The Red Sox got their first home win of the 2022 season on Saturday, and they did by keeping their opponent off the board. They defeated the Twins 4-0, getting back to .500 (4-4) overall in the young season.
Here are five takeaways from the Red Sox’ first Fenway win of the year.
The big picture.
The Red Sox struck early on Saturday when Alex Verdugo hit a 437-foot homer to right center off Twins starter Sonny Gray to give them a 2-0 lead. An inning later, Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run shot of his own, taking Twins reliever Josh Winder deep for his first homer of the year.