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The 26 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 29 wins, 27 losses and 10 no decisions. [3] [4] The Dodgers started playing in Los Angeles in 1958, after moving from Brooklyn. [5] 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]
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 ...
[3] [4] No decisions are only awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game. Although in modern baseball, ties are rare due to extra innings, in 1910, New York's Opening Game against the Boston Red Sox was declared a tie due to darkness – at the time, Hilltop Park had lacked adequate ...
However, in game 7, Buehler pitched a strong game, striking out seven and only allowing one run in 4 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings. Cody Bellinger hit a two-run homer and Yasiel Puig hit a three-run homer and the Dodgers won 5–1 to clinch their second straight National League championship, the first time they had done that since 1977 and 1978 .
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.
The Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians played a two-game series at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on April 17 and 18, [4] while the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres played a three-game series at Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, from May 4 to 6. [5] The 2018 MLB Little League Classic at BB&T ...
George Winter pitched on Opening Day for the Boston Americans in 1903. Smoky Joe Wood was the Opening Day starter three times, 1911–1913. Babe Ruth started on Opening Day in 1916, 1917, and 1918. In 1923, 1924, and 1926, Howard Ehmke started on Opening Day for the Red Sox. Mel Parnell started four Opening Day games for the Red Sox, all in the ...
The 24 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 15 wins, 14 losses and 13 no decisions. 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 Padres' first Opening Day starting pitcher was Dick Selma, who received a win against the Houston Astros.