Opening Day (The Late Game)

Jake Peavy started out slowly in the first, but is really dealing in the second. His fastball is up into the low 90's from the 88-90 it was.

Roy Oswalt had a good first inning, ending it with a K on a good curveball.

I don't understand why Brad Ausmus is starting - he's the inferior option compared to JR Towles.

The Padres outfield looks pretty bad. They may put up OK numbers on offense, but I don't know how they are going to cover the expansive outfield at Petco Park.

Jake Peavy helping his own cause with a sac fly. 1-0 Padres. Then he goes out and continues to pitch well. He ends the inning by freezing Lance Berkman with a pitch right on the outside corner.

Oswalt is pretty much matching Peavy pitch for pitch. Another great pitcher's duel. That low 90's fastball / 70 mph curveball combo is pretty sick.

Tejada put a good swing on a high fastball and doubled to the opposite field, but Peavy comes back to get Mark Loretta with another high fastball at 94.

And again, Jake Peavy puts a run on the board - this time with an RBI single. He had 7 RBI in 2007, and has 2 already in 2008. That makes it 2-0 Friars.

Oswalt has been good, but Peavy has just been better. He has all of his pitchers working pretty well.

A line drive single to center by Adrian Gonzalez plates another run. The way Peavy is cruising, a 3-0 lead may hold up.

I wish I could stay up through the end of this one, but I just can't make it. I also wish I had seen that Pirates-Braves game. It looked like a good one. It looks like it'll be another exciting baseball season.