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Snell wins Dodgers debut, Hernández and Ohtani go deep in 5-4 home-opening victory over Tigers

— Blake Snell won his Dodgers debut, Teoscar Hernández hit a three-run homer and Los Angeles defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-4 in its home opener Thursday.

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Astros' Cam Smith delivers donuts, clutch hit in MLB debut

Astros rookie Cam Smith came through in his MLB debut, first with pregame donuts for his teammates and then a key hit in his team's 3-1 win over the Mets.

Arenado homers and Gray pitches Cardinals past Twins 5-3 in rain-delayed opener

— Lars Nootbaar homered and Sonny Gray pitched five solid innings to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins in their rain-delayed opener Thursday.

Ohtani's dinger excites Tom Hanks and Magic Johnson

Shohei Ohtani's solo home run gets Tom Hanks and Magic Johnson to their feet.

Juan Soto's Mets debut ends with strikeout with game on line

Juan Soto had a chance to deliver tying runs in his much-anticipated Mets debut on Thursday, but he struck out swinging with two outs in the ninth inning to end the Astros' 3-1 win.

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