The season opened in perfect 22C weather.
The rebuilt Boston Red Sox hit five homers, four off Phillies ace Cole Hamels. in an 8-0 romp in Philadelphia.
All the opening day omens of this-was-going-to-be-a-different season were there.
Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington rebuilt the roster which managed only 71 wins last year. So manager John Farrell sent out a lineup of Mookie Betts, Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz, Hanley Ramirez, Pablo Sandoval, Shane Victorino, Xander Bogaerts and Ryan Hanigan in the National League park behind starter Clay Buchholz, who pitched seven scoreless innings.
Mike Napoli and Allen Craig were the first Sox hitters off the bench that day.