Six Boston Red Sox players were named to the American League All-Star team today, ahead of the 87th MLB All-Star game in San Diego next Tuesday, including four players selected to star by the fans.
Chris Davis hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer off new
Boston closer Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning and drove in five
runs, carrying the Baltimore Orioles over the Red Sox 9-7 Monday in
David Ortiz's final home opener.
Kimbrel (0-1), the All-Star reliever acquired in an offseason trade
from San Diego, entered with the score 6-6...
Though the weather held up and Boston got a good day for baseball at Fenway Park, things took a turn for the worse as the Red Sox dropped their home opener, today, to the still undefeated Baltimore Orioles by a score of 9-7.