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Through 2024, they have played seventeen Opening Day games there and have seen Astros starters go 8–4 with five no decisions (8–9 overall). This makes the record of the Astros' Opening Day starting pitchers in home games 21 wins, 13 losses and ten no decisions (23–21 overall).
Richard entered the 1978 season as the Astros' Opening Day starter. In the first game of the season, he gave up seven runs on 11 hits and just made it into the fifth inning before being replaced in a loss to the Cincinnati Reds. [58] He recovered from the loss by pitching a complete game two-hit shutout in his next outing against the Dodgers. [59]
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 Opening Day starter is a tone-setter. What is your favorite MLB team's tone? Opening Day Starter Tiers: How excited every MLB fan base should be about their top pitcher [Video]
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 newly acquired slugger sparked a rally from a 4-0 hole against the Houston Astros, then secured a 5-4 Opening Day win with an outfield assist on a play at the plate in the ninth inning.
Wikipedia: Featured list candidates/List of Houston Astros Opening Day starting pitchers
Grover Cleveland Alexander (team 4–1 in five Opening Day starts) Robin Roberts (5–6–1 in 12 Opening Day starts) Curt Schilling (2–0–3 in five Opening Day starts) Kevin Millwood (1–1 in two Opening Day starts) Jon Lieber (1–1 in two Opening Day starts) Brett Myers was the Opening Day starter for the Phillies in 2007, 2008, and 2009, with a record of 0–1–2.