The Kansas City Royals completed an opening sweep of the Detroit Tigers on Thursday with a 4-1 win in Motown, according to the Associated Press. The Tigers storied offense managed just five runs in the series, with just one run coming in the final twenty-one innings. "We stunk," Tigers' Manager Jim Leyland said. "We look like we're just going up there and giving at-bats away without any purpose. The manager's responsible for the preparation and the performance of the club, and right now, we don't look very prepared."

Tim Redding took a one-hitter into the eighth inning as the Washington Nationals shutout the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night, according to Yahoo.com. The victory allowed the Nationals to improve their record to 3-0 on the season, for the first time in five years. "Nobody likes to lose. We?re tired of it," said Ryan Zimmerman, who hit a solo home run to help lead Washington to the win.