Seth Lugo

Lugo, the 2024 AL Cy Young runner-up, struggled with his control early, but two caught stealings really helped his cause, and he got better as the game went along. He's slated to make his second start Friday against the Orioles

Lugo and Michael Wacha will following Opening Day starter Cole Ragans against the division-rival Guardians before Kris Bubic and Michael Lorenzen kick off a road series early next week against the Brewers.

Lugo allowed just one run over the first five innings, but gave up three runs in the sixth before being pulled. The right-hander's ERA bumped up to 5.50 in Arizona, but he's pitched better than that number. Lugo will be on the mound next weekend against the Guardians.

Lugo scattered three hits and one walk over five nearly flawless frames against a split-squad Diamondbacks lineup. The 35-year-old righty will be hard-pressed to repeat last year's sublime performance from a run-prevention standpoint, but even baking some modest regression into his projections puts him firmly in SP3 territory for fantasy purposes.