Week 1: Opening Day Roundup

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And we're back! We'll likely mess around with the format a bit this year on the blog, so stay tuned to see what we come up with. For opening day, though, the classic format.

STUDS: Jake Lamb (FDD) singled, doubled and drove in 4. Noah Syndergaard (BM) surrendered 4 runs - including a homer by Yadi Molina - but struck out 10 for a 6-inning win. Freddie Freeman (R) homered, walked 3 times, drove in a pair of runs and scored thrice. David Peralta (R) had 3 singles, a steal, an RBI and 2 runs. Rhys Hoskins (CB) had 2 doubles, a run, an RBI and a steal.

DUDS: Cardinals and Project Mayhem teammates Tommy Pham and Marcell Ozuna combined to go 0-8 with 6 Ks. Carlos Martinez (SG) walked an impressive 6 Mets (METS!) in a 4.1-inning loss. He struck out 5 and allowed 4 runs. Hector Neris (AL) barfed all over himself, allowing a 3-run walk-off homer after giving up a hit to Charlie Culberson. Corey Knebel (PYB) blew a save by giving up a hit to Freddy Galvis. Not a banner day for closers.

GIF OF THE DAY: Ian Happ hitting the season's first pitch out of the ballpark and directly into Derek Jeter's soul.

This GIF of Ian Happ's HR swing hitting Wallach in the face sums up the Marlins season on just the first pitch of the year. pic.twitter.com/GkkEVdoROF

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