Red Sox meet the Padres with 1-0 series lead

San Diego Padres (2-5) vs. Boston Red Sox (2-5)

Boston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Randy Vasquez (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Red Sox: Connelly Early (0-0, 1.69 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, six strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox take a 1-0 advantage into the latest game of the series against the San Diego Padres.

Boston had an 89-73 record overall and a 48-33 record at home last season. The Red Sox slugged .421 as a team in the 2025 season while hitting 1.1 home runs per game.

San Diego had a 90-72 record overall and a 38-43 record in road games last season. The Padres slugged .390 as a team in the 2025 season while hitting 0.9 home runs per game.

INJURIES: Red Sox: Johan Oviedo: 15-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (wrist), Anthony Seigler: 10-Day IL (knee), Triston Casas: 10-Day IL (knee), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Padres: Bryan Hoeing: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jason Adam: 15-Day IL (quadricep), Yuki Matsui: 15-Day IL (groin), Matt Waldron: 15-Day IL (lower body), Joe Musgrove: 15-Day IL (elbow), Griffin Canning: 15-Day IL (achilles), Will Wagner: 10-Day IL (oblique), Sung-Mun Song: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jhony Brito: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.