Opening day schedule
2 p.m.: Parking lots open for tailgating
4 p.m.: Gates open, with players greeting fans at the first rotunda entrance for the first few minutes. Free scheduled magnets for all fans.
4:25-5:25: Rays batting practice
5:25-6:10: Orioles batting practice
6:10-6:20: Rays infield practice
6:20-6:30: Orioles infield practice
6:42: Ceremonial first pitch by Florida Gov. Rick Scott
6:46: Starting lineups announced
6:58: Moment of silence for three slain St. Petersburg police officers — Thomas Baitinger, Jeffrey Yaslowitz and David Crawford
6:59: National anthem performed by saxophonist B.K. Jackson, 19-year-old Tampa native attending Florida A&M; 300-foot U.S. flag and colors presented by officers and employees of the St. Petersburg Police Dept.
7:03: Raising of 2010 AL East championship banner on the catwalk above leftfield
7:10: First pitch by David Price
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