Red Sox Take Home-Opener 7-2 Over Myrtle Beach with 5-Run 8th

The Salem Red Sox scored five runs in their half of the eighth inning Friday night to down Myrtle Beach 7-2 in the Red Sox Carolina League home opener at Salem Memorial Stadium before an announced crowd of 4,042.

Red Sox lefty starter Henry Owens deals to the plate Friday night.
Red Sox lefty starter Henry Owens deals to the plate Friday night.

Returning infielder Sean Coyle wielded the big bat for Salem with a pair of home runs, the first giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead in the third, before connecting on a 2-run blast to center in the decisive eighth that broke a 2-2 deadlock.

by Bill Turner

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