FINAL SCORE: Red Sox 11, Padres 0
IN BRIEF: J.D. Martinez, a.k.a. "Flaco" on Players Weekend, hit a pair of three-run homers, totaled a career-high seven RBI and Eduardo Rodriguez pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Red Sox to an easy 11-0 victory over the Padres in the opener of their three-game series in San Diego. BOX SCORE
RED SOX RECORD: 69-61
HIGHLIGHTS
1st inning:
Betts doubles to left, Devers hits an infield single to third base, Martinez hits a three-run home run to left on a 1-and-0 pitch from Paddack (3-0, BOS).
2nd inning:
Moreland walks, moves to second on Holt's single to right, Rodriguez sacrifice bunt, moving Holt to second, Moreland to third. Betts hits a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Moreland (4-0, BOS)
Devers doubles to right, scoring Holt (5-0, BOS).
Bogaerts doubles to right, scoring Devers (6-0, BOS).
4th inning:
(Erlin has replaced Paddack on the mound) Devers singles to center. Bogaerts walks, runners move to second and third on Erlin's wild pitch, Martinez hits a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Devers (7-0, BOS).
5th inning:
HOLT'S DIVING PLAY GETS FRANCE TO END THE INNING:
6th inning:
Rodriguez safe at first on a fielding error by first baseman Hosmer, moves to second on Betts' single to left, runners move to second and third on Devers' groundout (Yardley replaces Erlin on the mound), Bogaerts singles to left, scoring Rodriguez (8-0, BOS).
Martinez hits a three-run homer to left on a 2-1 pitch from Yardley (11-0, BOS).
UP NEXT:
@Padres, Saturday, 8:40 p.m., NESN
@Padres, Sunday, 4:10 p.m., NESN
@Rockies, Tuesday, 8:40 p.m., NESN
@Rockies, Wednesday, 8:40 p.m., NESN
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