Boston pitchers have a 7.44 ERA in the first inning this season, the second-highest mark in the American League.
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Rodriguez improves to 4-0 as the Red Sox beat the Mariners
Eduardo Rodriguez pitches seven innings, allowing three runs on six hits, as Boston win 5-3 to salvage a split of its four-game series with Seattle.
Mariners beat up on Red Sox, 8-2
Kyle Seager, Sam Haggerty and Ty France lead a 12-hit attack with three hits apiece.
On Baseball: Red Sox off to surprisingly strong start
The best part of Boston’s success is that it appears sustainable.
Bogaerts, Martinez power Red Sox past Mariners
Boston gets home runs from Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez and hangs on to beat Seattle, 6-5.
Red Sox squander Pivetta’s strong start, lose to Mariners in 10 innings
Nick Pivetta takes a no-hitter into the sixth, but Seattle rallies for a 7-3 win despite managing just three hits.
The surprising Red Sox, plucky and revamped, are rolling through the AL East
Analysis: Just three weeks into the season, the remodeled Red Sox are in first place in the always rough-and-tumble AL East, complete with a personality all their own.
Blue Jays shake up lineup, beat Red Sox 6-3 at Fenway
Looking to spark a scuffling offense, Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo shook up his lineup and the Blue Jays responded immediately in a 6-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox
John Henry, Liverpool and Red Sox owner, apologizes to soccer fans
Liverpool is out of the 12-team project and owner John Henry says “I alone am responsible for the unnecessary negativity brought forward over the past couple of days.”
It’s time to admit it, this is a pretty good Red Sox team
Commentary: After a dismal 2020 season, the Red Sox are not only having fun but also showing some of the characteristics of the 2018 team that went on to win the World Series.