Game 1: Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees – 1:05 pm (ESPN) — Opening day in the Bronx features two aces who have a poor history of Opening Day starts with their respective ballclubs. In 2 Opening Day starts for New York, CC Sabathia has an ERA over 10.00 and Verlander hasn't been too impressive either. Verlander also struggles in April, with a 1-2 record ang a 5.29 ERA in April last season.
Game 2: Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds – 2:10 pm — This game will not be televised on ESPN, obviously, but If you have MLB Network or any of those extra packages you can view this game. Reds' Edison Volquez will battle Yovani Gallardo of the Brewers in what appears to be a wild NL Central race. Since the Cardinals are without Adam Wainwright for the season it will be interesting to see if the Brewers and Reds battle it out atop the division. if you can, keep an eye on this game on MLB.com's Gameday. Fielder, Braun, Votto, Bruce. Definitely going to be a great matchup.
Game 3: San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers – 8:00 pm (ESPN) — This matchup will feature 2 young pitchers — one of which many feel is a rising star in the MLB. Tim Lincecum of the Giants and Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers headline a surely outstanding game. The Giants come off an unpredictable World Series title run last season and look to defend their title with young catcher Buster Posey the stud of the lineup. However, Andre Ethier & Matt Kemp of the Dodgers look to overcome financial uncertainty in LA and make a surprising run to top the World Series champions. Keep in mind the NL West was a very close race last season and the San Diego Padres were the team to beat for most of the season, much to our surprise.
