Yovani Gallardo will take the hill in Oakland on Opening Day, MLB.com's TR Sullivan reports.

Gallardo will take the hill in Oakland on Opening Day, MLB.com's TR Sullivan reports.

Analysis:

With Yu Darvish (elbow) out for the season, Gallardo and Derek Holland were the two candidates to start Opening Day. Holland is expected to start the home opener, meaning Colby Lewis and Ross Detwiler will likely start the second and third games of the season. The fifth spot in the rotation is still up for grabs between Nick Tepesch, Nick Martinez, and possibly Anthony Ranaudo and Lisalverto Bonilla.