Real baseball is finally back as the Boston Red Sox will open up the 2010 campaign against the reigning World Series Champions, the New York Yankees, in a three-game set.
They will play tonight, Tuesday night and Wednesday night.
Tonight’s game will start at 8:05 p.m. and will be shown on NESN in the Red Sox television market. The game will be broadcast on YES in the Yankees television market and will be shown on ESPN2 to the rest of the country. If you can catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.
Josh Beckett gets the ball from skipper Terry Francona. This is his second Opening Day start with the Red Sox and fifth of his career (three with the Florida Marlins). Beckett has made 16 starts against the Yankees and is 9-5 with a 5.33 ERA. In 2009, he was 2-1 with a 5.34 ERA in five starts against the Bronx Bombers.
CC Sabathia will make his second straight Opening Day start for the Yankees since coming over as a free agent in 2009. He has made 11 career starts against the Red Sox and is 5-5 with a 3.29 ERA. He’s made five starts at Fenway Park where he is 2-2 with a 3.19 ERA. He made four starts against the Red Sox in 2009 and was 3-1 with a 2.22 ERA.
Keep reading for lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and pregame links.
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| 1. Derek Jeter | SS | 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | LF |
| 2. Nick Johnson | DH | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Mark Teixeira | 1B | 3. Victor Martinez | C |
| 4. Alex Rodriguez | 3B | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 1B |
| 5. Robinson Cano | 2B | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
| 6. Jorge Posada | C | 6. Adrian Beltre | 3B |
| 7. Curtis Granderson | CF | 7. J.D. Drew | RF |
| 8. Nick Swisher | RF | 8. Mike Cameron | CF |
| 9. Brett Gardner | LF | 9. Marco Scutaro | SS |
| CC Sabathia | SP | Josh Beckett | SP |
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0-0Here’s the hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers in their careers:
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Happy Opening Night [Clubhouse Insider]
Pedro to throw out first pitch [Clubhouse Insider]
Quake hits southern California, Hoyer [Clubhouse Insider]
Matsuzaka to start April 10 for Pawtucket [CSN New England]
Francona undecided about playing time for Tek [CSN New England]
Opening Night: Pregame quick hits [ESPN Boston]
Notes: Beckett negotiations in final stages [ESPN Boston]
It doesn’t get much closer than Sox-Yanks [Extra Bases]
A few 2010 predictions [Extra Bases]
For openers, here are a few stats [Extra Bases]
Some pre-game buzz [Extra Bases]
Dice-K and Boof head for Pawtucket [Extra Bases]
Epstein on Baseball Show: Ellsbury among best LF in the game [Full Count]
Who Is the Red Sox’ Ace? [NESN.com]
Rapper, Producer Dr. Dre Takes His Hacks at Fenway Park [NESN.com]
New Center Fielder Mike Cameron Excited for Opening Night Debut [NESN.com]
Boof to start PawSox opener, Dice-K Saturday [Projo Sox Blog]
Red Sox place Dice-K on disabled list [RedSox.com]
Martinez returns to Fenway for first pitch
This post will also serve as an open thread for people who want to use it. In the past I’ve gone over to visit Texy at Center Field during the games but we’re not sure if she’s going to be doing it again this year. So ya’ll are welcome to use my site each and every game. You can always use the post with the lineups in it.
Hope ya’ll like my new home and let’s GO RED SOX!
