Nick Pivetta was splendid, giving Boston seven innings of one-hit ball to reverse the recent fortunes of its starting staff. Rafael Devers sparked the offensive output, lifting an ankle-high pitch into the monster seats before David Hamilton, Reese McGuire, Enmanuel Valdez, Tyler O'Neill, and Dominic Smith all added RBIs to stretch the lead.
Devers added some extra insurance in the seventh. The Red Sox aren't going to win many games without getting contributions from all over the roster. Boston has nearly half (we're being dramatic) its Opening Day roster on the injured list, while the starting staff clearly has started to revert back to the mean.
Pivetta was superb, finishing with nine strikeouts across seven innings. Devers dropped a couple balls into the monster seats, good for his first multi-home run game this season. Tyler O'Neill was 2-for-4 in his return from the injured list, making a couple nice plays in the outfield.
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