It was a typically festive atmosphere for the annual 11:05 a.m. ET contest, coinciding with the 121st Boston Marathon, which passed just behind Fenway Park en route to the finish line in Copley Square. The Sox improved to 70-52 on Patriots' Day.
Knuckleballer Steven Wright fell into an early 2-0 hole, but came back nicely to get his first win of the season. The righty gave up nine hits and three runs, but just one earned over six-plus innings. He walked one and struck out four.
The Red Sox did most of their damage offensively in a three-run second, capitalizing on an error by second baseman Brad Miller that should have been the third out of the inning.