Opening Day Info

The Red Sox will host the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. The Opening Day ceremony includes Seal singing the national anthem. Sen. Ted Kennedy will throw out the first pitch. Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops will perform God Bless America and Take Me Out to the Ballgame in the 7th inning.

The forecast could spoil some of the festivities as there will be rain starting around 3 pm Eastern. Gametime temperature should be about 50 degrees.

Josh Beckett will start for the Sox and James Shields will start for the Rays.