The Red Sox celebrated their 114th Home Opener at Fenway Park with a 13-9 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday afternoon in Boston. The Red Sox have won 3 in a row for the 1st time this season and are 4-4 through their 1st 8 games. The Red Sox are now 64-50 all-time on Opening Day at Fenway Park. They’re 14-7 in their last 21 home openers (since 2005). 

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Boom Go the Sox: The Red Sox scored 5 runs in the 1st inning off of Cardinals starter Erick Fedde. Alex Bregman got the Red Sox on the board 1st for the 3rd straight game with an RBI Double. Trevor Story followed 2 batters later and hit a 3-run Home Run, his 2nd of the season. The very next hitter Wilyer Abreu hit his 3rd of the season to make it 5-0. It's the 1st time this season where Red Sox hitters went back-to-back with Home Runs. 

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Wally Mask: Not sure who came up with it but 2 enthusiastic thumbs up to the Wally Mask to celebrate Home Runs, but job well done. Kinda like it better then the shopping cart from a few seasons ago. 

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Walker on the Bump: Walker Buehler made his 2nd start of the season and 1st at Fenway with the Red Sox for the Home Opener. Buehler was staked to an early 5-0 lead. He gave up 2 Home Runs over his 5 Innings of work. Ivan Herrera hit a 3-run Home Run in the 4th to make it a 6-4 game. Brendan Donovan hit a solo shot off Buehler in the 5th to pull the Cardinals to within a run. He exited after 5 Inning with an 8-5 lead. #0 Final Line- 5.0 IP. 7 Hits. 5 R. 5 ER. 1 BB. 4 K. 2 HR Allowed. 83 Pitches/54 Strikes. 16 of 22 1st-Pitch Strikes. 8 Groundball Outs. 

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#'s of the Day: The Sox collected a season-high 16 hits and have 10+ Hits for the 3rd straight game. Sox also scored 1st for the 3rd straight game. Kristian Campbell reached with a bloop single in the 7th Inning, and he has hit safely in 7 of the 1st 8 games to start his Big League career. Campbell reached 3 times in the Sox Opening Day win and has reached multiple times in 7 of his 1st 8 Games. Alex Bregman extended his hit streak to 7 in a row with his 1st-Inning RBI Double. 

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What's On Tap?: The Red Sox continue their 1st homestand of the season with the middle game of their 3-Game Series with the Cardinals Saturday afternoon. Saturday's Probable Starting Pitchers: Cardinals- Andre Pallante vs. Richard Fitts. Sunday: Cardinals- Miles Mikolas vs. Red Sox- Sean Newcomb. After the series with the Cardinals, the Red Sox will open up a 4-Game Series with the Blue Jays on Monday. 

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