You get an opening day start usually because of what you did the year before," Morton added.

Chicago's curse-breaking World Series run in 2016 started with an Opening Day win, and so did their championship run 108 years earlier in 1908. the last team of the night to gather a hit is the A's, with a Ramon Laureano homer to tie it, 1-1, Eric Hosmer busts out the whoppin' stick with a bases-clearing double, breaking a scoreless tie. In the third, Castellanos doubled to left and scored on another Moustakas RBI single. And, of course, there's the whole sign-stealing thing that happened with the Astros. 9:31 pm ET, at

Hits different.#SDOpeningDay #FriarFaithful pic.twitter.com/KobDRUQuNO, the only game that appears to be in question at this point is Angels-A's, which is 1-1 in the fifth, Hosmer AGAIN clears the bases. Unfortunately for baseball fans, they'll have to wait a little bit longer, as the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe has postponed the new season by a few months, it appears. "And he knows that, which is great. Castellanos, who signed with Cincinnati as a free agent, will become the rare high-profile player to face his old club on his first Opening Day in a new uniform. His curveball looked solid during summer camp as well and looks like a potential third weapon. ... > Opening Day Lineups. ET, Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres, 9:10 p.m. Nathan Eovaldi notched his first career opening day start, giving up just one run and five hits over six … MLB implemented the extra innings rule this season to avoid long games during the COVID-19 pandemic. ET with the Mets and Braves facing off at Citi Field. The 2020 MLB regular season kicked off Thursday night with a two-game slate featuring Yankees-Nationals and Dodgers-Giants. Nola will become the first Phillies pitcher since Hall of Famer Roy Halladay (2010-12) to start three straight openers, and he will look for support from the likes of Bryce Harper, whose five career Opening Day homers tie him with Albert Pujols for the lead among active players. While the Red Sox excelled at the plate, they weren't too shabby on the mound, either. In an era of big velocity, Cubs ace Kyle Hendricks is a throwback. ET, Colorado Rockies at Texas Rangers, 8:05 p.m. The eight doubles for the @RedSox are the most in an #OpeningDay game since the 1936 Pirates. Everyone else is set to begin on Friday, July 24, and there is still a lot more to look forward to. Opening Day no-hitter: Bob Feller (April 16, 1940)Feller's brilliance in the Indians' season opener in 1940 produced the only no-hitter on Opening Day in MLB history. pic.twitter.com/Z2u7svtZiR, An #OpeningDay #BaseballSky at Fenway. They are now 39-12 in their last 51 Opening Days. Charlie Morton took the loss for Tampa Bay, giving up six earned runs on seven hits through four innings, adding four strikeouts and one walk along the way. The Athletics and Angels could not decide their game in nine innings -- Jason Castro hit a game-tying solo home run against Liam Hendriks in the ninth -- so to extras they went.

section: | slug: mlb-opening-day-scores-takeaways-mets-win-another-opener-matt-olson-hits-seasons-first-walk-off | sport: baseball | route: live_blog_single | Kyle Hendricks is through 8 innings on 89 pitches. 12:36 am ET, at He threw 175 1/3 innings with a 2.87 ERA, which earned him a seventh-place finish in the Cy Young voting. For Major League Baseball (MLB) and most of the minor leagues, this day typically falls during the first week of April, although in recent years it has fallen in the last week of March. The NL Central is wide open though, and they have a real shot at their first division title since 2012. "With the way I've been preparing myself and the way I'll continue preparing myself, I will return to being that player from back then." MORE>, Pirates at Cardinals (8:15 p.m.): Jack Flaherty just pitched one of the best second halves of all time in 2019 -- his 0.91 ERA after the All-Star break was the third-lowest ever for a qualified pitcher. #ForTheH https://t.co/XoNvXOPnmF. Minnesota put a four-spot on the board against Lucas Giolito in the top of the first, but the ChiSox answered back with four runs against Jose Berrios in the bottom of the second to tie the game 5-5. The homer streak spans 804 days. The 2020 MLB regular season kicked off Thursday night with a two-game slate featuring Yankees-Nationals and Dodgers-Giants.

Rumors suggest that the beginning of the season could start around late June or July, around what would have been the All-Star Break. https://t.co/jiKcLWuKAl.