Red Sox Home Opener: Tickets, Ring Ceremony, Streaming

BOSTON — Baseball returns to Boston Tuesday. The Red Sox, straight off their ninth World Series victory in 2018, play their home opener this week. The team faces the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday, April 9, at 2:05 p.m. The Red Sox will receive their World Series rings during a 1 p.m. ceremony.

The winless Chris Sale will take the mound for the Red Sox against Matt Shoemaker, who's 2-0 with 15 strikeouts on the season. Both teams started off the 2019 season poorly and sit at 3-8, good for the bottom of the American League East. The Tampa Bay Rays top the division at 7-3 followed by the the 5-4 New York Yankees.

Red Sox home opener tickets

Tickets to the Red Sox home opener can still be bought today. Enter the promo code "PatchTickets10" to get 10 percent off. The cheapest seat as of Monday morning was one in the grandstand for $123.

Gametime, television, radio information

• Start time: 2:05 p.m.
• Fenway Park gates open: 11:35 a.m.
• World Series ceremony: 1 p.m.–players will receive rings and unfurl the 2018 World Series banner.
• TV: The game will be televised on NESN and in out-of-market areas on ESPN
• Radio: The game can be heard on WEEI 93.7 FM, 103.7 FM and 1490 AM.
• Streaming: The game will be streamed on mlb.tv for subscribers.

Weather forecast

If you're going to the game, dress warm, bring a rain jacket and maybe an umbrella. It will be cold and wet, with temperatures in the low 40s. Some drizzle is possible at 2 p.m. and steady rain is expected from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Starting pitchers

• Red Sox: Chris Sale (0-2, 8.00 ERA, 5 strikeouts)
• Blue Jays: Matt Shoemaker (2-0, o.00 ERA, 15 strikeouts)

Dustin Pedroia, who only played three games in 2018 due to injuries, could make his season debut Tuesday, manager Alex Cora told the Boston Herald's Jason Mastrodonato

The Red Sox started the season on an 11- game West Coast swing that ended with a win against the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday.

Commuter rail

If you're headed to the game by commuter rail, it's no longer Yawkey Station you're looking for. Yawkey Station was just renamed Lansdowne ahead of the opening home game.

Boston Marathon next

The Red Sox home opener and the Boston Marathon are the city's biggest sporting events of April. The 123rd running of the Boston Marathon is Monday, April 15.