Play Ball! Red Sox Opening Day Arrives — With Some Pitching Worries

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April 03, 2017

Bob Oakes

Preparations were underway last week at Fenway Park for Monday's season opener, when the Red Sox host the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Sharon Brody/WBUR)

Monday is Opening Day for the Boston Red Sox. It's also a rare start to the season at home — the Sox are facing the Pittsburgh Pirates at Fenway Park.

The Red Sox are coming off a 2016 season that saw them win the AL East only to get swept out of the playoffs by the Cleveland Indians.

For a look ahead to the 2017 season, Trenni Kusnierek, who covers the Red Sox for Comcast Sports Net New England, joined WBUR's Morning Edition.

This segment aired on April 3, 2017.

Play Ball! Red Sox Opening Day Arrives — With Some Pitching Worries

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