Opening Day is here. You've been patiently waiting for it. Now, let's discuss what's going on. First, thanks to a new addition to Baseball Reference, we can see the history of OD starters by franchise. You may have known that Roy Oswalt has started more ODs for the Astros than any other pitcher, but did you know that this will be Geoff Blum's third OD start? Or that it will be the first Astros start for three guys (Towles, Manzella, Feliz), which is the highest number for the Astros since 2002 when Wade Miller, Greg Zaun, Morgan Ensberg, Adam Everett and Daryl Ward got the nods?
I could go on and on, but we do have a game to play. Here are the lineups:
If you want to find out more about the enemy, here's a link to McCovey Chronicles and what they're saying about the game. Neither of these two teams are known as offensive powerhouses, so what's the over/under on runs scored in this series? I'm saying 20.