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Red Sox: Boston’s two up and two down from the week of April 2-8

By Brendan Mizgala

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 05: J.D. Martinez #28 of the Boston Red Sox hits a three-run home run in the eighth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park on April 5, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - APRIL 05: J.D. Martinez #28 of the Boston Red Sox hits a three-run home run in the eighth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park on April 5, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – APRIL 7: Members of the Boston Red Sox celebrate a victory against the Tampa Bay Rays on April 7, 2021 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /

Three Red Sox on the rise and three on the decline after week one

We’re just over a full week into the 2021 regular season and yesterday’s off-day marked a full week for the Red Sox as their Opening Day was rained out. To say that this season has started off as a bit of a rollercoaster would be a massive understatement. Boston kicked off the season getting swept by the paltry Orioles but would follow that up with a sweep of their own of the defending AL champion Rays.

The Red Sox have since made their way to Baltimore and have taken the first game of a three-game series and raising their record to 4-3 on the early season. As with any team, there are players that are rising to the occasion and have excelled while others have fallen by the wayside a bit. With more than enough time left on the calendar, we could see the six players I have here easily swap spots, totally get hot, or become freezing cold.

But I’m only looking at the first week of the season for this issue of “Three up & Three Down,” so I can’t look too far down the road. There are plenty of people on the roster that I could choose from as we’ve seen some stellar performances while others have left much to be desired. With that said, let’s get started and take a look at the first player I see making their way up!

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