Monday, April 3rd, 2017 1:05PM CST
Beginning their first season following David Ortiz's retirement, the Boston Red Sox defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates five to three in Monday's opener. The Red Sox scored all their runs in a pivotal five-run fifth inning, which was highlighted and concluded by a three-run home run hit by rookie Andrew Benintendi.
Date: Monday, April 3rd, 2017
Time: 1:05PM CST
Stadium: Fenway Park
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 36,594
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOS |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
PIT |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

Triples: Bradley Jr. (1, Cole)
Home Runs: Benintendi (1, 5th inning off Cole 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Sandoval (1), Pedroia (1), Benintendi 3 (3)
2-out Runs Batted In: Sandoval, Pedroia, Benintendi 3
Ground Into Double Play: Bogaerts
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-6 (Pedroia 1-1, Ramírez 0-1, Benintendi 1-1, Sandoval 1-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Ramírez 1; Sandoval 2

Wild Pitches: Barnes
Hit By Pitch: Frazier (By Kimbrel)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Porcello 18/26; Barnes 1/4; Scott 1/1; Hembree 1/2; Kimbrel 4/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Porcello 16-8-19-19; Barnes 2-2-1-2; Scott 0-0-0-1; Hembree 1-0-5-2; Kimbrel 2-5-7-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Porcello 5-8; Barnes 0-1; Scott 1-0; Hembree 1-1; Kimbrel 0-1
Game Scores: R Porcello 53

Errors: Sandoval (1, throw)

Stolen Bases: Bogaerts 2 (2, 3rd base off Nicasio/Cervelli, 2nd base off Hudson/Cervelli)

Doubles: Cervelli (1, Porcello); Bell (1, Kimbrel)
Runs Batted In: Harrison (1), Mercer (1), Marte (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Marte
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Bell 0-2, Harrison 1-3, Mercer 1-2, Marte 0-1, McCutchen 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Harrison 1; Marte 1; McCutchen 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Cole 10/22; Nicasio 4/4; Rivero 1/4; Hudson 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Cole 10-4-15-18; Nicasio 4-1-8-3; Rivero 3-1-1-3; Hudson 3-4-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Cole 7-6; Nicasio 2-0; Rivero 1-1; Hudson 0-0
Game Scores: G Cole 34

Double Plays: 1 (Harrison-Mercer-Bell)
Errors: Mercer (1, throw)

Caught Stealing: Polanco (1, 2nd base by Porcello/León)
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