Radio Voices

WEEI's broadcaster pairings for the first month of the regular season:

March 28-April 7: Joe Castiglione (in his 37th year with the Red Sox) and Josh Lewin will call all the games on the season-opening 11-game road trip (4 at Mariners, 4 at Athletics, 3 at Diamondbacks).

April 9: Castiglione and Lou Merloni will call the season's first game at Fenway Park (vs Blue Jays).

April 11-17: Castiglione and Sean McDonough have the next seven games (1 vs Blue Jays, 4 vs Orioles, 2 at Yankees). Merloni will also be in the booth on April 11, 12, and 15.

April 19-30: Castiglione will be joined by Mario Impemba for 10 games (3 at Rays, 4 vs Tigers, 3 vs Rays). Merloni will join the booth on April 24. Castiglione is expected to miss about 18 games this year, the first one coming on Saturday, April 27. Impemba will call that game with either Merloni or Dale Arnold.

Boston's starting pitchers for the four-game series in Seattle: Chris Sale, Nathan Eovaldi, Eduardo Rodriguez, and Rick Porcello. ... David Price will start in Oakland on Monday night.

Steve Pearce will begin the season on the injured list. Although Sam Travis will take Pearce's place on the 25-man roster, Brock Holt may see more time at first base.