LOOKING AHEAD

A look at what’s happening around the majors on Sunday:

STRASBURG SET: World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg is scheduled to make his season debut for Washington after being sidelined by a nerve problem in his pitching hand. The right-hander is ready to start at Nationals Park against Baltimore. He has missed what would have been his first two appearances of 2020 after making all 33 starts last year and then becoming the first pitcher to finish a postseason with a 5-0 record.

STRAIGHT A’S: The Athletics try for their ninth straight win when rookie left-hander Jesus Luzardo makes his second career start, vs. Houston at the Coliseum. He threw five scoreless innings Tuesday vs. Texas in his starting debut.

Rookie righty Cristian Javier (1-0, 1.42 ERA) counters for the Astros, who have lost four in a row. Houston CF George Springer has missed two straight starts because of a sprained right wrist.

WELCOME: Prized pitcher Spencer Howard, 24, is expected to make his major league debut when the Phillies host Atlanta in a doubleheader. His bid to crack the rotation was derailed by service issues. The Phillies kept the righthander on their taxi squad for enough days to delay his potential free agency until after the 2026 season.

NINE-MAN ROTATION: Pablo López (1-0) is set to become the first Miami pitcher to make a second start this season when the surprising Marlins face two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom (1-0) and the New York Mets at Citi Field. With their opening day roster ravaged by a coronavirus outbreak, the Marlins became the first team in major league history to start nine different pitchers in the first nine games. The previous record of eight was held by the 1904 Philadelphia Phillies