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In terms of statistics, not much ultimately matters for the first week and a half of baseball.

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Sure, every pitch, at-bat and game contribute to the year-end stats and record, but numbers generally even out.

Unlucky pitchers in the early going find patches of luck.

Hitters who crush balls right into gloves eventually find holes.