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While the majority of the league won't begin their seasons until March 28, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will get an early start to the 2024 MLB season with a pair of games March 20 ...
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.
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws to a San Diego Padres batter during the second inning in Game 5 of a baseball NL Division Series Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Los Angeles.
Jake Peavy, the Opening Day starting pitcher 2006–09. The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The Padres first played their home games at San Diego Stadium until 2004, when they moved into ...
The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starter is an honor, which is often given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season, [1] though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. [2]
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.
No decisions are only awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game. The Kansas City Royals began play in 1969. Wally Bunker was the Royals’ first Opening Day starting pitcher on April 8, 1969, against the Minnesota Twins. [4] The Royals have played in two home ball parks.
Causey's 13 wins are the most in a season for a Tennessee pitcher since Luke Hochevar had 15 in 2005. He is 13-3 with a 3.77 ERA with 117 strikeouts in 86 innings. He ranks second innings behind ...