[Jeff Grant]

Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox

#RedSox SP Clay Buchholz is 3-1 w/2.04 ERA in 6 career home starts versus the Orioles

Boston #RedSox have won their last 8 home openers, outscoring opponents 67-25, longest active streak of its kind in MLB

Boston #RedSox haven't homered in 83 at-bats against LHP this season - most of any team in the majors

Baltimore #Orioles have won all 3 of Wei-Yin Chen's career starts versus the Red Sox (2-0, 2.50 ERA)

In the first 6 games, Baltimore #Orioles' 3-4-5 hitters are batting .458 w/5 HRs and 26 RBI

Baltimore #Orioles were 13-5 against the Boston #RedSox in 2012, including 7-2 at Fenway Park


Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals

#Cardinals SP Jaime Garcia has 8 career wins vs Reds, which is double his best total against any other team

#Reds SP Mat Latos is 1-3 w/13.50 ERA in 4 career road starts against the #Cardinals

Cincinnati #Reds led the majors with a 3.18 road ERA, while going 14-8-4 in 26 road series

#Cardinals SP Jaime Garcia is 6-0 w/2.11 ERA in his last six home starts versus the Reds

Closer today? Chapman, Broxton or To Be Determined. http://cin.ci/10LUhwG #reds #cincienquirer


New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians

Hiroki Kuroda plans to start Monday but says he might not be 100 percent http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseba...cent-1.5025408 … via @Newsday

Terry Francona went 3-0 in home openers against the Yankees during his time as the manager of the Red Sox #indians

Cleveland #Indians are 10-9 in home openers at Progressive Field, but have dropped their last four

#Yankees are 50-29 (.633) all time at Progressive Field - the best winning % for any AL team at the ballpark

New York #Yankees are 17-1-2 in season series against the Cleveland #Indians over the L20 years

The six #Yankees batters in their first year with the club are batting a combined .297 w/4 HRs and 14 RBI over six games