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Orioles @ Yankees
At Yankee Stadium
RHP
0-0, 7.36 ERA, 7 SO
Bundy is looking to bounce back after posting career lows in almost every statistical category last season. He went 8-16 with a 5.45 ERA and allowed 41 homers, but did strike out more than a batter per inning.
LHP
0-1, 9.00 ERA, 3 SO
Happ returns for his first full year in pinstripes, having gone 7-0 with a 2.69 ERA in 11 regular-season starts after being acquired from Toronto in July. Happ set career highs in K's (193), K/9.0 IP ratio (9.78) and strikeout rate (26.3%) in 2018.
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Tigers @ Blue Jays
At Rogers Centre
LHP
0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 SO
Moore begins his Tigers tenure against an old AL East rival from his Rays days. The lefty owns a 5-3 record and 3.81 ERA in 12 career appearances against the Blue Jays, striking out 53 batters over 56 2/3 innings. His last win over them came in 2015.
RHP
0-0, 0.00 ERA, 8 SO
A spot became available in Toronto's rotation late in camp when Ryan Borucki went down with an elbow injury. Thornton had been under consideration for the 'pen, but instead he gets to continue as a starter, where he posted a 4.02 ERA in Triple-A.
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Pirates @ Reds
At Great American Ball Park
RHP
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 SO
Williams is looking to pick up where he left off last season, which is why he barely stopped throwing durin the offseason. He baffled hitters with well-located pitches and defied all expectations by posting a 1.29 ERA over his last 13 starts in 2018.
RHP
0-1, 6.75 ERA, 0 SO
Acquired from the Yankees in January and signed to a three-year, $30.5 million contract, Gray will try to rebound after disappointing in New York.
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Astros @ Rays
At Tropicana Field
LHP
0-1, 4.50 ERA, 4 SO
The lefty makes his Astros debut after going 5-2 with a 2.57 ERA in 16 regular-season starts for the Brewers last year. He made four starts for the Brewers in the playoffs, allowing two earned runs and 10 hits in 14 2/3 innings.
RHP
1-0, 1.29 ERA, 6 SO
Yonny Chirinos will make his first start of the season as the Rays go for the series win over the Astros. In 18 appearances last season as a reliever and a starter, Chirinos finished 5-5 with a 3.51 ERA.
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Rockies @ Marlins
At Marlins Park
RHP
0-1, 4.05 ERA, 10 SO
Gray ranks seventh in Rockies history in strikeouts with 520, and his 12 games of double-figure strikeouts are second in club history to Pedro Astacio’s 15. Gray has pitched in just three-plus seasons. Gray started the opener the last two years.
RHP
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 SO
The 23-year-old has a power fastball. Per Statcast, his four-seamer averaged 95.5 mph as a rookie. Alcantara split time at Triple-A and Miami last year. He had a 2.25 ERA in 16 innings at home. Fastball command is key. His slider averaged 86.1 mph.
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Mets @ Nationals
At Nationals Park
RHP
0-0, 7.20 ERA, 7 SO
Over his first 14 starts last season, Wheeler went 2-6 with a 4.85 ERA. Over his final 15, he was 10-1 with a 2.06 mark. Health, throwing inside more consistently and adopting a split-fingered fastball were the three keys behind Wheeler’s success.
LHP
0-0, 3.00 ERA, 4 SO
Corbin was the prize of the Nationals' offseason after the team inked him to a six-year, $140 million contract in free agency. He's coming off the best season of his career, having posted a 3.15 ERA in 33 starts with 246 strikeouts.
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Guardians @ Twins
At Target Field
RHP
0-1, 12.46 ERA, 4 SO
Carrasco begins his 10th season with the Tribe. The plan is to keep Trevor Bauer between Carrasco and Corey Kluber for at least the first month of the year. Carrasco logged a 3.38 ERA with 231 K’s in 192 innings last year.
RHP
0-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 SO
Pineda will make his first start since July 2017 after undergoing both meniscus surgery on his right knee and Tommy John surgery, and the Twins hope he can regain the form that helped him lead the AL with 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings in '16.
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Cardinals @ Brewers
At Miller Park
RHP
0-0, 1.50 ERA, 7 SO
Back from an oblique injury that ended his 2018 season on June 20, Wacha enters what could be his final season in St. Louis. He’ll be a free agent at the end of the year.
