--LHP Tom Glavine, rehabbing from last season's shoulder and elbow surgery, is slated to pitch a simulated game April 7 with Class AAA Gwinnett and then pitch on Easter Sunday "somewhere". Otherwise, he will be staying with the major league club.

--2B Kelly Johnson led off in the opener against the Phillies, but manager Bobby Cox was quick to say that's not his permanent lineup. "We'll be playing with that probably all season long," Cox said about the top of the order.

--CF Jordan Schafer, who became the 99th player to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat, hit only 10 homers last season at Class AA Mississippi. Schafer skipped Class AAA altogether.

--3B Chipper Jones called the first players-only meeting of his career before the season opener in Philadelphia. Now that the team leader's role has become his, he wanted to make sure someone said out loud that there's no room for mediocrity this season.

--RF Jeff Francoeur, who hit a home run with the first pitch he saw Sunday night in Philadelphia, was able to do what he hoped he'd do, which is to maintain his new batting stance even amid the excitement of opening day. Francoeur's new open stance allows him to see the ball earlier and longer.

ROTATION:

1. RHP Derek Lowe

2. RHP Jair Jurrjens

3. RHP Javier Vazquez

4. RHP Kenshin Kawakami

BULLPEN:

LHP Mike Gonzalez (closer)

RHP Blaine Boyer

RHP Peter Moylan

RHP Jorge Campillo

RHP Jeff Bennett

RHP Buddy Carlyle

LHP Eric O'Flaherty

RHP Rafael Soriano

LINEUP:

1. CF Jordan Schafer

2. 2B Kelly Johnson

3. 3B Chipper Jones

4. C Brian McCann

5. RF Jeff Francoeur

6. SS Yunel Escobar

7. LF Matt Diaz or Garret Anderson

8. 1B Casey Kotchman

RESERVES:

OF Matt Diaz or Garret Anderson

INF Martin Prado

INF/OF Omar Infante

INF/OF Greg Norton

C Clint Sammons

MEDICAL WATCH:

LHP Tom Glavine (shoulder and elbow surgeries) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 1. He should only spend the minimum time on the DL.

C David Ross (strained right groin) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 2.

RHP Tim Hudson (Tommy John surgery on right elbow in August 2008) went on the 60-day disabled list March 4. He is targeting an August return date, barring setbacks.

RHP Charlie Morton (left oblique strain) went on the 15-day disabled list March 30.