{"id":662292,"date":"2026-04-04T05:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T05:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/662292\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T05:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T05:43:15","slug":"red-sox-snap-losing-streak-with-5-2-win-over-padres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/662292\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Snap Losing Streak With 5-2 Win Over Padres"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AThe Red Sox’s home opener at Fenway Park featured a dynamic offensive display and a warm welcome for a former star player.San Diego Today<\/p>\n

The Boston Red Sox snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the San Diego Padres in their home opener at Fenway Park. Marcelo Mayer and Willson Contreras hit home runs in a three-run sixth inning to lead the Red Sox to the win, while Sonny Gray picked up the victory on the mound.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The Red Sox were struggling to start the season, going 1-5 before Friday’s game. This win helps them get back on track and avoid a prolonged slump early in the year. The Padres, meanwhile, were looking to build on their strong start to the season.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Mayer and Contreras both hit home runs in the sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie and give the Red Sox a lead they would not relinquish. Caleb Durbin also drove in a run with a single in the fourth inning. Sonny Gray earned the win for Boston, pitching six innings and allowing two runs on four hits. The Padres had tied the game at 2-2 in the fifth inning on an RBI single by Gavin Sheets and an RBI double by Luis Campusano.<\/p>\n

The game was played on Friday, April 4, 2026.Durbin’s RBI single in the fourth inning ended an 0-for-19 start to the season that dated back to September 2025.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Marcelo Mayer<\/p>\n

A young slugger for the Boston Red Sox who hit a home run in the sixth inning to give the team the lead.<\/p>\n

Willson Contreras<\/p>\n

The Red Sox’s offseason acquisition who hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie.<\/p>\n

Sonny Gray<\/p>\n

The Red Sox starting pitcher who earned the win, pitching six innings and allowing two runs.<\/p>\n

Xander Bogaerts<\/p>\n

The former Red Sox star who now plays for the Padres, going 0-for-3 in his return to Fenway Park.<\/p>\n

Michael King<\/p>\n

The Padres starting pitcher who took the loss, allowing four runs in 5 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really needed this win to get us going in the right direction. The guys came up with some big hits when we needed them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Alex Cora, Red Sox Manager<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Padres and Red Sox will face off again on Saturday, with Randy V\u00e1squez taking the mound for San Diego and Connelly Early starting for Boston.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

This win was an important bounce-back for the Red Sox, who were struggling to start the season. The home runs from Mayer and Contreras provided the offense, while Sonny Gray delivered a solid outing on the mound. The return of former star Xander Bogaerts to Fenway Park also added an interesting subplot to the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Red Sox’s home opener at Fenway Park featured a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":662293,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2407],"tags":[5,4,43,137,18,4339,4338],"class_list":{"0":"post-662292","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego-padres","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-mlb","10":"tag-padres","11":"tag-san-diego","12":"tag-san-diego-padres","13":"tag-sandiego","14":"tag-sandiegopadres"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116344849911789729","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}