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Game Thread: Joe Musgrove is a Bucco

Joe Musgrove, obtained in the off-season as the featured piece of the Gerrit Cole trade with Houston, will make his season debut after being sidelined in Spring Training with shoulder discomfort.

Musgrove, the former high school teammate of Steven Brault, had been a starter coming up through the Astros, but last year was switched to the pen after compiling a 6.12 ERA in 15 starts - but then had a 1.48 ERA in 22 relief appearances and was a key part of the stretch drive the resulted in a World Series championship.

Overall last year his fastball averaged 93.