Lester will be making his second Opening Day start with the Cubs. The lefty is coming off a stellar season in which he went 19-5 with a 2.44 ERA, and finished second in the NL Cy Young balloting. He even hit an RBI single in last spring game.
Martinez will be the first Dominican-born pitcher since Joaquin Andujar (1985) and the youngest since Joe Magrane (1989) to make an Opening Day start for the Cards. He led Cardinals pitchers with 20 quality starts, a 3.04 ERA and 5.4 WAR in 2016.