Victorino bounces back from calf injury

By Fred Guzman

Shane Victorino bounced back from calf injury suffered during an outfield collision with teammate Ben Francisco on Saturday to give the Phillies a boost in Sunday’s 7-3 win over Houston.

Victorino came off the bench to deliver an RBI single and then stayed in the game for defensive purposes as the Phillies opened the season with a three-game sweep of the Astros.

On Sunday, Roy Oswalt pitched effectively over six innings in the veteran right-hander’s first outing against his former club. Slugging first baseman homered nd drove in four runs for the Phillies.

Oakland bounced back for a pair of opening setbacks to beat Seattle 7-1 on Sunday. Catcher Kurt Suzuki had an RBI single for the A’s.

Kansas City is off to a 3-1 start, including a 12-9, 13-inning win over the Angels on Sunday. Reliever Kanekoa Texeira worked one scoreless but rocky inning in Saturday’s 5-4 win, giving up two hits and a walk.