The Sox (3-1) beat the A’s 5-0 behind starter Jon Lester and David Ortiz. Jason Varitek continues to heat-up, with two hits including a solo home run. Bryan Corey vying for the final bull pen spot pitched well in relief, over one and a third innings, surrendering one hit and striking out two. Manny Delcarmen added a scoreless ninth inning.
Sox notes: Kevin Youkilis broke the record for most consecutive errorless games (194) by a first baseman. The win for Jon Lester was the first by a Red Sox lefty starter in Oakland since Zane Smith beat Dave Stewart 9-6 on May 29, 1995. David Ortiz broke an 0-for-12 start to the season with a single and homer. J.D. Drew played for the first time this season, after missing six games with sore back. Bartolo Colon starts the 2008 PawSox opener tomorrow night at 7:05 p.m. Brandon Moss, once he plays tonight, is believed to be the only player ever to appear in openers for both the Red Sox and PawSox in the same season.
