Red Sox Snap 5-Game Skid in 5-2 Home Opener vs. Padres

Boston Red Sox snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the San Diego Padres in their home opener Friday at Fenway Park.

The win improved Boston's record to 2-5 after a rough 1-5 road trip to start the season. The Padres, who entered with a 2-4 mark, tied the game at 2-2 in the fifth inning before Boston pulled ahead with a three-run sixth.

Sonny Gray earned the win for the Red Sox, pitching six innings and allowing two runs on four hits with three strikeouts and no walks. The 36-year-old right-hander rebounded from a shaky debut last week in Cincinnati, where he gave up four runs over four innings. Relievers Greg Weissert, Justin Slaten and Aroldis Chapman combined for three scoreless innings, with Chapman securing his second save of the season and moving into 11th place on Major League Baseball's all-time saves list with 369.

Offensively, Boston broke through in the third when Marcelo Mayer led off with a double and scored on Ceddanne Rafaela's single off the Green Monster. In the fourth, Caleb Durbin ended his 0-for-19 season start with an RBI single up the middle, scoring Jarren Duran from second base and extending the lead to 2-0. The hit also snapped...