The final six home openers take place today starting with the Yankees hosting the Royals. It's not the most stellar match up as Joe Mays faces Chien-Ming Wang. The Yankees have Mays' number, as he posted a 1-7 record and a 5.54 ERA against the Bronx Bombers.

The Red Sox trot out their off-season prize this afternoon in the battle of the Joshs as Towers hurls against Beckett. The two suffered very different fates in their first outings as Beckett shut down the Rangers while Towers was pounded by the light hitting Twins.

The Nationals play their second home opener, hosting the Mets and the bad blood developed last week. Mets rookie Brian Bannister takes on Ramon Ortiz of the Nationals. Bannister pitched well in his first major league outing, allowing just two hits in six innings, although he walked four. Ortiz was not able to put batters away with two strikes in his first appearance, allowing 4 hits in 13 at bats.

The Marlins open in Miami, and who knows how many more times we'll say that! It's an evenly matched game, as both Florida and San Diego are 1-4. Woody Williams makes his first start of the year after pitching an inning in relief. Sergio Mitre takes the mound for the Marlins. He went six scoreless innings for the Marlins only win of the year.

Two teams going in opposite directions challenge each other at the Metrodome as the Oakland Athletics visit the Minnesota Twins. The A's work the pitcher well, averaging 3.99 pitches per plate appearance, while the Twins see just 3.56. Not surprisingly, Oakland drew more than twice the number of walks as the Twins, 29-12.

The final opener takes place in Arizona where the Diamondbacks host the first place Rockies. This is a rematch of the April 5th game where both starters did an outstanding job in Coors, with Hernandez earning his first win of the season.

Enjoy!

Correction: Josh Beckett wasn't a free agent.