21.   At Phoenix, Jeromy Burnitz hit a pair of homers and opening day starter Steve Woodard worked seven solid innings.

22.   Bagwell and Biggio were the only opening day starters last season not to spend at least some time on the DL.

23.   Chris Weinke, on target to be the opening day starter, led Carolina on two long drives.

24.   Cincinnati opening day starter Pete Harnisch gave up two runs and three hits in four innings.

25.   He still could be the opening day starter next Wednesday against San Francisco in Atlanta.

26.   Jeff Bagwell is the only Astros opening day starter who has not missed time due to either injury or illness this season.

27.   Manager Bob Boone announced that Haynes had made the rotation and Joey Hamilton would be the opening day starter.

28.   Neither first-time opening day starter fared well.

29.   Nomo was the sixth opening day starter in six years for the Tigers.

30.   Projected opening day starter Kris Benson and the last two opening day starters, Francisco Cordova and Jason Schmidt, are out at least until early May.