14 Amazing MLB Stats from Opening Week

Highlighting the most important, intriguing and bizarre stats in baseball.

Baseball is a numbers game. Always has been. Always will be. And here are a few notable numbers for the opening week of the season: March 31-April 7.

15 Earned runs allowed last Sunday by reigning Cy Young winners

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Baseball By The Numbers: Weak AL Central, Position Players Pitching and Mo Rivera

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Adrian Gonzalez
Albert Pujols
Chris Davis
Mariano Rivera
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees

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Boston’s Adrian Gonzalez suffered through an 0-fer day against Baltimore in the Red Sox’ 9-6 loss in 17 innings. The first baseman struck out in the 17th representing the tying run against the Orioles’ Chris Davis, who
began the day simply as the DH and ended it with a win. Gonzalez was the first AL cleanup hitter to go 0-8 since Andre Thornton of the Indians in 1984.

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