Lineups For First 2 Games

Here are the lineups for Thursday's games:

PROBABLE RED SOX LINEUPS

vs. BOSTON COLLEGE
Ellsbury, cf
Pedroia, 2b
Ortiz, dh
Lowell, 3b
Varitek, c
Youkilis, 1b
Lugo, ss
Kielty, rf
Moss, lf

Vs. NORTHEASTERN
Crisp, cf
Cora, 2b
Drew, rf
Ramirez, dh
Casey, 1b
Carter, lf
Mirabelli, c
Lowrie, ss
Ginter, 3b

Ellsbury gets the start in game 1...does it mean anything?....also Crisp and Ellsbury are in the lead-off spots.