Nick Pivetta was looking to bounce back from one of his two shortest outings of the season today against the division rival Blue Jays.
Before the fans were comfortably in their seats, they were greeted to an ugly sight: a 2-0 deficit provided via a Vlad Guerrero Jr. home run over the Monster. While Pivetta was able to escape with just the home run to one of the best players in baseball, it was another poor start for a Red Sox team that has to hate the first inning of ball games. Entering today’s game, the Red Sox had a 5.