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FINAL: MLB Faux-pening Day, Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 8 - Toronto's 8-run 4th inning dooms E-Rod, Sox

Mar 26, 2020 • 2:05 pm

THREE UP

Rafael Devers: Monster game with two homers and 5 RBI, and kept the Sox' hopes alive in the ninth.

Michael Chavis: Was 4 for 4 in his season debut at first base and was just pelting the ball all over the place.

Josh Taylor: Provided 2.1 innings of stellar relief to keep the Red Sox in it.

THREE DOWN

Eduardo Rodriguez: Staked with a 4-0 lead and nearly perfect through three innings, he should have cruised. But his control got away from him and he couldn't get out of the fourth inning. If he wants to be the new ace, he has to do a lot better than that.

Ron Roenicke: Should have realized the wheels were coming off with Rodriguez and allowed him to leave with the lead. Big mistake and he's going to get hammered for it.

Kevin Pillar: That's a big 0 for 5 bagel in the middle of the lineup, and JD Martinez didn't fare much better (1 for 4) in the cleanup spot.

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Well, it's a little bit of a bummer that Opening Day has been postponed — it's always been one of my favorite days on the sporting calendar since I was a little kid.

Going to try something a little different today, so bear with me...

Thanks to our friends at Out Of The Park Baseball 2021, we're going to attempt to simulate what might have happened up at Rogers Centre if the Red Sox and Blue Jays kicked off the season this afternoon.

So we're going to live blog the game just like it was any other game, and we'll include some pics and gifs when we can.

So here are the starting lineups in advance ... see you this afternoon.

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