PHILADELPHIA — Jair Jurrjens and four relievers combined on a six-hitter, Kelly Johnson and Chipper Jones hit solo homers and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 on Tuesday night.
The defending World Series champions are off to an 0-2 start for the fourth straight year. They'll receive their rings before trying to avoid a three-game sweep on Wednesday.
Jurrjens (1-0) beat a pitcher twice his age, 46-year-old Jamie Moyer. The right-hander gave up four hits and walked three in 5 2-3 impressive innings.
Jeff Bennett gave up a single to the only batter he faced before Eric O'Flaherty got the next four outs. Rafael Soriano pitched the eighth and Mike Gonzalez finished.
GIANTS 10, BREWERS 6: At San Francisco, Travis Ishikawa hit a three-run triple, Aaron Rowand had three RBIs and San Francisco overcame Tim Lincecum's struggles to get the win in the majors' final opener.
Rowand, Bengie Molina and Randy Winn homered for the Giants, whose 12-hit battering of Milwaukee's pitching more than made up for the shortest start of Lincecum's career. The NL Cy Young Award winner made it through just three innings, yielding three runs, four hits and three walks.
MARLINS 8, NATIONALS 3: At Miami, Josh Johnson pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and Florida got home runs from Jorge Cantu and Dan Uggla in a victory over Washington.
Two-run shots by Cantu and Uggla spoiled the return of Scott Olsen (0-1), chased early in his first regular-season game against the Marlins, who traded him in the offseason after drafting him in 2002.
ASTROS 3, CUBS 2: At Houston, Jeff Keppinger's broken-bat single in the 10th inning off closer Kevin Gregg gave Houston a victory over the Cubs.
Hunter Pence homered and Michael Bourn had an RBI single for the Astros, who carried a 2-1 lead into the eighth before Alfonso Soriano hit a long home run off LaTroy Hawkins.
CARDINALS 9, PIRATES 3: At St. Louis, Albert Pujols hit a two-run homer and reached base five times to help St. Louis get its first win.
Pujols went 2-for-3 with two walks and also reached on an error after going 3-for-4 in Monday's season-opening 6-4 loss against the Pirates.
ROCKIES 3, DIAMONBACKS 0: At Phoenix, Ubaldo Jimenez threw seven sparkling innings, Troy Tulowitzki homered for the second straight game and Colorado beat Arizona.
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