It’s Marathon Monday in Boston, which means the Red Sox held their annual Monday morning home game on Boston Marathon day against the Twins.
The Red Sox lost the game 8–3 after pitcher Rich Hill surrendered two early home runs to dig Boston into a hole it couldn’t pull itself out of on Monday. The loss moved the Red Sox to 5–5 on the early season.
Despite the loss, buzz surrounded Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers, who logged an early candidate for “Slide of the Year” across Major League Baseball.
With Boston trailing 4–1 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts ripped a Dylan Bundy off-speed pitch down the left field line.