Overview
- A six-run second inning broke the game open, highlighted by Gabriel Arias’ two-run homer and an RBI single from Steven Kwan.
- An obstruction call on catcher Connor Wong and a left-field error by Jarren Duran helped push the lead to 7-0.
- Joey Cantillo, newly back in a six-man rotation, limited Boston to one run over six innings with seven strikeouts.
- Boston’s bullpen game faltered as opener Brennan Bernardino recorded two outs and Jordan Hicks was hit hard in the second.
- Steven Kwan went 3-for-5, C.J. Kayfus and Bo Naylor had two hits each, and George Valera logged his first MLB hit with a pinch-hit double.