Pitches and Pitchers

This is cool...

Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully will throw out the ceremonial first pitch in Monday's Dodgers home opener against the Giants at Dodger Stadium.

He probably won't take the mound, but I bet he throws a strike.

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Your home opener pitchers, courtesy of dodgers.com...

Randy Johnson, San Francisco Giants (0-1, 7.20 ERA)

The Big Unit thrived at the outset of his San Francisco regular-season debut last Wednesday, striking out two batters in each of the first three innings. Johnson finished with seven strikeouts in five innings, but he also finished with a loss as the opposing pitcher, Milwaukee's Yovani Galllardo, belted a three-run homer. Johnson remains five wins away from becoming the 24th pitcher in history to win 300 games. He has never lost at Dodger Stadium, where he's 7-0 in 11 outings with a 2.04 ERA.


Chad Billingsley, Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0, 3.00 ERA)

Billingsley showed no negative effects from his playoff debacle against Philly, the broken leg he suffered in the winter or the strained groin from the Spring. Five of his six innings against San Diego were scoreless, the only blemish a two-run hitless fifth inning when he suddenly couldn't throw a strike and walked three consecutive batters. He takes the ball for the home opener against the Giants and Randy Johnson. He had a 2.08 ERA against the Giants in four starts last year.