By Humberto Viera
Mar 29, 2024, 11:48 AM EDT
The 2024 Major League Baseball season kicked off with great excitement this Thursday, March 28, featuring a series of action-packed games and highlights. One of the most anticipated debuts was that of Shohei Ohtani with the Los Angeles Dodgers, a moment that attracted the attention of fans around the world.
In total, 13 games were played in different stadiums, where some matches were high-scoring, while others were decided by minimal differences, demonstrating the emotion and unpredictability that characterizes baseball.
One of the most exciting confrontations was between the Houston Astros and the New York Yankees, where players such as Oswaldo Cabrera stood out, who hit a home run and scored two runs, Alex Verdugo, who drove in the go-ahead run, and Juan Soto, who scored an excellent defensive play in the ninth inning to secure the Yankees’ 5-4 victory over the Astros.
Another highly anticipated game was the Los Angeles Dodgers against the St. Louis Cardinals, which ended with a resounding 7-1 victory for the California team. In this game, Shohei Ohtani had an outstanding debut, with two hits in three at-bats and a run scored, showing his talent from day one.
With these exciting games, Major League teams are eager to mark their territory in their respective divisions and advance towards the playoffs. Although some games, such as the New York Mets against the Milwaukee Brewers and the Atlanta Braves against the Philadelphia Phillies, had to be postponed due to poor weather conditions, the excitement and competition is expected to continue in the next days.
This is how the MLB Opening Day scores were:
- New York Yankees 5-4 Houston Astros
- St. Louis Cardinals 1-7 Los Angeles Dodgers
- Colorado Rockies 1-16 Arizona Diamondbacks.
- San Francisco Giants 4-6 San Diego Padres
- Detroit Tigers 1-0 Chicago White Sox
- Boston Red Sox 6-4 Seattle Mariners
- Anaheim Angels 3-11 Baltimore Orioles
- Chicago Cubs 3-4 Texas Rangers
- Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 Tampa Bay Rays
- Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 Miami Marlins
- Washington Nationals 2-8 Cincinnati Reds
- Minnesota Twins 4-1 Kansas City Royals
- Cleveland Guardians 8-0 Oakland Athletics
This is how the positions were after the Opening Day:
American League:
- Baltimore Orioles (1-0)
- New York Yankees (1-0)
- Toronto Blue Jays (1-0)
- Boston Red Sox (1-0)
- Tampa Bay Rays (0-1)
- Cleveland Guardians (1-0)
- Detroit Tigers (1-0)
- Minnesota Twins (1-0)
- Chicago White Sox (0-1)
- Kansas City Royals (0-1)
- Texas Rangers (1-0)
- Houston Astros (0-1)
- Seattle Mariners (0-1)
- Los Angeles Angels (0-1)
- Oakland Athletics (0-1)
National League:
- Atlanta Braves (0-0)
- Philadelphia Phillies (0-0)
- New York Mets (0-0)
- Miami Marlins (0-1)
- Washington Nationals (0-1)
- Cincinnati Reds (1-0)
- Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0)
- Milwaukee Brewers (0-0)
- Chicago Cubs (0-1)
- St. Louis Cardinals (0-1)
- Arizona Diamondbacks (1-0)
- Los Angeles Dodgers (2-1)
- San Diego Padres (2-1)
- Colorado Rockies (0-1)
- San Francisco Giants (0-1)
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