Each of the ancient rivals had their lefty ace on the mound for Opening Day, with Boston striking first against CC Sabathia with four singles and two walks in the second inning. The Yankees got two back in the fourth when Francisco Cervelli singled home two with two outs, but in the seventh David Phelps walked the first two Sox with hitters with one coming around to score, and they removed all doubt with a three-run ninth off Joba Chamberlain, also fueled by two walks and finished with hits by Jacoby Ellsbury and Shane Victorino. The Red Sox drew eight walks on the day, five of them coming around to score, and both Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Jackie Bradley (in his MLB debut) drew three walks. Lester and Sabathia each went five innings with around 100 pitches, while five Boston relievers combined for four shutout innings allowing just three baserunners.
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