The Red Sox have begun their spring training schedule with two wins, a 14-2 pounding of the Twins on Thursday and a 7-6 walkoff win over the Rays on Friday.
The hero of the second game was Christian Koss, who went 3-for-3, clubbing solo home runs in both the eighth and ninth innings, the latter being the game-winner. Bobby Dalbec went deep on both days.
Nathan Eovaldi, who will face the MFY on April 7 in his third consecutive Opening Day start, pitched three innings against the Rays. He faced 12 batters and gave up three hits (including two doubles). After throwing a total of 22 pitches in the first two innings, Eovaldi needed 20 in the third, when he allowed two runs.
Free agent shortstop Trevor Story, who turned 29 last November, has reportedly included the Red Sox on a list of four possible teams.
The Red Sox have signed lefty reliever Derek Holland, 35, to a minor league contract. Holland made 39 appearances for the Tigers last year, with a 5.07 ERA. (For some reason, Ian Browne's story included this irrelevant line: "At his best, Holland was a force, winning 16 games for the pennant-winning Rangers of 2011." That sentence sounds more suited to an obituary. 2011 was a long time ago.)
The Red Sox inked lefty Jake Diekman (3.86 ERA in 67 games for the Athletics last season) to a two-year deal and lefty Matt Strahm for one year. Strahm had a 2.61 ERA in 19 games for the 2020 Padres, but was limited to only 6.2 innings last year because of right knee surgery.
Chris Sale suffered a stress fracture in his right ribcage about a month ago while throwing live batting practice. He won't pick up a baseball for a few weeks.
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