New Orleans Hornets sign Patrick Ewing Jr. for remainder of season
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Hornets said Tuesday that forward Patrick Ewing Jr. has been signed for the remainder of the season.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Ewing signed a 10-day contract with the Hornets on March 26 after David West suffered a season-ending knee injury.
Ewing is a former Georgetown standout and the 26-year-old son of Hall of Fame center and current Orlando assistant coach Patrick Ewing. The younger Ewing is 6 feet 8 inches and 235 pounds. He spent much of this season in the NBA Development League with Reno and Sioux Falls.
Weaver wins second consecutive start to beat Tampa Bay Rays, 5-3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jered Weaver won his second consecutive start, Torii Hunter and Alberto Callaspo both had two RBIs and the Los Angeles Angels beat the winless Tampa Bay Rays, 5-3, Tuesday night.
The defending AL East champion Rays fell to 0-4. Manny Ramirez was hitless in four at-bats with three strikeouts and is 1-for-16 overall, while Johnny Damon returned after missing a game with a sore right calf and singled, making him 1-for-11 this year.
Weaver (2-0), the major league strikeout leader last season, allowed one run and three hits in 6 2/3 innings. It is the first time since his rookie season in 2006 that he has started out with consecutive victories.
Jordan Walden pitched the ninth for his first save. He replaced Fernando Rodney, who was dropped from the closer role to work on his mechanics.
Young helps Mets beat Phillies, 7-1, with career-high three hits
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chris Young pitched effectively into the sixth inning and had two of his career-high three hits during a six-run third, helping the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1 Tuesday night.
The four-time NL East champion Phillies missed out on their first 4-0 start since 1915. Cole Hamels (0-1) suffered through the second-worst start of his career, becoming the first of Philadelphia’s four aces to lose this season.
Harang holds Giants to one run in six innings, Padres win, 3-1
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Aaron Harang pitched six strong innings in his debut with his hometown Padres, who won their home opener, 3-1, Tuesday against the skidding San Francisco Giants.
The defending World Series champion Giants, who eliminated the Padres from playoff contention on the last day of the 2010 season, have lost four of five games.
Harang (1-0) held the Giants to one run on six hits in six innings, struck out six and walked two. He joined the Padres as a free agent in the offseason after spending 7 1/2 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds. Harang made five straight opening day starts with the Reds.
Boston Red Sox remain winless after loss to Indians, 3-1
CLEVELAND (AP) — Josh Tomlin outpitched Boston’s Josh Beckett, Cleveland came up with just enough timely hits and the Indians kept the Red Sox winless so far this season with a 3-1 victory Tuesday night against the team many predicted would win it all.
Tomlin (1-0) allowed one run and three hits in seven innings, taming a star-studded Boston lineup that came in batting just .200 and has yet to find its groove.
Tony Sipp worked a perfect eighth before Indians closer Chris Perez made things interesting in the ninth. He gave up a one-out single to Dustin Pedroia and a two-out walk to Kevin Youkilis before retiring David Ortiz on a liner to left for his first save.
Beckett (0-1) couldn’t stop the Red Sox from falling to 0-4, their worst start since opening 0-6 in 1996.
 
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