Game 8: Padres at Red Sox – Winning streak??
BOSTON, MA - APRIL 03: Connelly Early #71 of the Boston Red Sox takes the field during player introductions prior to the game between the San Diego Padres and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Friday, April 3, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Michael Owens/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images A couple of weeks ago we didn’t even think he’d make the Opening Day Roster. Now we’re saying “thank god we’ve got Connelly Early going today.
” Behind Early, Alex Cora is rolling out the same starting nine batting the same order as yesterday. If ain’t broke, yadda, yadda. In the other dugout, it’s a day-off for Jackson Merrill and, interestingly, for lefty-masher Nick Castellanos.
Can the Sox take advantage? First pitch is at 4:10 PM on NESN. Saturday afternoon baseball.
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