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Kansas City Royals' Matt Treanor (15) hits a three-run home run during the 13th inning of an MLB baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, April 3, 2011. The Royals defeated the Angels 9-12. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

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Younger players take part in massive battle in the vidoe game Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars from LucasArts.

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield delivers against the Tampa Bay Rays during the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla., Tuesday, March 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett waits for a batter to get ready during the first inning of an exhibition baseball game against the Houston Astros, Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Houston. Beckett pitched five shutout innings, giving up only one hit. (AP photo/Pat Sullivan)

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Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton, left, signs autographs prior to an exhibition baseball game against the Round Rock Express, Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Round Rock, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Michael Morse reacts after striking out looking on a Derek Lowe pitch during the fourth inning of the opening day game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 31, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Fans enter Nationals Park prior to the opening day game against the Atlanta Braves, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 31, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Complimentary Nationals hats were given to fans at Nationals Park prior to the opening day game against the Atlanta Braves, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 31, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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The Nationals grounds crew touch up the field prior to the opening day game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 31, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Nationals manager Jim Riggleman greets his players on the field at the start of the opening day game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 31, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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The American flag is brought out on the field as the Washington Nationals host the Atlanta Braves on Opening Day at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 31, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Maria Llorente, who recently moved to Washington, D.C., from Florida, attends her first Nationals opening day Thursday, March 31, 2011 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Julio Melendez of Arlington, Va., holds up two of his company's season tickets on opening day, Thursday, March 31, 2011 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Rear Admiral Paul Zukunft of the U.S. Coast Guard, left, Lieutenant General Richard Y. Newton III of the U.S. Air Force, Vice Admiral Michael Vitale of the U.S. Navy, Lieutenant General Terry G. Robling of the U.S. Marine Corps, and Major General Karl Horst of the U.S. Army throw out the first pitches before the Washington Nationals Atlanta Braves opening day baseball game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 31, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Nationals starting pitcher Livan Hernandez was solid from the third inning on in Thursday's home season opener, but was pulled after just 77 pitches. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Nationals starting pitcher Livan Hernandez delivers a pitch during the first inning of the opening day game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 31, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Chipper Jones doubled and scored in the first inning to give the Braves a lead they would never relinquish Thursday. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Tim Walker of Alexandria, Va., has season tickets to the Nationals and came out for opening day Thursday, March 31, 2011 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Jayon Werth connects for a base hit in his first at bat with the Nationals during the first inning of the opening day game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 31, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Jayson Werth rounds second and heads for third on a Ryan Zimmerman single during the first inning of the opening day game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 31, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)