UNDATED (AP) — There was no Boston Marathon on Patriots’ Day, but there was plenty of base-running at Fenway Park this morning.
The Red Sox erupted for six runs in the first inning of an 11-4 rout of the White Sox. Kiké Hernández led off with a replay-aided home run, and Bobby Dalbec worked a 14-pitch walk during the big rally.
J.D. Martinez and Alex Verdugo each had three hits, including a solo homer.
Lucas Giolito was pulled in the second inning, charged with seven earned runs and eight hits. Position players Yermín Mercedes and Danny Mendick each pitched an inning of relief.
The Marathon was moved to Oct. 11 because of Massachusetts limits on crowds during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Patriots’ Day game has been played by the Red Sox since 1959.
In other major league finals:
— Josh Fleming pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning of the Rays’ 4-1 win against the Royals. Kevin Kiermaier had two hits and two RBIs from the nine-hole and combined with seven-hitter Joey Wendle and eight-hitter Willy Adames for five of Tampa Bay’s seven hits.
— Kohei Arihara took a shutout into the sixth inning and the Rangers got their offense on track in a 6-4 win over the Angels. Adolis García homered and doubled off Dylan Bundy and Justin Upton went deep for Anaheim.
— Rookie Taylor Trammell homered and added a key RBI double for the Mariners in a 4-3 win over the Dodgers. José Marmolejos hit a two-run homer as Seattle handed the Dodgers a second straight loss, the first time on the young season Los Angeles has dropped consecutive games.
— Brandon Woodruff and three relievers combined on a two-hitter and Luis Urias homered in his return to Petco Park before leaving with an injury as the Brewers downed the Padres, 3-1. Billy McKinney also homered off Joe Musgrove, who is 0-2 since throwing the first no-hitter in Padres history.
— Brandon Belt hit a two-run homer and Kevin Gausman pitched out of trouble in six innings of the Giants’ 2-0 shutout of the Phillies. Gausman allowed six hits with four walks and five strikeouts while lowering his ERA to 2.45.
— Paul DeJong belted two of the Cardinals’ five homers, in a 12-5 trouncing of the Nationals. Tommy Edman and Paul Goldschmidt went deep back-to-back as St. Louis offered Jack Flaherty his usual strong run support.
