LOS ANGELES — The St. Louis Cardinals will begin its 2024 Major League Baseball regular season on the road versus the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Miles Mikolas will take the mound for St. Louis against Tyler Glasnow for Los Angeles.
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani is recovering from an injured elbow ligament and is not expected to pitch this year. He will most likely make his Los Angeles home debut as a designated hitter.
Mikolas was named the Opening Day starter after Sonny Gray, who signed a three-year, $75 million contract, was scheduled to be the starter. Gray strained his right hamstring on March 4 during a spring training game.
This will be Mikolas' third Opening Day start in his career, the previous two (2019 and 2023) also with the Cardinals.
In 2023, Mikolas recorded a 9-13 record and a 4.78 ERA, and led the MLB in starts (35).
He had his best year in 2018 with an 18-4 record and a 2.83 ERA. He finished sixth in voting for that year's National League Cy Young Award.
The Dodgers began the regular season in Seoul, South Korea, against the San Diego Padres. The teams split the two-game series overseas.
Glasnow started for the Dodgers in Seoul and will make the start for the domestic Opening Day for the team.
In 2023, he had a 10-7 record, 3.53 ERA and 162 strikeouts in 120 innings.
The Cardinals and Dodgers will begin the season at 3:10 p.m. Thursday. St. Louis will have its home opener on April 4 against the Miami Marlins.
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