Marlins Park
Ballpark firsts

Marlins Park

Section Title: Ballpark firsts
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Statistic	Spring Training Exhibition April 1, 2012	Opening Night April 4, 2012

Attendance	27,152 (limited)	36,601 (sellout)

Ceremonial first pitch	—	Muhammad Ali

First pitch	Ricky Nolasco (hit)	Josh Johnson (strike)

First batter	Derek Jeter	Rafael Furcal

First hit	Derek Jeter (double; 1st inning)	Carlos Beltrán (single; 1st inning)

First out	Curtis Granderson (groundout to 1B)	Rafael Furcal (groundout to SS)

First home run	Gaby Sánchez (solo) off CC Sabathia	—

First strikeout	Mark Teixeira (swinging) by Ricky Nolasco	Josh Johnson (swinging) by Kyle Lohse

First win	George Kontos	Kyle Lohse

First loss	Chad Gaudin	Josh Johnson

Sentence(s)

Before a sellout crowd of 36,601, the Marlins played their first game on April 4, 2012.

final_sentence: Before a sellout crowd of 36,601, the Marlins played their first game on April 4, 2012.