The Orioles kicked off first game of the baseball season on American soil by defeating the Red Sox. Javy Lopez blasted the first pitch he saw out of the park. Look at the standings as of last night:
| 2004 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST | ||||
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Baltimore | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.5 |
| New York | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.5 |
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 |
| Boston | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 |
Orioles are #1 and that is the way I like it. It was cold last night at the park but it did not snow like it did last year's opening day: