Every MLB Team's 2023 Opening Day Starter

Opening Day Pitchers/Schedule:

Braves at Nationals, 1:05 PM ET, Nationals Park

Matchup: LH Max Fried (14-7, 2.48 ERA in 2022) vs. LH Patrick Corbin (6-19, 6.31 ERA in 2022)
Notable: Fried was an All-Star, Gold Glove winner and finished 2nd in NL Cy Young voting in 2022.

Giants at Yankees, 1:05 PM ET, Yankee Stadium

Matchup: RH Logan Webb (15-9, 2.90 ERA in 2022) vs. RH Gerrit Cole (13-8, 3.50 ERA in 2022)
Notable: Cole's 257 strikeouts led the majors in 2022. His 33 home runs allowed also led the league.

Orioles at Red Sox, 2:10 PM ET, Fenway Park

Matchup: RH Kyle Gibson (10-8, 5.05 ERA with Phillies in 2022) vs. RH Corey Kluber (10-10, 4.34 ERA with Rays in 2022)
Notable: Kluber is making his Boston debut and surprisingly starting over Chris Sale.

Brewers at Cubs, 2:20 PM ET, Wrigley Field

Matchup: RH Corbin Burnes (12-8, 2.94 ERA in 2022) vs. RH Marcus Stroman (6-7, 3.50 ERA in 2022)
Notable: Stroman is making his first Opening Day start since 2019 with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Tigers at Rays, 3:10 PM ET, Tropicana Field

Matchup: LH Eduardo Rodriguez (5-5, 4.05 ERA in 2022) vs. LH Shane McClanahan (12-8, 2.54 ERA in 2022)
Notable: McClanahan finished 6th in AL Cy Young voting in 2022.

Phillies at Rangers, 4:05 PM ET, Globe Life Park

Matchup: RH Aaron Nola (11-13, 3.25 ERA in 2022) vs. RH Jacob deGrom (5-4, 3.08 ERA with Mets in 2022)
Notable: Nola finished 4th in NL Cy Young voting in 2022. deGrom averaged 14.3 K/9 in 2022.

Mets at Marlins, 4:10 PM ET, loanDepot Park

Matchup: RH Max Scherzer (11-5, 2.29 ERA in 2022) vs. RH Sandy Alcantara (14-9, 2.28 ERA in 2022)
Notable: Alcantara is the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner.

Pirates at Reds, 4:10 PM ET, Great American Ballpark

Matchup: Pirates RH Mitch Keller (5-12, 3.91 ERA in 2022) vs. Reds RH Hunter Greene (5-13, 4.44 ERA in 2022)
Notable: Greene, 23, will be the youngest Opening Day starter for the Reds since Frank Pastore in 1980.

Rockies at Padres, 4:10 PM ET, Petco Park

Matchup: RH German Marquez (9-13, 4.95 ERA in 2022) vs. LH Blake Snell (8-10, 3.38 ERA in 2022)
Notable: Marquez holds a 5.08 ERA at home compared to a 3.77 ERA on the road.

Blue Jays at Cardinals, 4:10 PM ET, Busch Stadium

Matchup: RH Alek Manoah (16-7, 2.24 ERA in 2022) vs. RH Miles Mikolas (12-13, 3.29 ERA in 2022)
Notable: Manoah finished 3rd in AL Cy Young voting.

Twins at Royals, 4:10 PM ET, Kauffman Stadium

Matchup: RH Pablo Lopez (10-10, 3.75 ERA with Marlins in 2022) vs. RH Zack Greinke (4-9, 3.68 ERA with Astros in 2022)
Notable: Greinke is back for his 9th season with the Royals.

White Sox at Astros, 7:08 PM ET, Minute Maid Park

Matchup: RH Dylan Cease (14-8, 2.20 ERA in 2022) vs. LH Framber Valdez (17-6, 2.82 ERA in 2022)
Notable: Cease finished 2nd in the 2022 AL Cy Young Award voting. Held a 30.4% strikeout rate.

Angels at A's, 10:07 PM ET, Oakland Coliseum

Matchup: RH Shohei Ohtani (15-9, 2.33 ERA in 2022) vs. LH Kyle Muller (1-1, 8.03 ERA with Braves in 2022)
Notable: Ohtani led the league with an 11.9 K/9. He should dice up a weak A's lineup in his first start.

D-backs at Dodgers, 10:10 PM ET, Dodger Stadium

Matchup: RH Zac Gallen (12-4, 2.54 ERA in 2022) vs. LH Julio Urías (17-7, 2.16 ERA in 2022)
Notable: Urias led the league in ERA and finished 3rd in NL Cy Young voting in 2022.

Guardians at Mariners, 10:10 PM ET, T-Mobile Park

Matchup: RH Shane Bieber (13-8, 2.88 ERA in 2022) vs. RH Luis Castillo (8-6, 2.99 ERA in 2022)
Notable: Bieber finished 7th in AL Cy Young voting in 2022.

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