Price (1-0) gave up two runs and five hits in six innings, giving the Red Sox an immediate payoff after they signed the left-hander to a $217 million, seven-year contract.
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Ortiz began his farewell season with a bang, connecting for his 504th career homer in the ninth.
Kluber set down the Red Sox in order in the first inning and then, worked around back-to-back hits from third baseman Travis Shaw and left fielder Brock Holt to keep Boston off the scoreboard in the top of the second.
While battling injuries last season, Buchholz only was able to pitch 113 1/3 innings, going 7-7 with a 3.26 ERA and 107 strikeouts. To make the win a little more exciting, here are some Opening Day fun facts. They have had a handful of issues in their starting rotation and bullpen over the past season, and Boston is hoping Price the turn the tables on that for them.
LHP Craig Kimbrel, the Red Sox’s new closer, opens the season with a 1.63 career ERA.
Three days into the season, baseball’s new “Chase Utley Rule” is already under fire.
Rays manager Kevin Cash asked for a replay review, claiming Jose Bautista violated the new “Chase Utley Rule” governing slides on potential double plays. Replay umpires in NY ruled that Bautista did indeed slide inside the bag to illegally hinder Forsythe.
The call was changed to a game-ending double play that preserved Tampa Bay’s victory.
Corey Dickerson also homered for the Rays. Each tossed a shutout inning in the win.
ASTROS 5, YANKEES 3 A freezing opening day at Yankee Stadium turned on a play that caused a hot argument. However, Kluber would give up four runs in his first outing of 2016. Boston won the last Opening Day meeting, 7-1, on April 5, 1979.
Dallas Keuchel dominated, but not quite as much as in last October’s AL wild-card game.
Kluber allowed four earned runs, including a two-run home run, and nine hits over 5.1 innings of work, and with Tuesday’s loss to the Red Sox (1-0), the Indians (0-1) have dropped six of their last eight and 10 of their last 14 home openers. Luke Gregerson got three straight outs for a save. Both hurlers recorded two scoreless frames to start, until Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts came to bat in the third.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Noah Syndergaard pitched six dominant innings, Neil Walker hit his first homer with the Mets and NY beat Kansas City after the Royals were given their 2015 World Series rings. Realistically, the borderline miraculous worst-to-first turnaround of 2013 won’t ever happen again, and the road back to respectability will have to be taken with baby steps. But he’d get Collin Cowgill to stare at strike three to end the inning.
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Betts said, “I hit a couple balls good in batting practice that didn’t reach the track, so I didn’t think it was going to be my day, but I got a good pitch to hit and put a good swing on it”.
