J.D. Martinez and Kevin Pillar each drove in three runs, and the Red Sox rolled past the Baltimore Orioles 13-2 on Friday night in Fenway Park’s first taste of regular-season baseball during the coronavirus pandemic.
Jackie Bradley Jr., Jose Peraza, Martinez and Pillar each doubled as part of a four-run third inning. Boston kept it going in the fourth, sending 11 batters to the plate and adding six more runs.
Peraza finished with four hits, and Boston had eight doubles and 17 hits.
“It’s contagious,” Martinez said. “Most pitchers when you get pressure on them, it’s a tough situation.