LEADING OFF: Verlander back, Thor debuts, hoorays for Beer


              Arizona Diamondbacks' Seth Beer watches his three-run, walk-off home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks won 4-2. (AP Photo/Matt York)
            
              Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard throws against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of a spring training baseball game, Monday, March 28, 2022, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
            
              Official scorer Alexandra Irving works in the press box before a baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Miami Marlins in San Francisco, Friday, April 8, 2022. Irving is one of four women who are working opening day as official scorers. (AP Photo/Janie McCauley)
            
              Houston Astros' Justin Verlander pitches in the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
LEADING OFF: Verlander back, Thor debuts, hoorays for Beer