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From MLB.com, this is the Morningline of Podcast.

I'm your host, Anthony Castrovins.

Today is Friday, March 27th, and opening day 2026, or most of it anyway, is in the books.

On today's show, we're going to catch you up on all 11 season openers that took place

in a smorgasbord of baseball yesterday while also giving you the lowdown on a few more taking place tonight.

We are open for business. Let's get to it.

After the Yankees took it to Logan Webb on opening night,

it was another New York team facing another team USA starter

as the Met's hosted Paul Schienz and the Pirates.

The reigning NL-Sai Young winner Schienz entered with a sub-2 career ERA through 55 starts,

but he didn't get out of the first inning in this one.

The new look Met's lineup was relentless all afternoon.

A five-run first inning knock Schienz out of the game after only two outs,

the shortest stint ever by a reigning Sai Young winner in his season debut.

The big inning was highlighted by Brett Beatty, coming up with the bases loaded and going for three.

Beatty to centerfield, crews started in and it's burned. It's over.

All three will score.

Rookie Wright, fielder Carson Benj went on to Homer for his first hit

and Francisco Alvarez also went deep and had the first successful challenge in ABS history

in the Met's 11 to 7 victory over the buckles.

Blake Buttera is younger than me and there's a pretty good chance he's younger than many of you listening to this.

The manager of the nationals is only 33 years old,

which makes him younger than Cubs starter Matthew Boyd,

who faced Buttera's Nats on opening day at Rigglyfield.

And though the Cubs are the contenders and the Nats three builders,

the Nats erupted for six runs off Boyd in the fourth,

with CJ Abrams coming up with the bases loaded and giving the Nats the lead for good.

Swinging first pitch and crushing one.

Down the right field line and off the wall.

House into score. Here comes Lyle. Weemer right behind him.

The Nats won 10 to 4 and young Buttera is 1 to 0 and still only 33.

There was some good news for the Cubs as they worked out a reported six-year extension

with gold glove second baseman Nico Horner,

so he'll be up the middle with Pete Crow Armstrong for quite a while.

Up I 94, it was the defending NL Central Champion Brewers hosting the White Sox and the Miz kid,

Jacob Mizorowski, setting a Brewers franchise record with 11 strikeouts

and only five innings in the opener.

But the real highlight was the Brew Crew bats,

which Claubord Shane Smith and the Sox bullpen all afternoon,

including when William Contreras came up with the bases loaded in the fourth.

The Crew cruised 14 to 2.

It was a new look at Camden Yards for both the ballpark,

which unveiled a gigantic 16.7 million pixel video board,

and in the Orioles lineup, now featuring 100% more Pete Alonzo.

The bird's bats did not erupt in the opener,

but they didn't need to either.

Trevor Rogers held the twin scoreless for seven terrific innings

and Blaze Alexander drove in the run that made the difference

in a 2-to-1 victory for Baltimore.

Alexander pushes it up the middle for a base hit,

O'Neill rounds third to score,

and Blaze Alexander's first Oriole hit brings it a run.

Opening day in Cincinnati is always special,

and this year the great Joey Vado made it more so by gifting the city

a custom clock that now graces the outside of Great American Ballpark.

The Reds hosted the Red Sox in a battle to determine superior redness,

and this one went to the boys from Boston,

who scored all their runs on singles,

and the star of the show was Garrett Crochet picking up right where he left off

in his Si Young runner-up season.

Crochet struck out eight in six scoreless innings

as the Red Sox shut out the Reds, three zip,

and then there was the guy who won the AL-Sci last year,

not to mention the year before that.

Tigers Ace Terrick's Google began his free agent walk here

and three-peat bid with six scoreless innings of his own in San Diego,

and he had early help from his new pal, Kevin McGonagall.

The highly touted rookie short stops first at Bad for the Tigers in the big leagues

came with the bases loaded,

and he did this on the very first pitch he saw.

Line drive down the right field line, it's gonna drop, and score two.

Kevin McGonagall first major league at Bad is a two run double,

and the Tigers take a three-nothing lead in the first.

Welcome to the big leagues, Kevin McGonagall.

Behind McGonagall's early double and a Dylan Dingler Homer,

the Tigers pounded the Padres eight to two.

Coming up, don't doubt trout.

