Baseball's opening lines: Alex Rodriguez, Bobby Valentine and Yu Darvish among early stories  —  The stories to watch as MLB opens another season  —  Keep a close eye on Bobby Valentine as the new Red Sox skipper could have his hands full in Boston.  —  Now that the baseball season …

Ozzie Guillen apologizes for comment  —  CINCINNATI — Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen is apologizing for telling a magazine that he loves Fidel Castro.  —  The team released a statement on Saturday saying there is “nothing to respect” about Castro, calling him a “brutal dictator.”

Prince debuts home run trot twice vs. Red Sox  —  DETROIT — Coming into the season, some questioned if the large confines of Comerica Park might hurt Prince Fielder's power numbers.  The jury is still out on that, but if the second game of the regular season is any indication, the Tigers' new slugger should be just fine.

Nationals rally again, beat Cubs 7-4  —  CHICAGO - Adam LaRoche homered and matched a career-high with four hits, and the Washington Nationals again rallied late against Kerry Wood and Carlos Marmol, scoring five runs in the eighth to beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4 on Sunday.

Duda's day: Slugger's two homers carry Mets  —  NEW YORK — Mets manager Terry Collins spent much of Spring Training lauding Lucas Duda, he of prodigious raw power but a noticeable lack of confidence and experience.  What Collins envisioned for his right fielder was something like this.

Blue Jays Topple Indians 7-4 in 12 Innings  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Rajai Davis hit a two-run double in the 12th inning, Toronto rallied for the second straight game against Cleveland's bullpen and the Blue Jays beat the Indians in extra innings again, 7-4 on Saturday.

Doug Fister exits with apparent injury  —  DETROIT — Detroit right-hander Doug Fister has left Saturday's game against Boston with a strain in his left side.  —  The Tigers led 2-0 when manager Jim Leyland and trainer Kevin Rand came out to the mound to check on Fister in the middle of an at-bat by Ryan Sweeney.

Joe Girardi and Joe Maddon play game of chess in bizarre Opening Day game between Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays  —  Managers save nothing and neither does Mo Rivera  —  Tampa Bay Rays' Carlos Pena watches the flight of the ball after hitting a grand-slam home run and might as well thank Joe Girardi for loading bases for him.

Brandon Phillips mum on contract  —  CINCINNATI — Reds All-Star second baseman Brandon Phillips is keeping quiet while closing in on a contract extension.  —  Phillips said on Saturday before a game against Miami that he's not going to discuss an extension that's been in the works since last season.

Colorado Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd addresses several issues on opening day  —  HOUSTON — The Rockies are going to score runs.  Preventing them?  That's a concern even for the man responsible for piecing together the opening-day roster.  —  “I thought there was a lot of trust …

Hochevar Sharp in Royals' 6-3 Win Over Angels  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Luke Hochevar took a shutout into the seventh inning and the Kansas City Royals got solo homers from Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas against Dan Haren in a 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.

Rockies get 5-3 opening day win over Astros  —  HOUSTON—Pinch runner Eric Young scored the go-ahead run on an error in the eighth inning and Troy Tulowitzki homered in the ninth to lift the Colorado Rockies to a 5-3 win over the mistake-prone Houston Astros on Friday night.