Game 3 vs. Tampa

Our first night game of the year. In a way it was good that Amy had to miss it, as it got a little chilly. But the game itself was quite good.

Nori Aoki was the star of the first inning, saving an extra-bases hit with a spectacular catch and then hitting a lead-off triple. After that the game quieted down until the late innings.

The big shocker was Omar Infante getting hit hard in the jaw by a pitch. He was knocked flat, and later Ned Yost said he bled considerably. Nothing was broken, and he hasn’t been placed on the DL. But Johnny Giavotella has been recalled from Omaha.

With all due respect to Infante’s injury, the player of the game was Jason Vargas. He pitched eight shut-out innings, leaving in the ninth after giving up a lead-off home run. At that point he was up around 110 pitches. Though I hate to see a guy pushed beyond his limit, it would be really sweet to be able to avoid our bullpen as much as possible this summer.

The new season ticket caps