Cards-Bucs among today’s series openers on MLB.TV

As the weekend begins, so are several new series across the Majors.

North of the border, the Blue Jays will welcome the Dodgers and Japanese rookie sensation Kenta Maeda. Detroit will see a battle of former National League East adversaries in the Rangers’ Cole Hamels and the Tigers’ Jordan Zimmermann, the reigning American League Pitcher of the Month. In St. Louis, the Cardinals will look for revenge against the Pirates, who opened the season by sweeping them in three games at PNC Park. And in Anaheim, the Rays’ Chris Archer will put his recent improvement on the line against Mike Trout’s Angels.

Those are just four of the matchups that will be available on MLB.TV as part of a full 15-game slate.

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Here is a look at what to watch for today in the Majors (all times ET):

A big test for Maeda: LAD@TOR, 7:07 p.m. This will be the Dodgers’ 10th game at Rogers Centre and only their fourth since 2007. The Blue Jays’ lineup and ballpark could challenge Maeda, who had a 1.41 ERA and 28-to-6 strikeout-to-walk ratio over five starts in April. The 28-year-old right-hander did already pass a big road test on April 23, when he tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings at Coors Field, but he suffered his first loss in his last outing against Miami. However, three of the four runs charged to him …

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