Boston @ Kansas City (3 game series)

The Red Sox start the season off with a 3 game series against the Royals.

Pitching Matchups:
Schilling (o-o, 0.00) vs. Meche (0-0, 0.00)
Beckett (0-0, 0.00) vs. Perez (0-0, 0.00)
Matsuzaka (0-0. 0.00) vs. Greinke (0-0, 0.00)

Projected Lineups:

Royals
1. D. DeJesus, Cf
2. M. Grudzielanek, 2b
3. M. Teahen, Rf
4. M. Sweeney, DH
5. A. Gordon, 3b
6. R. Shealy, 1b
7. R. Gload, Lf
8. J. Buck, C
9. T. Pena Jr, SS


Red Sox
1. J. Lugo, SS
2. K. Youkilis, 1b
3. D. Ortiz, DH
4. M. Ramirez, Lf
5. J. Drew, Rf
6. M. Lowell, 3b
7. J. Varitek, C
8. C. Crisp, Cf
9. D. Pedroia, 2b

Injury Report

Kansas City:
Scott Elarton (Out)

Boston:
Mike Timlin (15 day DL)

Player to Watch:
Alex Gordon. He is Baseball America's #2 prospect in all of baseball. Gordon is going to make an impact right away. He has been the best at every level he has played at and may some day be one of the best in the Majors. He is a serious candidate for ROY. This young third baseman will be someone to watch.

The Shano Collins Award:
This goes to the player that is most likely to suck this series. Shano Collins is best known for having the worst VORP over the span of a full season as a everyday player on the Red Sox. The first winner of this award goes to Mike Lowell. He has struggled at Kansas City the past 3 years and has not looked good this spring. You should not expect much from him this series.