Opening Day: Red Sox @ Rangers (April 2nd)

[Fishercat]

Red Sox Probable Lineup

1. CF Coco Crisp
2. 2B Mark Loretta
3. DH David Ortiz
4. LF Manny Ramirez
5. RF Trot Nixon
6. C Jason Varitek
7. 3B Mike Lowell
8. 1B Kevin Youkilis
9. SS Alex Gonzalez

Starting Pitcher: Curt Schilling (8-8, 5.69 ERA in 2005)

Rangers Probable Lineup:

1. LF Brad Wilkerson
2. SS Michael Young
3. 1B Mark Teixeira
4. DH Phil Nevin
5. 3B Hank Blalock
6. RF Kevin Mench
7. CF Laynce Nix
8. C Rod Barajas
9. 2B Ian Kinsler

Starting Pitcher: Kevin Millwood (9-11, 2.86 ERA in 2005) (Cleveland)

Looks like it will be a good game. Very solid Top 6 for each team with a lacking bottom 3 and two very good SPs when they are on.

[Bosox21]

Thank god Opening day is here, look forward to another fun season

[Fishercat]

Two very good innngs by Schill so far, almost matched by Millwood (he gave up a hit). 0-0 through 2. I believe Tek is the only one with a hit.

[MarinersFan87]

Schilling is lights out so far.

[Fishercat]

Heh, Orsillo is estimating pitching speeds without a functioning radar gun

[Fishercat]

And Ian Kinsler gets his first major league hit off of Schilling, breaking a streak of eight consecutive outs

[Fishercat]

Wilkerson has two cycles? Who knew?

And he flies out to Trot, 3 innings done, 0-0 all, each team with one hit

[MarinersFan87]

Still scoreless after 3. Curt and Millwood are just mowing hitter's down.

[Fishercat]

Nix runs down a Loretta fly ball, one down

[Fishercat]

Ortiz is on base

[Fishercat]

Manny becomes 3rd strikeout victim

[MarinersFan87]

Ewwww, Manny check swings and goes around at a bad pitch.

[Fishercat]

Nixon (I think he was batting 5th) walks

[Fishercat]

Varitek hits the wall, 2-0 Sox on a Varitek double!

[MarinersFan87]

Varitek rips one into the wall. Doubles in both Papi and Nixon.