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The victory improved the Sox' home-opener record to 63-45 overall and 54-43 at Fenway Park . . . Boston has won 13 of its last 17 home openers . . . The triple fo Manny Ramirez was his first in 334 at-bats, dating back to last May 26 . . . Kenny Rogers, who suffered the loss, is 0-3 with a 7.30 earned-run average in his last five starts against Boston, dating back to May 10, 2003 . . . At 43 years, 150 days, Rogers is the oldest starter to face the Red Sox in a homer opener since Phil Niekro. The knuckleballer was 46 years, 7 days when he started for the Yankees against Boston on April 8, 1985 . . . The crowd of 36,567 is a record for a home opener, eclipsing the crowd of 35,847 that attended last year's first game, against Seattle, on April 10.

-- Steven Krasner

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