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The Dodgers really don't want the NLCS to go any longer than it has to, so it makes sense for Game 1 star Jack Flaherty to start Game 5 against the Mets.
It didn’t have the drama of the NCAA Tournament bracket release of two days earlier, but MLB held its own unveiling Tuesday by announcing the starting pitching matchups for all season openers.
The first Opening Day game for the Dodgers in Los Angeles was played in San Francisco against the San Francisco Giants on April 15, 1958. [3] California native Don Drysdale was the Dodgers' Opening Day starting pitcher that day, in a game the Dodgers lost 8–0.
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With injuries decimating the Dodgers' starting rotation, time is running short for a pitching staff hoping to hit its prime for a World Series run.
For baseball fans, Opening Day serves as a symbol of rebirth; writer Thomas Boswell once penned a book titled, Why Time Begins On Opening Day. [3] Many feel that the occasion represents a newness or a chance to forget last season, in that the 30 major league clubs and their millions of fans begin with 0-0 records.
The least experienced pitcher getting the ball on Opening Day is Muller. The 6-foot-7 lefty came over from Atlanta in the Sean Murphy trade with 49 major-league innings under his belt.
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