Red Sox Win Opener, Chapman Secures Save

0:00On April 3rd, the Boston Red Sox kicked off their homestand with a solid 5-2 win over the San Diego Padres at Finway Park on Friday. Afternoon, a pair of home runs in the 6-inning flipped the script, handing the Red Sox their third win while dropping the Padres to 2-6. Sunny Gray earned the victory for Boston, tossing 6 strong innings with just 4 hits, 2 earned runs, 3 strikeouts, and no walks. On the flip side, San Diego starter Michael King went 5-2-3 innings, giving up 7 hits, 4 earned runs, 5 strikeouts, and a walk before the big 6th broke open. Padres fans got a glimpse of hope in the 5th, with back-to-back runs on a misplaced flyball turned triple by Miguel Andujar, an RBI single from, Gavin Sheetz, and a double off the green monster by Luis Camposano. Zander Bogaritz drew a standing ovation in his first ad-bat back at Finway, but the offense fizzled with only 4 hits total.

1:00Boston's bullpen locked it down after that, with Greg Weissert, Justin Sladen, and Arotis Chapman combining for clean frames and Chapman's second. Save. Jake Croninworth flashed Leather with a highlight real double play to cap the 5th. Game 2 picks up tomorrow at 1-10pm, pitting San Diego's Randy Vasquez against Boston left deconally early, should be another tight one at the Yest. Old Ball Yard, team coverage, powered by AI, this is Boston Red Sox News Today. I'm Corey with the story.