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Title: Red Sox takeaways: Offense, pitching struggle on rough road trip; Carlos Narváez benched
Link: Original article on nytimes.com
Region: US
Topics: narváez; cora; game; red; season; reporters; struggle; trip; runs; start; rough; offense; sox; road; takeaways; pitching; Houston Astros; Boston Red Sox; Strikeout; Run batted in; Garrett Crochet; Alex Cora; Ace (baseball); Fenway Park; Opening Day; Out (baseball); Innings pitched
Datetime: 4/2/2026, 12:13:47 AM
Summary: The season-opening road trip for the Boston Red Sox could not have gone much worse. After a solid win on Opening Day, the Red Sox dropped five in a row, including a sweep by the Houston Astros with a 6-4 loss on Wednesday. The only consistent bright spot offensively continues to be Wilyer Abreu, whose eighth-inning homer pulled the Red Sox within 6-3. He now has three homers and six RBIs, while the rest of the Red Sox offense has combined for three homers and 10 RBIs. Red Sox starters have a 5.22 ERA and have allowed five homers, tied for the most allowed in the American League....