Kentdodgers12 new articles for Tuesday, April 11, 2006NOTEBOOK | Pirates vs. Dodgers (The Youngstown Vindicator)
Lefty problems: In their 1-7 start, the Pirates have faced a left-handed starting pitcher six times. The Bucs are 1-5 in those games. The Dodgers' starters for the remainder of this week's four-game series are righties.

Mulder, Cardinals win first game at new stadium (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Apparently, the new Busch Stadium is both a hitter's and pitcher's park. At least for Mark Mulder. The St. Louis lefthander pitched eight strong innings and hit his first career home run, helping the Cardinals defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 Monday in the first major league game at the $365 million ballpark. Scott Rolen's two-run double in the fourth off Tomo Ohka gave the Cardinals the lead for

MLB Around The Horn: Dodgers, Phillies Split Doubleheader (KRXI-TV Reno)
Mets 3, Marlins 2 FLUSHING, N.Y. (Sports Network) - David Wright lofted a sacrifice fly to score Carlos Beltran with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth, lifting the New York Mets to a 3-2 victory over the Florida Marlins in the finale of a rain-shortened two-game series at Shea Stadium.

Alomar and Penny lead Dodgers to doubleheader split in Philadelphia (The Sports Network)
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Sandy Alomar Jr. had three hits, including an RBI double and scored once, as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-2, to earn a split of a doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park.

Mets' new ballpark to emulate Ebbets (USA Today)
The New York Mets wear blue and orange to honor the Giants and Dodgers, teams that left New York for San Francisco and Los Angeles, respectively, in 1958. Now the Mets' new ballpark, scheduled to open in 2009, will conjure memories of Ebbets Field, the Dodgers' home in Brooklyn.

Mulder inspires Cardinals victory in home opener (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Mark Mulder pitched eight strong innings and belted his first career home run to lead St Louis to a 6-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the Cardinals' home opener in their new Busch Stadium on Monday.

VB Dodgers Drop 9-8 Decision (OurSports Central)
(Vero Beach) - Despite an 8-run 8th inning which saw four Vero Beach home runs, the Dodgers fell to the St. Lucie Mets 9-8 Friday night at Holman Stadium. All 8 runs came with two outs in the inning with Cole Bruce, Chris Westervelt, Xavier Paul and Jamie Hoffman supplying the long balls.

Wilpon Is Walking Again Through Ebbets Rotunda (New York Times)
The design for the new Mets ballpark, to be built next to Shea Stadium, is meant to evoke memories of Ebbets Field, where the Brooklyn Dodgers played.

Mets Stadium May Look Like Ebbets Field (AP via Yahoo! News)
New York Mets officials stirred up the past on Thursday when they unveiled a stadium design reminiscent of Ebbets Field, the storied home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

This date in baseball - April 11 (OregonLive.com)
(AP) — 1907 — New York catcher Roger Bresnahan appeared wearing shin guards for the first time in a major league game. 1912 — Rube Marquard of the New York Giants began a 19-game winning streak with an 18-3 triumph over the Brooklyn Dodgers.