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Some Twitter wag made the accurate observation that, were it not for
Mitch Moreland, the Red Sox would be 0-11 on the
Road Trip From Hell. In fact—thanks to
Mitchy-Four-Bags—Boston wings home to Fenway's Tuesday Home Opener with a robust 3-8 record. Moreland delivered a towering blast (his third HR of 2019) over the out-stretched glove of
Adam Jones to give the Red Sox
a 1-0 lead they would not (for once) relinquish. The unlikely pitching corps of
Hector Velazquez,
Brandon Workman,
Marcus Walden,
Matt Barnes and
Ryan Brasier combined to
three-hit the D-Backs in the shutout win. Otherwise, Boston's offense (other than Moreland) was again tepid—tapping out just five hits on the day. The Red Sox need to go on a
"Joe Morgan-Esque" homestand to right this teetering ship. Tuesday's ring ceremony game against the Quadruple A Blue Jays would be a good place to start.
