Lopez shuts down Royals as Twins begin defense of AL Central title with 4-1 win
— Pablo Lopez admitted to feeling some anxiety when the Twins ace stepped on the mound to face the Royals on opening day.
— Pablo Lopez admitted to feeling some anxiety when the Twins ace stepped on the mound to face the Royals on opening day.
— From a pregame moment of silence to Fernando Tatis Jr.'s custom cleats and a large heart in center field with the initials PS, the memory of late Padres owner Peter Seidler was everywhere at Petco Park.
Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer described himself as being in "early February" in his recovery from offseason back surgery and is hopeful to return "sooner than later."
— Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lingered coming out of the batter's box long enough to watch a towering drive off his bat sail well over the centerfield wall. Then he broke into a home run trot.
— Tarik Skubal acknowledged feeling some jitters leading up to his first opening-day start. Once he stepped on the mound, they all seemed to go away.
— Nick Martini said he felt a jolt in the Reds' opening day crowd when he lined his second homer of the afternoon 405 feet into the right-field stands.