This game had the most “please let spring be over” energy of any game to date, with a large number of the regulars getting the day off and the scheduled starter staying behind for a B game. As a result, we got to a see a handful of prospects starting, which was cool, and we also saw a 7-3 loss to the Rays.
A prospect kind of day
The Red Sox weren’t mailing it in on Friday, and they certainly weren’t completely bereft of major-league regulars on the diamond for this one, but it was also one of their least-loaded rosters of the spring to this point, with some of the prospects getting a chance to take center stage.