ST LOUIS, MO - SEPTEMBER 26: Brandon Woodruff #53 of the Milwaukee Brewers pumps his fist as he returns to the dugout after recording the final out in the eighth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on September 26, 2020 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
Last season Brandon Woodruff was the Milwaukee Brewers Opening Day starter and subsequently was the pitcher to finally break the “Opening Day starter curse” that had been persistent since Kyle Lohse took the hill to begin the 2015 season.
The Opening Day curse affected a long line of pitchers including: Wily Peralta in 2016, Junior Guerra in 2017, Chase Anderson in 2018, and Jhoulys Chacin in 2019.