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Justin Slaten - Notches save in opener Slaten struck out one and didn't allow a baserunner in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Thursday against the Rangers.

Impact Closer Aroldis Chapman entered for the eighth inning with the game tied 2-2 since the lefty-hitting Corey Seager was batting leadoff, opening up the ninth inning for Slaten after Boston scored three runs. The right-hander recorded two saves and 13 holds with a 2.93 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 58:9 K:BB across 55.1 innings as a rookie last season, and he's one of the Red Sox's top relief arms again in 2025, even if Chapman is expected to be the primary closer early on.

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Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet makes team debut; tables contract talks with club Boston's fast-growing, fully-credentialed, flying-everywhere collection of professional journalists covering Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins, Celt...

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Texas Rangers' Top Prospect Overcomes Scary Moment To Make Season Debut on Friday The Texas Rangers dropped the opener on Thursday, losing to the Boston Red Sox at Globe Life Field. The two teams will take the field again...

2 HOURS AGO • SI.COM

Deadspin | Red Sox's Tanner Houck looks to shake off rusty spring in matchup vs. Rangers Deadspin | Red Sox's Tanner Houck looks to shake off rusty spring in matchup vs. Rangers

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Red Sox All-Star Issues Positive Injury Update Boston Red Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks was placed on the 15-day injured list, but it was not considered serious.

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Red Sox Walker Buehler Celebrates Opening Day With Good Cause Boston Red Sox pitcher Walker Buehler celebrates Opening Day with an online charity auction.

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Red Sox face the Rangers with 1-0 series lead

The Boston Red Sox meet the Texas Rangers with a 1-0 series lead

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Wilyer Abreu homers twice leading the Red Sox to Opening Day victory Boston's fast-growing, fully-credentialed, flying-everywhere collection of professional journalists covering Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins, Celt...

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Red Sox' Wilyer Abreu reveals to whom he dedicated his 2-homer season debut Wilyer Abreu provided the heroics for the Red Sox on Thursday, slugging a pair of home runs and driving in four runs in the 5-2 win.

11 HOURS AGO • BOSTON.COM

Garrett Crochet - Fans four in team debut Crochet didn't factor into the decision after giving up two runs on five hits and two walks in five innings Thursday against Texas. He struck out four.

Impact Making his regular-season Red Sox debut, the hard-throwing left-hander fired five solid innings against a righty-dominant Rangers lineup. Boston didn't grab the lead until the ninth inning, keeping Crochet out of the win column Thursday. Crochet is set to take the hill Wednesday in another tough matchup against the Orioles on the road, and he'll be looking to further build on his early success with his new team after also allowing a lone run with a whopping 30 punchouts in 15.2 innings during spring training.

12 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Wilyer Abreu - Powers Red Sox with two homers Abreu went 3-for-3 with two home runs, four RBI and three runs scored in Thursday's 5-3 win over Texas.

Impact Abreu knotted the game at two runs apiece with a fifth-inning solo shot off Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi, later putting the Red Sox in front with a three-run blast in the ninth frame. Although he'll likely regularly operate in the lower part of Boston's batting order when starting, the left-handed-hitting Abreu should see plenty of playing time in 2025 while sitting on the strong side of a platoon in right field with Rob Refsnyder.

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Red Sox' Opening Day Hero Reveals Motivation for Clutch Performance The player who won the game for the Boston Red Sox reveals his motivation for his clutch performance.

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Rafael Devers - Rough opener Devers started at designated hitter and went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Thursday's 5-2 win over Texas.

Impact Devers, who had just 15 spring plate appearances, looked like he could have used more in Florida. He struck out swinging three times and whiffed six times in all, including five times against Nathan Eovaldi's breaking ball, per Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com. To be fair, Devers wasn't the only one that struggled; Boston's top four hitters went a combined 1-for-16.

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How to Watch Red Sox vs. Rangers: TV Channel & Live Stream - March 28

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BSJ Live Q&A: Haggerty on the skidding Bruins - 11 a.m. Friday 03.28.25 Boston's fast-growing, fully-credentialed, flying-everywhere collection of professional journalists covering Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins, Celt...

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David Hamilton - Enters late, scores run Hamilton entered Thursday's game as a pinch runner and scored a run in a 5-2 win over the Rangers. He finished the game at second base.

Impact Hamilton lost out on the starting second base job to prospect Kristian Campbell, but it appears manager Alex Cora sees Hamilton's skills as an asset. He pinch ran for Campbell, who notched his first hit as a major leaguer in the top of the ninth inning. Hamilton could be of value as a pinch runner, a role that could easily lead to double-digit stolen bases.

14 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Aroldis Chapman - Works eighth inning Thursday Chapman (1-0) allowed one hit and struck out one over a scoreless inning to pick up the win over Texas on Thursday.

Impact Chapman, who was named Boston's primary closer earlier this week, entered a 2-2 game in the eighth inning. It appears the decision to use the closer in the eighth was because the Rangers had the top of the order due up. Chapman worked around a one-out, broken-bat single, throwing seven strikes among his 11 pitches. After the Red Sox took a 5-2 lead in the top of the ninth, Justin Slaten shut the door for Boston.

14 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Abreu dedicates 2-homer game for Red Sox to newborn twins after one for late grandmother last year

Wilyer Abreu dedicates this two-homer game to his newborn twin boys

14 HOURS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

How Garrett Crochet Assessed Anticipated First Start With Red Sox Garrett Crochet knew he wasn't completely on top of his game in his first start with the Boston Red Sox against the Texas Rangers.

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Friday's TV/Radio listings (March 28) Jack Leiter takes the mound as the Rangers look to bounce back from an opening day loss to the Red Sox.

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New guys were fun to watch, the rookie was a hoot, and remember Wilyer Abreu? Red Sox open a season of promise with a victory - The Boston Globe Abreu, barely seen all spring, hit two home runs to power the Sox.

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