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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.
The longest Opening Day game in major league history was played on April 5, 2012 between the Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays. The game, played at Cleveland's Progressive Field, ended with the Blue Jays beating the Indians, 7–4, in 16 innings. [21] The previous record for longest Opening Day game was on April 19, 1960, at Cleveland ...
On Opening Day, Yankee pitchers have a combined record of 35–12–1 when playing at home. [3] Of those games, pitchers have a 1–0 record at Oriole Park, a 3–1–1 record at Hilltop Park, a 2–3 record from Polo Grounds, a 28–8 record at Yankee Stadium, and a 1–0 record at Shea Stadium. When on the road for Opening Day, Yankee ...
The Braves played nine Opening Day games at Turner Field, their home stadium from 1997 through 2016. The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Atlanta. They play in the National League East division. They were based in Milwaukee and Boston before moving to Atlanta for the 1966 season. [1]
Max Scherzer holds the franchise record for most Opening Day starts with five. He is 1–3 on Opening Day, with one no decision. Liván Hernández is the only pitcher to make an Opening Day start for both the Expos and the Nationals. [3] As the Washington Nationals, the team played their home games at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium from 2005 to 2007 ...
The Indians are five and one in Opening Day games in those seasons, with the only loss coming in 2016. [3] The Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays currently hold the record for the longest Opening Day game in Major League history. They set that record on Opening Day 2012, when the game lasted 16 innings.
Exactly after 1 ⁄ 3 rd of the season, they are 30–24 (.556) 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 games out of first, with Milwaukee in first (36–21), followed by Chicago 4 games behind (30–23), and then the Cardinals, with Pittsburgh 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 games behind (29–27), and Cincinnati 16 games back (20–37). For 2018, scored 237 runs, giving up 212 in their 54 ...
Mel Parnell started four Opening Day games for the Red Sox, all in the 1950s. Dennis Eckersley made five consecutive Opening Day starts for Boston, 1979–1983. Roger Clemens was Boston's Opening Day starting pitcher eight times between 1988 and 1996. From 1998 through 2004, Pedro Martínez was Boston's Opening Day starting pitcher.