TORONTO -- An old American League rivalry will be renewed when the Tigers and the Blue Jays meet on Opening Day for the first time since 2009. Right-hander Marcus Stroman will take the mound for Toronto and he's scheduled to be matched up against Detroit's Jordan Zimmermann. With the big day nearly here, here's everything you need to know about this matchup: When is the game and how can I watch it? First pitch is scheduled for 3:37 p.m. ET. In Canada, the game will be available on Sportsnet and MLB.TV, while in the United States it will be available on Fox Sports Detroit and MLB.TV. The starting lineups Tigers: The top third of manager Ron Gardenhire's batting order is stable and fairly impressive, built around the idea of getting Nicholas Castellanos and Miguel Cabrera as many at-bats and RBI opportunities as possible. It's the rest of the lineup that will have Gardenhire wracking his brain, trying to balance promising young hitters and veteran role players. The cleanup position behind Cabrera, in particular, is fascinating, with Niko Goodrum, Jeimer Candelario and Christin Stewart all getting time there in Spring Training. Projected lineup 1) Josh Harrison, 2B 2) Nicholas Castellanos, RF 3) Miguel Cabrera, DH 4) Niko Goodrum, 1B 5) Jeimer Candelario, 3B 6) Christin Stewart, LF 7) Mikie Mahtook, CF 8) Grayson Greiner, C 9) Jordy Mercer, SS Blue Jays: Toronto is expected to mix and match with the leadoff spot this season. Whenever Billy McKinney is in the lineup, he'll likely be batting out of the top spot. Whenever he's out, the duties likely will fall to a few different players, including Brandon Drury and Randal Grichuk. This batting order will look a lot different once the Blue Jays' No. 1 prospect, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., is promoted from the Minors, but for now the heart of the order will consist of Grichuk, Justin Smoak and Teoscar Hernández. There's a lot of power in this lineup, but also a lot of swing-and-miss at-bats, so low on-base percentages might be an issue. But it became a lot more versatile following Wednesday's trade of Kendrys Morales . Projected lineup 1) Billy McKinney, LF 2) Brandon Drury, 3B 3) Justin Smoak, 1B 4) Randal Grichuk, RF 5) Teoscar Hernández, DH 6) Lourdes Gurriel Jr., 2B 7) Danny Jansen, C 8) Kevin Pillar, CF 9) Freddy Galvis, SS Who are the starting pitchers? Tigers: Zimmermann will make his second consecutive Opening Day start as he looks to get back to the stingy pitching that helped him build a quietly impressive first half last year, including seven innings of one-run ball at Rogers Centre on Canada Day last summer. Expect a steady mix of sliders, curveballs and sinkers to keep hitters from sitting on what is now a low-90s fastball. Blue Jays: Stroman is about to become the 10th pitcher in franchise history to start Opening Day multiple times, and the first since R.A. Dickey in 2013-14. Stroman was limited to 102 1/3 innings last season because of right shoulder issues, but he looked strong this spring with a 2.19 ERA over four official starts. The 27-year-old is expected to become a trade chip later in the year, but for now, he will open the season as Toronto's top workhorse.
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26228145/only-opening-day-preview-need#DETTOR Good for us and bad for Schoenfield. Tigers start the season off right and are 1-0.
