The Indians and Mariners opened the season with a pitching duel, as Corey Kluber and Felix Hernandez were stingy with runs. Kluber gave up a two-run home to Nelson Cruz in the first inning. Hernandez held the Indians scoreless through 5 1/3 innings, while the bullpen gave up just one run the rest of the way as the Mariners win 2-1. Kluber went the distance for the eight-inning complete game, throwing just 91 pitches. Even with the low pitch count, he managed to strike out eight batters, walking just one. A good outing by Hernandez against a good lineup is a very good sign for the Mariners.
In Arizona, the Rockies jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a DJ LeMahieu home run, but the Diamondbacks roared back in the bottom of the first with three runs, and that was all they would need as Arizona goes on to an 8-2 victory. Patrick Corbin struck out eight in 5 2/3 innings, while overall the DBacks pitchers K’d 12 and walked two.
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