 |
| (Getty Images) |
As
Eck so eloquently put it last night, "You have to take care of business" with egregiously crappy teams like the Baltimore Orioles. And the Red Sox did just that on Opening Day—
destroying the avian visitors from the Chesapeake Bay, 13-2. This one got late early, as
Yogi Berra might say.
The Carmine Hose put up four runs in the third inning—highlighted by four doubles. Then, one inning later, they scored six more times. Despite 17 total hits, not one left the old yard. New Red Sox second-baseman
Jose Peraza collected four hits in his Boston debut. Another newcomer,
Kevin Pillar, made a stellar defensive play and notched three hits and three RBIs.
J.D. Martinez also had three RBIs.
Nathan Eovaldi was superb through six innings of work—giving up just one run on five hits and notching 100 MPH on the gun several times. All in all, a satisfying night at the empty ballpark.
