Derek Lowe will be the Dodgers' Opening Day starter for the third consecutive year, manager Grady Little announced on Tuesday morning. The Dodgers are scheduled to open the regular season on April 2 in Milwaukee. Little said internal debate continues regarding the order in which Lowe will be followed, based on the way the pitchers and opposing clubs match up. Brad Penny and newcomers Jason Schmidt and Randy Wolf are confirmed in the rotation, while there is a scramble for the fifth spot that involves Brett Tomko, Mark Hendrickson, Chad Billingsley and Hong-Chih Kuo, among others.