Red Sox - 000 000 000 - 0 7 1 Blue Jays - 200 000 01x - 3 7 0The Red Sox could not solve Marcus Stroman (7-5-0-2-8, 91) and two Toronto relievers. Hanley Ramirez went 3-for-4, with two singles and a double.
The Blue Jays put Steven Wright (6.2-6-2-3-5, 118) into a quick 2-0 hole in the first inning. Kevin Pillar and Josh Donaldson both singled and a passed ball moved them to second and third. Jose Bautista walked, loading the bases with no outs. Edwin Encarnacion grounded into a force out, which scored one run; Dustin Pedroia's throwing error brought the second run in. Wright wriggled out of any further trouble, and although he dealt with numerous baserunners all day, he kept Toronto from adding to its lead.
In the Boston third, Dustin Pedroia was on first with two outs when Xander Bogaerts doubled to right. Pedroia tried to score, but was thrown out 9-4-2. That was the Red Sox's best chance to get a run against Stroman.
The Red Sox (3-2) play their home opener at 2 PM tomorrow against Baltimore.
Betts, RF
Pedroia, 2B
Bogaerts, SS
Ortiz, DH
Ramirez, 1B
Shaw, 3B
Young, LF
Swihart, C
Bradley, CF
Most Games Scoring 6+ Runs To Start A Red Sox Season
1985: 5 games - 9 14 6 7 6
1950: 4 games - 10 6 7 8
1995: 4 games - 9 10 8 11
2016: 4 games - 6 6 8 8
1919: 3 games - 10 8 6
1936: 3 games - 9 10 8
Red Sox - 100 002 000 000 000 101 1 - 6 18 1 Yankees - 000 002 001 000 000 101 0 - 5 14 1Winning pitcher: Steven Wright.
Padres' runs scored in first five games: 0, 0, 0, 13, 16.
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ESPN's Game Story:
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TORONTO -- After scoring 40 runs over its first four games, the streaking Boston Red Sox lineup finally ran into a roadblock. The Red Sox had their fair share of opportunities on Sunday, yet the big hits that defined the first week of Boston's season simply couldn't be found against Blue Jays starter Marco Estrada in Sunday's 3-0 loss.
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The Red Sox have scored 28 runs in their first four games.