Astros Win Opening Day 2025: Four Thoughts
Astros Win Opening Day 2025: Four Thoughts
Jeff Balke March 28, 2025 7:05AM
Image: Houston Astros line up for the Star-Spangled Banner during Opening Day at Daikin Park.
Houston Astros line up for the Star-Spangled Banner during Opening Day at Daikin Park. Photo by Jack Gorman
Baseball is back and the Astros picked up their first win of the season on Opening Day at Daikin Park on Thursday, 3-1 over the Mets. There were a TON of new faces in the Astros lineup including rookie Cam Smith, third baseman Isaac Paredes, first baseman Christian Walker, and second baseman Brendan Rodgers.
Ace Framber Valdez went seven shutout innings and got just enough run support to notch the win. Oh, and there was a train sighting! Let’s dig in.
If Cam Smith was nervous at the plate, it didn’t show. On the first pitch he saw in the big leagues, he laced a single to right field. He pumped his fist in joy and all three rows of friends and family in the stands roared. It was an electric debut for a kid who only has 32 (now 33) professional baseball games under his belt. He ultimately went 1-3 before being subbed for defensive purposes in the eighth. Smith looks like a natural and when he does finally figure out right field, he could be a star.
