Red Sox Snap Skid, Win Home Opener

0:00On April 3rd, Boston Red Sox grabbed a much needed 5-2 win over the San Diego Padres in their home opener Friday. Marcelo Mayor and Wilson Contreras smashed home runs in a 3 runs 6th inning to snap a 5-game skid and avoid their first 1-5 start. Since 2019, Sunny Gray earned the victory with 6 innings of work, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits. A rolled his Chapman locked down his second save, despite a walk in the 9th. Padres' starter Michael King took the loss after 5-2-3 innings, giving up 4 runs. Caleb Durbin broke a hitless streak, spanning 34 played appearances with an RBI single in the 4th. Fans cheered Zander Bogart's warmly in his first spin-way game against Boston, since leaving for San Diego in 2022. San Diego rallied to tie at 2-5th with key hits from Miguel and Duhar, Gavin Sheetz and Luis Camposano. Sedan Rafael had put Boston up one earlier, with a single that scored Mayor. The series rolls on Saturday afternoon, as the Padres and Randy Vasquez to the hill against Boston left deconally early, with the Red Sox hoping to.

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