Top 5 Pitching Performances From Opening Day

Corbin Burnes vs. Los Angeles Angels

The Orioles ace entered Opening Day as the AL Cy Young favorite, facing the Angels for the first time since Shohei Ohtani’s departure. Burnes gave up one hit and one run off of a Mike Trout home run in the first inning and would settle in to put together an impressive first start with Baltimore. Burnes’ final statline was 6.0 IP | 1 H | 1 R | 0 BB | 11 K. Burnes now enters his next start with a 1.50 ERA.

Shane Bieber vs. Oakland Athletics

Bieber created a lot of buzz around the league in the off season as a possible pitcher that could’ve been moved to a contender. His first start for Cleveland in 2024 was solid with a final stat-line of: 6.0 IP | 4 H | 0 R | 1 BB | 11 K. Bieber continues to raise his value as a possible trade piece before the deadline and enters his next start with a 0.00 ERA.

Tarik Skubal vs. Chicago White Sox

Skubal came into this start looking to make a strong impression on what is set to be a possible Cy Young caliber season. Skubal would toss a shutout in his start and finished with a final stat-line of: 6.0 IP | 3 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 6 K. Skubal looked impressive in his first start, and will go into his next start with a 0.00 ERA.

Pablo Lopez vs. Kansas City Royals

Pablo Lopez is another dark horse candidate for the Cy Young award, and put together a very solid start today against the Royals. Lopez final stat-line was: 7.0 IP | 4 H | 1 R | 0 BB | 7 K. Lopez gave up one home run in the game to Maikel Garcia, and will go into his next start with a 1.29 ERA.

Frankie Montas vs. Washington Nationals

Frankie Montas getting an Opening Day start was not on many fans’ bingo cards. Montas surprised many, and tossed an impressive first start with the Reds. His final stat-line was: 6.0 IP | 4 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 4 K. Montas goes into his next start with an ERA of 0.00.