Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox won a pitching duel in their home opener.

Thanks to a Daniel Nava home run and a phenomenal performance from Clay Buchholz, the Fenway faithful witnessed the ninth straight win on Opening Day in Boston.

John Lackey was taken out of the game in his first start of the season for the Boston Red Sox after an apparent arm injury. 

UPDATE: Saturday, April 6, 3:35 p.m. ET by Sam Westmoreland

According to Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe, Lackey is only suffering from a simple bicep strain, rather than the more serious injury many had feared:

Usually there isn’t much hype for the Boston Red Sox’s first game against the Toronto Blue Jays, but with John Farrell making his first appearance in Toronto since he left the Canadian organization, there were plenty of storylines.

The Boston Red Sox have started their 2013 season off in an impressive fashion, taking three out of four games on the road against the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays. They will soon get even stronger, as the impending returns of injured players Stephen Drew and David Ortiz will shake up the roster.

When the Boston Red Sox hit the road to play a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays this weekend, there could be quite a few boos.

It won't be because of poor play. It will be because Toronto fans hates Boston manager John Farrell.

The Boston Red Sox may have won their first game of the 2013 season, but they are always looking to improve. Keeping with that philosophy, the team signed free-agent infielder Brandon Snyder on Tuesday to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Pawtucket.

The 2013 Boston Red Sox will need a lot of player contributions if they want to rebound from last year’s disappointing 93 losses. In particular, the team needs a big season from pitcher Clay Buchholz. 

It was a big day in MLB for teams extending their star players.

And all these extensions will have a direct impact on the Boston Red Sox moving forward.

The quote jumps off the page from the article from MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger.

Gone are the familiar names that have graced the grass of Fenway Park for the last couple years.

Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis and others have either been traded or signed elsewhere. What is left is a team of aging and oft-injured veterans, as well as unproven prospects.

But this is Boston.

If there is a will, there is a way.

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