The Milwaukee Brewers play the Boston Red Sox on Friday. The game begins at 2:05 p.m. ET. Listen to the live radio broadcast below.
Boston bounced back from their Opening Day loss against Baltimore by closing out the series with two straight wins. Excellent pitching limited the Orioles to hitting a dismal .216 through the series, something Jake Peavy will be tasked to continue when he gets the start on Friday.
Friday is also Boston's home opener, which means the reigning World Series champions will hoist the title banner and celebrate last season's accomplishment.
"I can imagine it will be a real fun day and the atmosphere will be great," Red Sox first basemen Mike Napoli told the Associated Press. "Boston is really known for putting some ceremonies together. I've seen them on TV and seen them in person. I'm anxious. I can't wait. It's going to be a fun day. I'm pretty sure it will be a day I will never forget."
For Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, it's his third championship celebration in a decade.
"It's a great experience. I have been lucky to have been through it before," Ortiz said. "We all look forward to Opening Day at home, especially the way things went last year."
Milwaukee, meanwhile, has lost two of their first three games. While Boston celebrates, Friday will be Brewers slugger Ryan Braun's first road trip since being suspended last season for using performance-enhancing drugs.
While nobody expects Braun to receive a warm welcome, his team doesn't think it will be anything out of the ordinary.
"I don't think he's ever been cheered on the road, so he's not going to have to worry about that being that much different than any other time," Brewers pitcher Kyle Lohse said. "Hopefully they'll be distracted getting their rings, right? And happy."
Mike Estrada gets the start for Milwaukee.
