1.   After the game, Scioscia said Hill would be his opening day starter against the Yankees.

2.   Brown is one of four opening day starters who joined their teams as free agents this winter.

3.   Freddy Garcia, the opening day starter, has a good one.

4.   Instead, Torre said the starters that day would be Hideki Irabu and Dwight Gooden.

5.   Key is recuperating from arthroscopic shoulder surgery and is the probable opening day starter, so the Yankees are watching every pitch closely.

6.   Perhaps Washburn could be the Angels opening day starter.

7.   Spehr has caught opening day starter Bobby Jones his last three spring starts, including Thursday.

8.   Texas appears on the verge of dropping opening day starter John Burkett from the rotation.

9.   The club would love youngsters Troy Glaus and Tod Greene to emerge as every day starters at third base and DH, respectively.

10.   The manager made his son the opening day starter.