Big Papi homers, Boston wins
The Sox took their first Japanese exhibition game from the Hashin Tigers, 6-5, in front of 37,431 fans in the Tokyo Dome. Jonathan Papelbon finished off the game with an inning of work, following Clay Buchholz, Kyle Snyder, Javier Lopez, and Manny Delcarmen.
The Red Sox offense was led by David Ortiz (2-4, HR, 1 R, 1 RBI), Kevin Youkilis (2-5), J.D. Drew (1-4, HR, 3 RBI), and Mike Lowell who went two for three with a run scored.
Tim Wakefield starts on Sunday for the BoSox.
