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The hits keep on coming for the Texas Rangers, who have lost another starting pitcher to injury. Derek Holland left a start against the Houston Astros with a shoulder injury. Holland will reportedly be out at least six weeks.

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The San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres were in the ninth inning of what would end up being a 12-inning game Thursday when Angel Pagan and Derek Norris got into a tiff over some tossed gum.

Yes, gum.

Pagan appears to have flicked the chewed gum from inside the batter's box back toward Norris, sparking a brief altercation:

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez had a memorable season-opening series against the San Diego Padres, as he became the first player in MLB history to hit five home runs through his team's first three games of a season, per Elias Sports Bureau (h/t ESPN Stats & Info).

The San Francisco Giants are the defending World Series champions, but their title defense has taken some hits in the injury department at the start of the 2015 season. The latest setback involves first baseman Brandon Belt.

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Belt Leaves Tuesday's Game

Tuesday, April 7

Nick Piecoro of AZCentral.com noted that Belt left Tuesday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks:

Baseball is back, and so is the long ball.

Twenty-seven different players hit 29 home runs throughout Major League Baseball on Opening Day 2015. The Boston Red Sox had two players, second baseman Dustin Pedroia and outfielder Hanley Ramirez, start the season off with a bang by clubbing two home runs each.

Matt Cain just can't catch a break.

After being lost for the season midway through the 2014 campaign, the San Francisco Giants ace is once again dealing with an injury. 

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The Boston Red Sox wasted little time locking up Rick Porcello, who would have been a free agent after this season.

Don't mess with the Easter Bunny. 

In keeping with Opening Day tradition, the Easter Bunny took out Teddy Roosevelt during the Washington Nationals' Presidents Race with a WWE-style slam off a table. 

Not only did the Easter Bunny take out the president, he gave him a cold staredown after. 

The last way the Kansas City Royals hoped to kick off their defense of the American League crown was with an injury to their ace, Yordano Ventura, who was forced to leave Opening Day with a thumb ailment.

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Opening Day couldn't have gone much worse for the Milwaukee Brewers. First, they lost 10-0 at home to the Colorado Rockies. Then came news that Ryan Braun suffered an injury in the defeat. He was not in Tuesday's lineup either. 

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