Maybe it’s for the best that Kyle Hart didn’t earn his first big league win until Monday night. No, technically Hart was not making his Major League debut in the Padres’ 7-2 win over the Guardians at Petco Park.

Following his bounce-back year with the NC Dinos in 2024, Hart earned a spot in the San Diego Padres' starting rotation. As the team kicks off the season, Hart is set to make his first start in five years Monday against the Cleveland Guardians.

The San Diego Padres are 5-0 for the first time in their 57-season history after beating the Cleveland Guardians 7-2.

San Diego Padres star Kyle Hart saw his return to the MLB end in a win over the Cleveland Guardians on Monday.

The last time Kyle Hart was in a big-league ballpark, virtually nobody else was. Quarantine rules during the 2020 pandemic pushed starting pitchers out into the stands during games, leaving just a few seats occupied at an “eerie” Fenway Park when the left-hander debuted that year.

While Hart tries to maintain the high standards of San Diego's pitching staff, Cleveland turns to former Pittsburgh Pirates starter Luis Ortiz in the series opener. Ortiz is coming off a decent season in 2024, going 7-6 with a 3.32 ERA in 37 games, 15 of them as a starter.

Monday’s 7-2 victory over the Guardians made them the first Padres team in the franchise’s 57-year history to begin a season with five victories.

Kyle Hart consiguió su primera victoria en las Grandes Ligas, Gavin Sheets conectó un par de dobles de dos carreras entre sus tres hits y los Padres de San Diego vencieron 4-2 a los Guardianes de Cleveland la noche del lunes para comenzar 5-0 por primera vez en sus 57 temporadas de historia.

La victoria del lunes por 7-2 sobre los Guardianes los convirtió en el primer equipo de los Padres en los 57 años de historia de la franquicia en comenzar una temporada con cinco victorias.