Boston Red Sox vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Monday, April 3rd, 2017 1:05PM CST

Boston Red Sox

Red Sox

BOS

Home

5
vs.
Final

Pirates

PIT

Away

3
Pittsburgh Pirates

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Monday, April 3rd, 2017

Time: 1:05PM CST

Stadium: Fenway Park

Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 36,594

Line Score

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Game Stats


Boston Red Sox Batting

Red Sox Batting

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


Boston Red Sox Pitching

Red Sox Pitching

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


Boston Red Sox Fielding

Red Sox Fielding

Errors: Sandoval (1, throw)


Boston Red Sox Baserunning

Red Sox Baserunning

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



Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

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


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

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


Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding

Pirates Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Harrison-Mercer-Bell)

Errors: Mercer (1, throw)


Pittsburgh Pirates Baserunning

Pirates Baserunning

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


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