RHP
0-0, 7.20 ERA, 12 SO
Burnes made 36 relief appearances including the postseason last year, but this will be his first Major League start. He was Milwaukee’s top pitching prospect before a promotion to the big league bullpen last July.
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White Sox @ Royals
At Kauffman Stadium
RHP
1-0, 2.70 ERA, 8 SO
The White Sox like the matchup of Giolito against the Royals, so the right-hander will start series finale. Giolito has a career 2.35 ERA against the Royals and a 3.24 ERA at Kauffman Stadium.
RHP
0-1, 7.20 ERA, 5 SO
Lopez is officially listed as the team’s No. 3 starter and will start against the White Sox on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium. Lopez had a 4.41 ERA over 16 1/3 innings in the spring.
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Cubs @ Rangers
At Globe Life Park in Arlington
LHP
0-0, 9.00 ERA, 4 SO
Hamels got his wish and will pitch against the Rangers, marking the first time the veteran lefty will pitch against a former team. Texas traded him to the Cubs last season and Chicago picked up Hamels' $20 million option for the upcoming campaign.
RHP
0-0, 11.12 ERA, 5 SO
Lynn is 6-7 with a 4.62 ERA in 19 career starts and one relief appearance vs. the Cubs. He is 0-4 with a 6.40 ERA in his last 10 starts vs. them, with his last win coming in 2013. Lynn will be pitching for the first time ever in Arlington.
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Angels @ Athletics
At Oakland Coliseum
LHP
0-1, 3.86 ERA, 2 SO
Skaggs was a candidate to start Opening Day but missed time in camp with left forearm fatigue. But the Angels believe he's due for a breakout after posting a 2.57 ERA in 17 first-half starts last year.
RHP
1-0, 1.50 ERA, 6 SO
Montas always had a lively fastball, and though he's made 43 Major League appearances through last year, he wasn't considered big league ready until he improved command of his secondary pitches, such as his slider and split-fingered fastball.
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D-backs @ Dodgers
At Dodger Stadium
RHP
0-0, 8.31 ERA, 3 SO
Weaver was acquired along with Carson Kelly and Minor Leaguer Andy Young from the Cardinals in the trade that sent Paul Goldschmidt to St. Louis. Weaver had an impressive spring, showing improvement in his offspeed pitches from last year.
RHP
0-0, 15.00 ERA, 0 SO
Buehler didn’t have a normal Spring Training because his arm didn’t feel right. The 24-year-old checked off most of the necessary boxes in a rushed last two weeks, but his true readiness remains to be seen.
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Giants @ Padres
At Petco Park
RHP
0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 SO
Samardzija made only 10 starts for the Giants last year due to a nagging shoulder injury. After a winter of rehab, Samardzija arrived to camp healthy and proved his effectiveness by recording a 3.97 ERA over six exhibition starts this spring.
RHP
0-0, 1.80 ERA, 7 SO
Paddack, MLB Pipeline’s No. 34-ranked prospect, will have his innings monitored this year, but he earned his place with a 1.76 ERA this spring and a 38 percent K rate. In 90 Minors innings last year, he recorded an absurd 120 K's to just eight walks.
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Red Sox @ Mariners
At T-Mobile Park
RHP
0-1, 13.50 ERA, 3 SO
Porcello makes his 2019 debut in the finale of the four-game set in Seattle. The right-hander had a 3.75 ERA in three spring starts. He had a scare when he was hit in the head by a liner this past Monday, but he was OK and remained in the game.
LHP
1-0, 6.75 ERA, 1 SO
The soft-tossing lefty will make his season debut against a Red Sox team he held scoreless on two hits over 7 2/3 innings with a season-high nine strikeouts last June in Seattle, though he lost the following week at Fenway.
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Braves @ Phillies
At Citizens Bank Park
RHP
0-1, 6.23 ERA, 4 SO
Blessed with the highest upside among the Braves’ highly-regarded young pitchers, Wright exceeded expectations throughout an impressive spring. He’ll be making his first start and looking to validate his status as MLB Pipeline’s 30th-best prospect.
RHP
1-0, 1.50 ERA, 6 SO
The Phillies are hoping for a bit of a resurgence for Arrieta in his second season in Philly. He was 9-6 with a 3.11 ERA through his first 22 starts last season. He finished 1-5 with a 6.35 ERA in his final nine starts.
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