MLB Opening Day is here at the Globe Life Field as the Texas Rangers host the Boston Red Sox to kick off their 2025 campaign. Nathan Eovaldi took the mound for the home team while Garrett Crochet started for the Red Sox.
The Red Sox secured a 5-2 win, thanks to Wilyer Abreu, who struck two home runs.
Eovaldi retired three straight to start the ball game, while Crochet, apart from allowing the walk to Wyatt Langford, easily finished the inning.

Eovaldi doubled down in the second innings, striking out three straight hitters to end the second. The Rangers scored their first run on Kevin Pillar's RBI single for the first run of the game. Corchet managed to escape the innings without any further damage.
The Red Sox equalized in the third inning on Ceddanne Rafaela's groundout, allowing Wilyer Abreu to score.
A double from Kyle Higashioka allowed Kevin Pillar to score and give Rangers a 2-1 lead. Abreu followed up with a solo home run in the next inning and tie the game 2-2.
Eovaldi, Robert Garcia and Chris Martin held the fort for Texas while the likes of Garret Whitlock, Aroldis Chapman and Justin Slaten did for the Red Sox. The shackles broke in the ninth inning when Abreu once again emerged as star of the night.
He hit a three-run homerun against Luke Jackson, to give the Red Sox a 5-2 lead. The team would retain the lead and win the game 5-2.
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Wilyer Abreu homered twice in tonight's game
Wilyer Abreu launched two home runs in the Boston Red Sox's 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers.
His first homer came in the fifth inning, a solo shot off Nathan Eovaldi with one out, tying the game.
Abreu’s second blast was a three-run homer in the ninth inning off Jackson, with two runners on and one out, giving Boston the decisive lead.
The two teams meet again tomorrow for the second game of the series.