MLB Opening Day is officially in the books, and the first real day of the baseball season didn’t disappoint.
Six different games saw the winning run scored in the ninth inning or later, including wins by the Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies. There were blowouts, such as the Baltimore Orioles clubbin’ six home runs in a 12-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. And the Los Angeles Angels needed a position-player pitcher against the Chicago White Sox. It was wild.
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And, of course, the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their 2024 World Series title, first with a pregame ceremony that featured Kirk Gibson, Billie Jean King and Ice Cube, then with an adventurous win over the Detroit Tigers and reigning Triple Crown winner Tarik Skubal.
Baseball delivered the fireworks on Thursday, and the Tampa Bay Rays and Colorado Rockies are still waiting to get started on Friday. Here’s the full Opening Day scoreboard, plus some required reading as the MLB season kicks off:
- MLB expert picks for World Series, playoffs, MVP, Cy Young and more
- Top 50 people who will impact the season, Nos. 50-26
- Top 50 people who will impact the season, Nos. 25-1
- How different are all 30 MLB teams from last year?
- Jackson Merrill’s rapid rise with the Padres and what’s ahead
- Team-by-team division previews and predictions
- New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2
- Baltimore Orioles 12, Toronto Blue Jays 2
- Boston Red Sox 5, Texas Rangers 2
- Chicago White Sox 8, Los Angeles Angles 1
- Cleveland Guardians 7, Kansas City Royals 4 (10 innings)
- San Francisco Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 4
- Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 1
- Philadelphia Phillies 7, Washington Nationals 3 (10 innings)
- Miami Marlins 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
- San Diego Padres 7, Atlanta Braves 4
- St. Louis Cardinals 5, Minnesota Twins 3
- Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Detroit Tigers 4
- Seattle Mariners 4, Athletics 2
- Chicago Cubs 10, Arizona Diamondbacks 6
Here’s how it all went down at Yahoo Sports:
