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04/03 15:52 CDT Marcelo Mayer, Willson Contreras homer, Red Sox snap 5-game
losing streak with 5-2 win over Padres
Marcelo Mayer, Willson Contreras homer, Red Sox snap 5-game losing streak with
5-2 win over Padres
By KYLE HIGHTOWER
AP Sports Writer
BOSTON (AP) --- Marcelo Mayer and Willson Contreras both hit home runs as part
of a three-run sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox snapped a five-game losing
streak with a 5-2 win in their home opener over the San Diego Padres on Friday.
Caleb Durbin added an RBI single in the fourth inning to end an 0-for-19 start
to the season as Boston stopped its first 1-5 start since 2019. Durbin's line
drive to center field ended an overall hitless streak of 34 plate appearances,
that dated back to Sept. 22, 2025, when he was still with Milwaukee.
Boston's Sonny Gray (1-0) picked up the victory, pitching six innings and
allowing two runs off four hits. Aroldis Chapman walked one in the ninth, but
got his second save.
Contreras' 423-foot blast off Padres' starter Michael King (0-1) --- his first
since being traded by St. Louis in the offseason --- went over the Green
Monster to break a 2-2 tie. Later, with two outs, Mayer dropped his first homer
of the season off reliever Wandy Peralta that went just over the wall in right
field and into the bullpen.
King lasted 5 2/3 inning, yielding four runs off seven hits and struck out five.
Trailing 2-0 in the fifth, San Diego used a triple by Miguel Andujar, RBI
single by Gavin Sheets and RBI double by Luis Campusano to tie the game.
Ceddanne Rafaela put the Red Sox on the scoreboard in the third inning, lining
a single off the Green Monster that scored Mayer.
Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts went 0-for-3 in his game at Fenway against his
former team for the first time since he left Boston to join San Diego in 2022.
He was injured during the Padres' visit in 2024 but was given a standing
ovation from fans to celebrate the two World Series he helped the franchise in
over his 10 seasons with the Red Sox. He received another warm welcome on
Friday.
Up next The Padres and RHP Randy Vsquez (1-0, 0.00 ERA) face the Red Sox and LHP Connelly Early (0-0, 1.69) on Saturday afternoon. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/mlb
Up next The Padres and RHP Randy Vsquez (1-0, 0.00 ERA) face the Red Sox and LHP Connelly Early (0-0, 1.69) on Saturday afternoon. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/mlb
