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Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. The San Diego Padres look like they might never score another run after two games against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers to start the season. Of course, the Padres are eventually going to get on the board here in 2016, but they go into the series finale with the Dodgers on Wednesday as the only team in the major leagues that still hasn’t scored a run. San Diego has just six hits in its first two games and has been outscored 18-0. Jon Jay is the only San Diego player to hit safely in the first two games, but he had trouble in the field Tuesday. No need to panic Padres fans. It’s a long season and there will certainly be better days ahead. Some of it is obviously a product of having to face one of the best pitchers on the planet in Clayton Kershaw in the opener, but Scott Kazmir followed up with a solid outing as well in his first start of the season. The Padres' inability to push a run across against Kazmir is certainly more concerning than being dominated by Kershaw. After all, Kazmir doesn’t have the same stuff he used to and he had an up-and-down spring. Kazmir gave up one hit in six innings and struck out five with three relievers following him, including Kenley Jansen, who earned his first save of the season. No one had any expectations that the Padres were going to contend in the National League West Division this season with the Dodgers and Giants so well-stocked and Arizona spending so freely on upgrades in the offseason. And the Padres haven’t done anything to change that narrative in the first two games. Again, we know it’s early, but come on Padres. As Harry Caray used to say, "Let’s get some runs." Continue to Article

April 06, 2016 3:34:am EST

Last season, Jon Lester brought to the Chicago Cubs an impressive resume that included the two World Series rings he won with the Boston Red Sox in 2007 and 2013. Lester pitched seven strong innings in his season debut and the Cubs got home runs from Anthony Rizzo, Dexter Fowler and Matt Szczur in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. ''I don't like to compare other situations and other rosters and all that stuff,'' Lester said. Continue to Article

April 06, 2016 2:09:am EST

Lewis makes his season debut Wednesday when the Rangers and Seattle Mariners close a three-game series in Arlington. Texas won the teams' season opener 3-1 on Monday despite getting only one hit before Seattle broke out its power bats en route to a 10-2 victory Tuesday. Nelson Cruz and Robinson Cano hit solo homers, while Seth Smith and Luis Sardinas each added two-run shots in a six-run eighth. Continue to Article

April 06, 2016 1:55:am EST

Patrick Carney's stomach was as jumpy as when he's on stage in Madison Square Garden before 20,000 fans. Carney, drummer for The Black Keys, the Grammy Award-winning rock duo from Akron, Ohio, calmed himself long enough to throw out the ceremonial first pitch Tuesday as the Cleveland Indians opened their 2016 season against the Boston Red Sox. Wearing a blue block ''C'' Indians cap, jeans and a jacket, the lanky Carney delivered his pitch to former All-Star catcher and current first-base coach Sandy Alomar. Continue to Article

April 05, 2016 10:00:pm EST

Patrick Carney's stomach was as jumpy as when he's on stage in Madison Square Garden before 20,000 fans. Carney, drummer for The Black Keys, the Grammy Award-winning rock duo from Akron, Ohio, calmed himself long enough to throw out the ceremonial first pitch Tuesday as the Cleveland Indians opened their 2016 season against the Boston Red Sox. Wearing a blue block ''C'' Indians cap, jeans and a jacket, the lanky Carney delivered his pitch to former All-Star catcher and current first-base coach Sandy Alomar. Continue to Article

April 05, 2016 9:39:pm EST