Although the 2014 Major League Baseball season officially started overseas in Australia, the first regular season games to be played on American soil will take place on Sunday night.

The Los Angeles Dodgers will yet again take the field for the American opener, just days after the team faced the Diamondbacks in the overall regular season opener. Despite the odd scheduling by MLB, the Dodgers will take on the San Diego Padres at 8 p.m. in the second opening game of the year for MLB.

The players are excited about Sunday night but it seems like a bigger game for the Padres, considering that the Dodgers already enjoyed an opening night to the regular season.

"I think it'll be fun," Padres infielder Chase Headley said. "It's just a good opportunity for the Padres. Being in this market, we don't get that opportunity a lot. It'll be exciting to be the one and only game on. Hopefully we'll go out and play the way we can and maybe some fans that wouldn't necessarily watch us will get to see we're a pretty good team."

The Padres will be looking to take advantage of a sudden change in the Dodgers' starting rotation after ace Clayton Kershaw was scratched because of an inflamed muscle in his back, according to the AP. Instead, Hyun-Jun Ryu will get the nod for Los Angeles and he will be up against San Diego's Andrew Cashner, who ended his 2013 campaign with a solid 3.09 ERA.

Who do you think will come out on top in the game tonight? Will the Padres take advantage of the spotlight -- at home nonetheless -- or will the Dodgers crash the party in San Diego? In the comments section below, feel free to let us know what you predictions are in the game.