Jay Johnson and the LSU Tigers will return to Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field on Friday night in Baton Rouge for Game 2 against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. CT with Anthony Eyanson earning the start for the Tigers.

LOS ANGELES -- Gleyber Torres will be in the leadoff spot for the Detroit Tigers when they play the second of three games against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. The Tigers (0-1) and Dodgers (3-0) play at Dodger Stadium at 10:10 p.m. Eastern time.

Jake Rogers walked into the clubhouse after a tough, 5-4 loss to the Dodgers on opening day Thursday and made a beeline toward the hitting coaches.

SportsLine's model simulated the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Detroit Tigers 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Thursday's Opening Day matchup

It's Detroit's earliest start to a season. The previous earliest start for the franchise was March 28 (2024 and 2019).

The Detroit Tigers will open their season against the MLB champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. Here's time, TV, channel, streaming and more.

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