Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka and Oakland's Joe Blanton will face off in the season opener on Tuesday.
Matsuzaka is in his homeland and looks to be the favorite to grab the win for the Red Sox.
Blanton has a tough task in taming the World Series Champions on opening day.
Matsuzaka takes opening day duties from Josh Beckett who was placed on the disabled list today.
Wednesday's starters look to be Jon Lester vs. Rich Harden.
