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San Diego Padres at Boston Red Sox

Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox Home Opener Final

Final score

The Boston Red Sox beat the San Diego Padres 5–2 on Friday, April 3, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
San Diego Padres 2 91-71
at Boston Red Sox 5 87-75

Line score

Team
San Diego Padres 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
Boston Red Sox 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 5 9 0
  • W: Sonny Gray (1-0)
  • L: Michael King (0-1)
  • S: Aroldis Chapman

Home runs

  • Boston Red Sox: Willson Contreras (1), Marcelo Mayer (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 3rd Boston Red Sox Ceddanne Rafaela singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Marcelo Mayer scores. Ceddanne Rafaela to 2nd. 0–1
Bottom 4th Boston Red Sox Caleb Durbin singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Jarren Duran scores. 0–2
Top 5th San Diego Padres Gavin Sheets singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Miguel Andujar scores. 1–2
Top 5th San Diego Padres Luis Campusano doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Gavin Sheets scores. 2–2
Bottom 6th Boston Red Sox Willson Contreras homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. 2–3
Bottom 6th Boston Red Sox Marcelo Mayer homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Wilyer Abreu scores. 2–5

Box score

San Diego Padres

Batter
Fernando Tatis Jr. RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Xander Bogaerts SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Jackson Merrill CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .185
Manny Machado 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .182
Ramón Laureano LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .318
Miguel Andujar DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 .200
Gavin Sheets 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .250
Jake Cronenworth 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Luis Campusano C 2 0 1 1 0 0 .143
Bryce Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Freddy Fermin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071
Totals 31 2 4 2 1 6
Pitcher
Michael King (L, 0-1) 5.2 7 4 4 1 5 1 81 3.38
Wandy Peralta 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 20 2.45
Ron Marinaccio 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.60

Boston Red Sox

Batter
Roman Anthony DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .231
Trevor Story SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .121
Jarren Duran LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .182
Willson Contreras 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .174
Wilyer Abreu RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .393
Caleb Durbin 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .045
Marcelo Mayer 2B 2 2 2 2 0 0 .294
Carlos Narváez C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .417
Ceddanne Rafaela CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .227
Totals 31 5 9 5 1 8
Pitcher
Sonny Gray (W, 1-0) 6.0 4 2 2 0 3 0 87 4.50
Greg Weissert (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 7.36
Justin Slaten (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00
Aroldis Chapman (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 0.00

Game info

Weather
56 degrees, Sunny
Wind
6 mph, Out To CF
First pitch
2:21 PM
Time of game
2:19 (:11 delay)
Attendance
36,233
Umpires
Home Plate: Chris Segal, First Base: Erich Bacchus, Second Base: Laz Diaz, Third Base: Brian O'Nora

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
San Diego Padres 2 at Boston Red Sox 5 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 3 at Boston Red Sox 2 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 8 at Boston Red Sox 6 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Apr 3

Matchup Status Details
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Miami Marlins 2 at New York Yankees 8 Final Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 Final (10) Game page
Cincinnati Reds 5 at Texas Rangers 3 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 4 at Minnesota Twins 10 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 10 at Colorado Rockies 1 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 1 at Cleveland Guardians 4 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 3 at Los Angeles Angels 1 Final (10) Game page
Houston Astros 4 at Athletics 11 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 2 at Arizona Diamondbacks 0 Final Game page
New York Mets 10 at San Francisco Giants 3 Final Game page

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