MLB's Opening Day slate features 18 games, highlighted by our best bets: Red Sox-Yankees, Cardinals-Pirates and Angels-Astros.
By Doug Padilla For FrontPageBets Love it or hate it, the drama of the Boston Red Sox-New York Yankees rivalry always stirs emotions, making it a fitting matchup to kick off the 2022 regular season Thursday afternoon.
Consider Cole the more determined starter in this one. He had a 4.14 ERA in 12 second-half starts last season, not even counting his wild-card stumble. Even more concerning is his 4.91 ERA and 1.500 WHIP against the Red Sox in four starts last season, with nine walks and five home runs allowed. New Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol has selected right-hander Adam Wainwright to start Thursday’s home game against Pirates right-hander JT Brubaker. In four starts against the Pirates last season, Wainwright won all of them over a combined 30 innings, while delivering a 0.30 ERA. Expect Wainwright to improve on a clunker of a season opener last year when he gave up six runs in less than three innings to the Reds.
The Angels were just 6-13 against the Astros last season and were outscored 118-57 in those 19 games. No other division opponent scored more than 86 runs against them. But the Angels have Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon back from injury to mix in with their latest MVP . And Los Angeles is set to unleash a more extended lineup with young run producers Jo Adell, Brandon Marsh and Jared Walsh.
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