MLB Opening Day 2024: Live updates, schedule, scores, highlights, analysis – Yahoo Sports

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• Thu, March 28, 2024 at 3:23 PM MST

  Montas delivers in first start for Reds

  Staked to a big lead early, Frankie Montas had a stress-free afternoon on the mound and was in command from the first pitch.

  Even considering the sizable, one-year deal Cincinnati signed him to this winter, it was a bit of a surprise to see Montas get the Opening Day nod over homegrown flamethrower Hunter Greene. But the veteran righty delivered in a big way in his first start as a Red, with four strikeouts and zero walks across six scoreless frames.

• Thu, March 28, 2024 at 3:15 PM MST

  Giants back on top

  The Giants scored two in the seventh to take a 3-2 lead on the Padres.

• Thu, March 28, 2024 at 3:13 PM MST

  Yankees take the lead

  With the bases loaded, a sac fly from Alex Verdugo scores Aaron Judge and gives the Yankees their first lead of the season.

• Thu, March 28, 2024 at 2:58 PM MST

  Tie game in Houston

  Oswaldo Cabrera hits the first home run of the Yankees’ season, and it’s 4-4 vs. the Astros.

• Thu, March 28, 2024 at 2:44 PM MST

  Padres take the lead vs. Giants

  A busy fifth inning finished with the Padres having taken a 2-1 lead on the Giants.

• Thu, March 28, 2024 at 2:38 PM MST

  The party is on in Baltimore

  Cedric Mullins’ three-run homer in the seventh made it 11-1 Orioles. And the vibes in Baltimore are immaculate.

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  Thu, March 28, 2024 at 2:36 PM MST

  Blue Jays cruising vs. Rays

  The Blue Jays took control vs. the Rays with a five-run sixth inning highlighted by this blast from Vlad Guerrero Jr.

  Vlad Jr. is vital to the Blue Jays’ success this season, and not just because he’s a cornerstone of the franchise. The Blue Jays were the sexy pick to go to the World Series the past few seasons, but their window to be the “next great” team has closed. This season feels like a make-or-break for Toronto before changes come, and Vladdy being a special player again will play a huge part in deciding what their story will be.

• Thu, March 28, 2024 at 2:29 PM MST

  Soto gets Yankees on the board vs. Astros

  Juan Soto’s first hit as a Yankee drove in the Yankees’ first run of the season, and a three-run inning for the Bronx Bombers made it 4-3 Astros.

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  Thu, March 28, 2024 at 2:25 PM MST

  Well, that was exactly what the Orioles paid for. In Corbin Burnes’ first start with the club after being acquired over the winter for a batch of prospects, the 2021 NL Cy Young carved the Angels into pieces.

  Across six sensational innings, Burnes punched out 11 hitters, the most in an Orioles/Browns debut since Bump Hadley fanned 11 back in 1932. The only blemish was a Mike Trout first-inning solo shot, but Baltimore’s offense gave Burnes more than enough run support.

• Thu, March 28, 2024 at 2:22 PM MST

  Marlins up 4-2 vs. Pirates

  The Marlins took the lead, and Jazz Chisholm loved it.

• Thu, March 28, 2024 at 2:13 PM MST

  Goldschmidt makes it 5-1 Dodgers

  Paul Goldschmidt scored the first run of the Cardinals’ season — and the first run allowed by Tyler Glasnow today — with this solo homer in the fourth inning in L.A.

• Thu, March 28, 2024 at 2:11 PM MST

  Tie game in Tampa

  George Springer knocked a solo home run in the fourth for the Blue Jays’ first run of the season and a 1-1 ballgame.

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  Thu, March 28, 2024 at 2:06 PM MST

  Reds pouring it on

  Martini continues to amplify his cult hero candidacy with his second home run of the game to put the Reds up 7-0, and the Cincinnati crowd is loving it. Reds starter Frankie Montas is cruising so far, at just 50 pitches through four innings.

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  Thu, March 28, 2024 at 2:05 PM MST

  Martini makes it rain in Cincy

  For a team defined in 2023 by rookies and young players, leave it to 33-year-old journeyman outfielder Nick Martini to deliver the first homer of the Reds’ season. Manager David Bell spoke before the game about his excitement to tell Martini that he had made his first Opening Day roster vs. the Nationals.

  Martini didn’t wait long to contribute, launching a two-run homer in the bottom of the second to put Cincinnati up 3-0. Martini played well in his limited opportunities in 2023 and could really help this Reds lineup that will be without TJ Friedl and Matt McLain due to injuries to start the season.

  some Nick Martini facts:

  – he reached base in 93 consecutive games across 3 seasons at Kansas State
  – he made his first Opening Day roster this year at age-33
  – he is now teammates with Nick Martínez
  – he just hit the first home run of the Reds season pic.twitter.com/bXZAIpgFl8

  — Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) March 28, 2024

• Thu, March 28, 2024 at 1:58 PM MST

  Dodgers up 5-0 vs. Cards

  Mookie Betts homered to lead off the Dodgers’ half of the third.

  After a walk from Ohtani, Freeman matched Betts and made it 5-0 Dodgers.

• Thu, March 28, 2024 at 1:54 PM MST

  Tigers up 1-0 on White Sox

  Javier Baez scored the Tigers’ first run of the season on a sac fly from Andy Ibañez.

• Thu, March 28, 2024 at 1:52 PM MST

  Tie game in Pittsburgh

  Bryan Reynolds’ third-inning homer made it 2-2 vs. the Marlins.

• Thu, March 28, 2024 at 1:50 PM MST

  Giants score first vs. Padres

  Nick Ahmed’s third-inning double scored Michael Conforto and gave the Giants a 1-0 lead.

• Thu, March 28, 2024 at 1:46 PM MST

  Marlins score first vs. Pirates

  The Marlins put up two runs in the second inning in Miami, starting with a Jazz Chisholm walk and finishing with a Tim Anderson double.

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  Thu, March 28, 2024 at 1:40 PM MST

  Orioles cruising vs. Angels on Opening Day

  Anthony Santander blasts one 431 feet over the Walltimore — Camden Yards’ massive left-field wall — to put the Orioles up 7-1 in the fourth inning.

  On an Opening Day of unbridled optimism in the Charm City, with new owner David Rubenstein taking the reins, the O’s are turning this thing into a romp.