Gilbert, Yamamoto tabbed as Opening-Day best

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: Things get going in earnest with an 11-game slate Thursday. The eight idle squads are ATH, ATL, COL, KC, MIA, NYY, SF, and TOR. The baseball weather map does not reveal too much threat from rains, but windy conditions may be in store at more than a few sites. Double-digit (miles per hour) outward-blowing breezes are expected for PIT@NYM, MIN@BAL, TEX@PHI, and TAM@STL. Thursday's action will get underway at 1:15 p.m. ET with the Pirates-Mets tilt at Citi Field.


Notable Starts:

Yoshinobu Yamamoto draws Thursday's top rating. He'll be at Dodger Stadium against the Arizona Diamondbacks. In 2025, Yamamoto tossed 25 frames against ARI; he notched a 2.16 ERA (2.49 xERA) with a 26% K-BB. Current ARI batters own...

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