Spring Training couldn\u2019t have possibly gone any worse than it did for Wilyer Abreu. And opening day could not have gone any better.<\/p>\n
Abreu \u2013 who missed time and lost a significant amount of weight this spring due to a gastrointestinal virus \u2013 went 3-for-3 with a walk a singel and two home runs. Abreu\u2019s second homer \u2013 a 3-run shot in the 9th snapped a 2-2 tie and gave the Sox a 5-2 opening day win over the Rangers in Arlington.<\/p>\n
\u201cA very special moment for me,\u201d Abreu said via a translator. \u201cEven better when you can start the season with a win like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nWilyer Abreu’s second homer of the game gives the @RedSox the lead in the 9th! #OpeningDay pic.twitter.com\/DT09UoLy7W<\/p>\n
\u2014 MLB (@MLB) March 27, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Red Sox pitchers kept the Rangers at bay for most of the game, holding them to 7 hits. New addition Garret Crochet got the ball to start. Crochet, who was dominant throughout spring training, struggled with his control some. He labored through the first two innings throwing 47 pitches. The big lefty settled down after that and ended the day allowing 2 runs on 5 hits with 4 strike outs over 5 innings of work. He left with the game tied at 2.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe [Crochet] was good, a lot of cutters, [velocity] was ok, I think he found his fastball halfway through the outing,\u201d Alex Cora said. \u201cOf course he wanted to keep going but we\u2019re in the business of taking care of him.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Red Sox bullpen took over in the 6th, and did not did not allow a run the rest of the way. Garrett Whitlock, recently moved from the rotation to the pen, allowed only one hit in two scoreless innings. Newly acquired reliever Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless 8th. Justin Slaten came on the close things out in the 9th.<\/p>\n
The Red Sox new look lineup did not get much going on the day mustering only 6 hits, half of them thanks to Abreu. The Sox 2-through-5 hitters (Rafael Devers, Alex Bregman, Tristan Casas and Trevor Story) went 0-for-15 with 8 strikeouts. It was a particularly tough day for Devers who went 0-4 with three strikeouts. Devers was informed earlier this week that he was moving off third base to DH, a decision he was not on board with.<\/p>\n
Rookie phenom Kristian Campbell made his major league debut and got his first hit of his big league career in the 9th, a ground ball single off the glove of Rangers 3rd baseman Josh Jung. Campbell would later come around to score on Abreu\u2019s game winning tank.<\/p>\n
\nHit ’em where they ain’t!<\/p>\n
MLB’s No. 7 prospect Kristian Campbell pokes one through the infield for his first Major League hit with the @RedSox! pic.twitter.com\/gwLCWArx6x<\/p>\n
\u2014 MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 27, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
As Alex Cora said after the game\u2026\u201dWe won. Everybody\u2019s Happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Red Sox (1-0) and Rangers (0-1) will do it again Friday. Tanner Houck will face off against Jack Leiter, and first pitch is scheduled for 8:05 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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