We had a mic drop in Houston,

and we'll also tell you about the wild inning that took place in St. Louis.

That's all after the break.

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Mike Trout entered his 30s,

really not needing to play another game to have a Hall of Fame resume.

The problem is he hasn't played many games in his 30s.

Just 360 total over the last four years.

It's made it all too easy to forget

just how great and well-rounded a player trout was when healthy.

But on opening day in Houston, he had a vintage performance.

There it goes.

I'll to left.

I'll way back.

And long gone.

Opening day.

Blast for Mike Trout.

That was a number shot.

Trout's seventh inning solo shot

to the train tracks off AJ Blueball.

Snap a scoreless tie.

And Trout also stole a base and reached base four times in all

in the Halo's three to nothing victory over the Astros.

So Trout turned back the clock.

But how's this for really turning back the clock?

In St. Louis, the Cardinals and Rays had the kind of opening day inning

that hadn't occurred in more than 135 years.

The Cardinals got an early home run from top prospect,

J.J. Weatherholt and his big debut.

And it was tied at one going into the sixth.

It started when the Rays seemingly broke the game open

with six runs in the top of the sixth to take a seven to one lead.

But in the bottom of the inning, the first seven Cardinals

batters who came to the plate reach base.

And after the cards evened up the score,

Alec Burleson faced Griffin Jacks and Jack one.

Swing in a drive.

Bow to the right.

Burly advised that one.

She is long gone.

Is it true to say holy cow?

The Cardinals prevailed nine to seven

in only the second opening day game ever,

in which both teams scored six or more runs in a single inning.

The only other time it happened was April 19th, 1890,

in a game featuring the Boston Bean Eaters and Brooklyn bridegrooms.

You remember that one, right?

I know you remember Kyle Schwarber,

and it only took minutes into the Phillies home opener against the Rangers

for him to give us our first Schwarber of 2026.

Fly ball left field.

It is gone.

First step to another 50.

Schwarber's two run shots set the tone.

Alec Baum went deep in the fifth,

and Christopher Sanchez was sensational with 10Ks

in six scoreless innings against Texas.

Though the Rangers rallied late,

Philly prevailed five to three.

In what is becoming an annual tradition?

The Dodgers raised their World Series championship banner

prior to their opener.

Every Dodger player came to work to find not only a gold trim jersey

and gold brim cap,

but also a gift bag with a bottle of whiskey

from manager Dave Roberts and a $4,000 watch

from Shohei O'Tani that said,

let's three peep.

Though the Diamondbacks Draldo Prudomo tried to spoil the party

with an early two run home run,

Andy Pahes put the Dodgers on top

against Zach Gallon in the bottom of the fifth.

In the air love field,

way back in the Dodgers take the lead.

The defending champ scored four in the fifth

and four in the seventh to down the D-backs eight to two.

And the closing opener was in Seattle,

where the defending AL West Champion Mariners hosted

the defending AL Central Champion Guardians.

The Mariners hit four solo homers,

including two from Cleveland area native dominant Canzone.

But it was Guard's ball that won the night.

And the hero was Chase the Louder,

who you might remember made his MLB debut

in the playoffs last year.

But this will go down as the young Guardians Outbuilder's

actual debut,

and he made it count with a home run

in his very first official at bat

and then this in the night.

And now Chase the water!

Goodbye!

Deep right field,

into the night it goes!

The Guardians lost starter Tanner Bobby

beat a shoulder inflammation,

but the Lauders two homers helped propel them

to a six to four victory.

Guess what?

It's still opening day.

Today there are three games featuring six teams

that have yet to take the field.

It'll be an electric atmosphere at the Roger Center

as Kevin Gauzman and the defending AL Champion Blue Jays

open up against Luis Severino and the A's

at 707 PM Eastern Time.

Sandy Alcantara and the Marlins host Kyle Freeland

and the Rockies at 710 at Lone Depot Park

and Chris Sale and the Braves

have their home opener against Cole Reagan's

and the Royals at 715.

We've also got the first Apple TV games

on the docket with Angels at Astros

coverage beginning at 730 PM Eastern Time

and Guardians at Mariners at 9 Eastern Time.

It's good to be back, isn't it?

The morning lineup is with you

Mondays through Fridays all season long

Will Leach will be back on Monday

to recap opening weekend.

Until then, thanks for listening.

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