ruhas in been not who onthewall Higginson gave die Tigen a 3 lead and apart of a winning season crowd to because the Tigers’ last was in brought the sokl-o- - -2 0) 1) i 4-- twodays! Artels 5 Mariners Adam Kennedy hit a 'v 9 : AL-reco- ' two-ru- : ut 0) Detoolfa Ivan Rodriguez celebrates after scoring in the 9-- 16 - g- right-cent- er 4-- : its In his home debut for Detroit Rodriguez singled By : feet On the second pifoh of die next inning Jones tied die J : The Associated Press On “Hank Aaron Appreciation Day” the Atlanta Braves gave their former dugger a game he could really appreciate four RBls ! Johnny Estrada had a career-hig- h 30m the and dw Braves celebrated anniversary tf Aaron’s 715th home run with a 10-- 8 victory overihe New York Mets on Thursday night Anight after l players came to die plate V during an 11 run inning die Braves rent 10 up in a four-rusixth that gave diem the lepd for Pinch-hittJesse Garda came up twice : good ra the inning just as Julio Franco did Wednesday nightin the same role “I think Hank would have been a ittle more1 proud if romebody had popped one out die yard second baseman Mucus Giles said “It was especially nice to swing die bats like that on his day because that’s what I’m' sure he’s pretty huipy we got the Brewers Cardinals 5 Brady Clark homued in his first two Keith Ginter hit a three-ru- n homer and Scott Podsednik had four hits Milwaukee which started last yeu 0--6 took three four from St Lous Chris Capuano (1-- gave up four runs one earned SridfourMts in six inmngs and Dave Burba pitched three inning for his sec- - f'" ' - - i (0-1- : 3-- ve i : 3 f la (0-Raul Mondesi added a tworun homer in a three-ru- n seventh his first with Pittsburgh following Jason Kendall’s single off reliever Roberto Hernandez Kendall had an RBI single in the third and Jack Wilson Ut a solo homer in the eighth Diamondbacks 6 Rockies 5 11 barings v home run in foie Richie Sexson hit a two-ru- n r' 11th inning to give the Arizona si victory over 1 !“!' JMarHns3Expos9 Dtmtrelle Willis pitched five-h- it ball into the Colorado Sexson hit a 0 pitch from Shawn Chacon (0-- 434 feet onto theBank One k concourse in Us second home? of the season and scored with a V jr Colorado had taken a 5- -4 lead ra the top of eigfrii inning wem headfirst sfidb to help lift Florida over Montreal die lldiaoTbdd Greene’s leadoff homer off Kfike Lowell led off the second inning with : for his third RBI of the Stephen Randolph (1-' his first homer of the season and Luis Castillo 'i' game and Muel Cabrera had RBI singles forFlori-- : 4 San Dic$o Saq Frandseo 310 inniiigs : da Willis went 7 3 innings striking out eight Sean Burroughs — not Tlevor Hofftnan— V and walking one in his first start He retired 12 saved dm Padres first game in dieir new downin a row between tbefoutth and eiith innings' town baUpark RBI single Fintes Phlllks 1 :r 4 Burrouis Ut an opposite-fiel- d - Ryan 10th Us outs into who in the that with two Wigelsong pitched dropped in inning wjy the Pirates’ rttatioa with a breakout spring fiord of left fielder Barry Bonds to give die ' Padres a wiM Win in tkeir opener at Petco Park training limited Philadelphia fo a run and six hits over seven innings Bonds who normally Uts well against the ' ! AP phoio widi an intentional walk Pirates another went HilL Padres spring training Bobby Former Atlanta Braves star Hank Aaron waves to and remained on hold with 659 home runs one uprise had two Uttsrid drove in die the crowd during a celebration maridng Vie 30th :! ? run with a double in the sith off Vicente Padil- - behirri Us godfather BTdlieM - V of hie 715th home run 1) run-scori- 1-- Bril-par- NationaliLcague left-cent- er r-3 : - tf tf : three gaipes at home against ' Cleveland but they were hit hard by injuries Joe Mauer had surgery mi his left knee Thursday a day after going on the disabled :f list Matthew LeCroy went on the DL with a rib cage injury and Torii Hunter iis expected to miss die series with a Strained right hamstring 1) er 0) : Trins wmi two tf their first ! n at-ba- ts: ‘ two&ne defending Tire : -- ! i oqd career save ' his first since 1991 Reds 5 Cubs 3 ' : : Sean three hits including a two-ru- n had Casey double and Jose Acevedo pitched six solid innings to lead Cincinnati over the Cuba !: Acevedo up fivehits— allfor extra bases—-an- d didn’twnlk a batterDanny Graves pitched the ninth for his second save ? ll ng : ut : game at 4 widi a sok? hornet Loser Aaroo Fultz who relieved Sihra in die seventh retired die first two he faced : ' then gave up a Walk to Vina to start the rally Thomas!uder allowed Carlos Pena’s two-ru- n single and Higginson’s triple Eric Munsoo hada solo ! homer hi die eiith for a 104 lead Rob Bowen hii a two- - : run homer in die ninth game-winni- n 1993-'- i Hasegawa (0-balked in a rim and Darin i Erstad added a two-otwo- " run double ' Scott Shields (1-- pitched two scoreless innings widi dnee strikeouts Indians 6L Royals 1 APphoio ' : Jeff D’Amico(l-O- ) Who seventh inning Thursday was widi Pittsburgh last 3 Red Sox 2 Orioles led and die :NL in tones year ' '"13 twwtiigp one and four hits run pave up Bobby Jones’ fourth walk tf jn seven innings Jack the 13th inning forced in Javy Cressend and Rafoel Beta- court combined on one-h- it Lopez with the winning run Jmies ) loaded the bases' relief on walks before throwing a Casey Blake drove in two runs and Matt Lawton had high fastball to Larry Bigbie on a 2 pitch scoring Lopez two hits for die Indians Itwasthe 13fo walk allowed Jeremy Affeldt up six runs and nine bits in 5 by die Red Sox who used six :2-innings and was called for a pair of Boston got two singles in 1) n : nngle dining a Anaheim conqdeted an open- - ut i n rallyin the ninth as five-ru- n 3-- go-ahe- 1 go-ahe- ad ! rd Matt Riley s’s making his sixth career start ? 4 do homer by Ellis Burks — until the 11th Boston numaged only one earned run’ against six Baltimore pitchers Rodrigo Lopez (1-worked 1 innings to cap a terrific performance for die Orioles bullpen which yielded three hits over 6 3 twice and walked The 10- time All-St- ar catcher cauit a By The Associated Proas v ordyonemorehit-rast- 0) -- 2-- - : ' t ' t'-- -4 go-ahe- ad : anniversary K v s shoulder-to-should- er four-tim- 4 V i' Thursday I' - |