Jered Weaver opened the eyes of his teammates and the opposition in his dominant, season-opening victory.

So much of this 2012 Angels season centers on what Albert Pujols can do for them. But on Opening Night — a 5-0, late-surging win against the Royals in a sold-out Angel Stadium on Friday — Pujols was mostly a spectator.

When the Mariners and Athletics take the field on Saturday, it'll already be Round 2 of the season for Mariners starter Felix Hernandez and A's starter Bartolo Colon.

Andre Ethier belted a two-run double and a two-run triple to back Chad Billingsley, who struck out 11 while holding the Padres scoreless over 8 1/3 innings as the Dodgers picked up their second win in as many games to start the 2012 season.

In 52 career games against the Royals, Albert Pujols has cranked out 16 home runs and 53 RBIs, along with a .373 average (his highest average against any club). He'll look for more of the same against Luke Hochevar, who duels with Dan Haren on Saturday.

Chris Capuano will try to make a good first impression with his new team Saturday, when the Dodgers square off against the Padres at Petco Park.

Rockies right-hander Jeremy Guthrie was cool at the worst moment of Colorado's 5-3 victory over the Astros in Friday's opener.

Buster Posey looked as good as new — if not flawless — in playing a full nine innings for only the second time since his leg injury.

Eric Young stole second, then scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error, as the Rockies beat the Astros, 5-3, at Minute Maid Park on Friday.

Jamie Moyer looks to become the oldest pitcher in baseball history to record a victory when the Rockies take on Lucas Harrell and the Astros on Saturday at Minute Maid Park.

The D-backs got the 2012 season off on a winning note as they beat the Giants, 5-4, on Friday afternoon in front of a sellout crowd at Chase Field. Arizona broke a tie game in the sixth when Ryan Roberts smacked a two-run double to left that ended Tim Lincecum's night.

Since winning the World Series in 2010, the San Francisco Giants have developed a bit of a constant thorn in the side: the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Ryan Braun's track record clearly indicates that he has both the ability and the mental toughness to succeed. And at home, at least, he has the support of the Milwaukee faithful.

Opening Day means everybody's stats are set at zero. That's unfortunate for players coming off great years, but for some guys there's no better news than resetting the numbers.

The mythical hoops challenge concocted in the Dodgers clubhouse has been further fueled by incoming part-owner Magic Johnson's response in the Los Angeles Times that, once the season is over, he'd take outfielder Matt Kemp, 15-7, and shortstop Dee Gordon, 15-3.

It was just one game, a wacky one at that, but the Rays sent a blistering message to the mighty Yankees on Friday.

In a matchup against David Price and the Rays on Saturday night at 7:10 ET, Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda is about to learn firsthand what one of the most contentious divisions in baseball is all about.