Opening Day Roster and Pitching Matchups for Series vs. Detroit

Here is your 2011 opening day roster:

Lineup
Brett Gardner LF
Derek Jeter SS
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Jorge Posada C
Curtis Granderson CF
Russell Martin C

Bench
Gustavo Molina C
Andruw Jones OF
Eric Chavez 1B/3B
Eduardo Nunez SS/2B

Rotation
CC Sabathia
A.J. Burnett
Phil Hughes
Ivan Nova
Freddy Garcia

Bullpen
Mariano Rivera
Rafael Soriano
Joba Chamberlain
Dave Robertson
Boone Logan
Bartolo Colon
Luis Ayala

Pitching Matchups

Game 1: Thursday @ 1:05 PM - TV: YES, ESPN

LHP CC Sabathia (21-7, 3.18 ERA) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (18-9, 3.37)

Game 2: Saturday @ 4:10 PM - TV: FOX

RHP A.J. Burnett (10-15, 5.26) vs. RHP Brad Penny (3-4, 3.23)

Game 3: Sunday @ 1:05 PM - TV: YES

RHP Phil Hughes (18-8, 4.19) vs. RHP Max Scherzer (12-11, 3.50)