Red Sox Snap Slump, Win Opener at Fenway

0:00It's April 4th. Welcome to Boston Red Sox News today, AI-powered coverage of your squad. I'm Corey with the story. The Boston Red Sox finally got some sunshine on a cloudy opening day at Fenway Park, beating the San Diego Padres 5-2 after a rough one, and 5 road start. Sunny Grace set the tone with 6 solid innings, allowing just 4 hits and 2 runs while walking none. The offense woke up 2, snapping slumps left and right to secure that much needed victory. Manager Alex Cora called it a good day after digesting the early losses through Cincinnati and Houston. The team pivoted hard to pitching this off-season, grabbing Gray and Johann Oviato and trades after missing out on bigger names. Gray bounced back from his own shaky outings, putting up 4 early zeros to give the bats a chance to breathe. Fans showed that classic Boston passion, booing slumping third baseman Caleb Durbin early before he ripped an RBI single up the middle in the fourth. To end his 0 for 19's kid, Durbin embraced it, saying it's what makes the city special

1:05and keeps players sharp. Young guns stepped up big 2. Marcello Mayer crushed a 2 run homer in the sixth after a double that scored the first run at Fenway this year while Wilson Contreras belted his. First homer as a Red Sox to grab the lead. This win flips the script for a squad building around its rising stars, easing the pressure as they head into a Bobblehead giveaway Monday and looked to. Build momentum at home.