Tonight, the Red Sox got their first look at Kohei Arihara, one of the Rangers premier imports this season. He entered play with a respectable 4.03 ERA in 22 1⁄3 innings of work. The Red Sox entered play averaging three runs per game over their last nine games. If they were going to score, it was going to be off a guy who didn’t have fantastic stuff.
Early on, the game was very fun. Christian Arroyo, taking over for Enrique Hernandez at leadoff, drew a walk, and Alex Verdugo also drew a walk.