MacKenzie Gore threw 47 of his 101 pitches and gave up 4 of 5 hits and 2 of the 3 runs he allowed in his 2024 debut in a couple long innings in the first and second, then settled in over the next four+ innings, giving up just a hit, a walk, and a run the rest of the way.
Gore was a little geeked up early, got up to 98.6 MPH with his fastball, which averaged 97 in the outing (up 2 MPH from his season average last year), which his manager said afterwards was likely the result of some extra adrenaline in the home opener for the Nationals.