The first loss of the year for the Red Sox came on Monday vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates when the bullpen failed to hold on to a late lead. The final score obviously doesn’t matter much in a spring training game, but there are still some notes on the box score that might cause New Englanders to do a double take.
Most notably, the fact that Bryce Brentz went yard in the second inning. Yes, that Bryce Brentz. The long-forgotten Red Sox prospect is back and ready to prove once and for all that he belongs at Fenway Park.