On Wednesday, Roman Anthony's was the first pinch hit home run for a #RedSox not yet 22 years old since May 25, 1965 when Jerry Moses took Mudcat Grant deep in the bottom of the 5th inning of a game vs #Twins.
Thanks for following today's #RedSox action with @RSNStats. Enjoy the off-day.
#RedSox will avoid a loss tomorrow with an off-day. They'll look to beat up on the 1-4 #Padres starting Friday before facing the National League-leading #Brewers (5-1).

AL East FINALs:

#RedSox 4, #Astros 6
#Rockies 2, #BlueJays 1 (10)
#Rays 2, #Brewers 8
#Rangers 3, #Orioles 8

#Yankees leading #Mariners 4-0 in the 6th inning in Seattle.

#RedSox top of the order batters in this 3-game series vs #Astros: 3-for-34 (.088) with 17 strikeouts.

Over the first 6 games of the new season BOS top of the order batters have gone 11-for-73 (.151), just 2 extra-base hits, and 31 strikeouts.

⭐️ In club history no #RedSox team has reached the playoffs after starting the season with 17 or fewer runs scored over the first 6 games of a season, as this team has done.

It has happened, however, 31 times in #MLB history, including last year's #Mariners and 2024 #Mets.

#RedSox game time on Friday is 2:10 ET/11:10 PT. Expected conditions at Fenway Park in Boston: Cloudy with a game-time temperature of 56°F / 13°C. Winds: SW 12 MPH.
For #Padres on Friday it will be Michael King to start vs #RedSox. 0-0 (.000) with a 0.00 ERA and 1.000 WHIP in 1 start of of 2026. 3-4 (.429) with a 4.79 ERA and 1.346 WHIP in 14 career appearances (4 starts) vs BOS.
Tomorrow, an off day. Then on Friday for #RedSox it will be Sonny Gray to start in the Fenway home opener vs #Padres. 0-0 (.000) with a 6.75 ERA and 1.75 WHIP in 1 start of of 2026. 4-0 (1.000) with a 3.68 ERA and 1.227 WHIP in 4 career starts vs SDP.

⭐️ Just the 10th time in the last 100 seasons #RedSox have scored 17 or fewer runs over their first 6 games of a season, first time since 2011 (16 R).

BOS has never scored 17 or fewer runs over their first 6 games of a season and also struck out 67 times, as they have in 2026.