Opening Day Pitching Matchups
Congratulations to the Houston Astros, who kicked off the 2013 MLB season with a win at home over the Texas Rangers 8-2 in their first game as an American League team. Given the Astros' no-name roster of 25 guys who collectively will make less this year than Alex Rodriguez, this could be the high point of the Astros season. Good luck, Bo Porter!
Without further ado, here's a showcasing of pitching aces from today, when most teams will open their seasons. In some of these cases, the word "ace" is used loosely.
Boston @ New York Yankees (1:00 pm)
Jon Lester vs. C.C. Sabathia
Miami @ Washington (1:05 pm)
Ricky Nolasco vs. Stephen Strasburg
San Diego @ New York Mets (1:10 pm)
Edison Volquez vs. Jonathon Niese
Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh (1:35 pm)
Jeff Samardzija vs. A.J. Burnett
Colorado @ Milwaukee (2:10 pm)
Jhoulys Chacin vs. Yovani Gallardo
San Francisco @ Los Angeles Dodgers (4:00 pm)
Matt Cain vs. Clayton Kershaw
Detroit @ Minnesota (4:10 pm)
Justin Verlander vs. Vance Worley
Los Angeles Angels @ Cincinnati (4:10 pm)
Jered Weaver vs. Johnny Cueto
Philadelphia @ Atlanta (7:00 pm)
Cole Hamels vs. Tim Hudson
St. Louis @ Arizona (10:00 pm)
Adam Wainwright vs. Ian Kennedy
Seattle @ Oakland (10:05 pm)
Felix Hernandez vs. Brett Anderson