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Pirates at Red Sox live stream: How to watch online

By Sarabeth Pollock

Mar 1, 2017; Sarasota, FL, USA; Boston Red Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi (16) at bat against the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 1, 2017; Sarasota, FL, USA; Boston Red Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi (16) at bat against the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Boston Red Sox start the 2017 season against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Here’s what you need to know to watch the game on TV and online.

It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball and it’s time to kick off the 2017 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates visiting the Boston Red Sox. This matchup brings the first of the 2017 interleague games with the National League Central Pirates visiting the American League East Red Sox.

The Red Sox finished at the top of the AL East last year with a 93-69 record, putting them ahead of the Orioles and the Blue Jays. The AL East is incredible competitive right now and it’s going to be interesting to see how it shakes out in 2017. Boston finished Spring Training with a respectable 18-14 record.

Pittsburgh Pirates (0-0) at Boston Red Sox (0-0)
Date: April 3, 2017
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Start Time: 2:05pm ET
Channel: Root Sports Pittsburgh, NESN
Live Stream: MLB TV

The Pirates found themselves in third place in the NL Central division behind the Cubs and Cardinals. Knowing that the two juggernauts are ahead of them, the Pirates have a lot of work to do in order to get to the top of the division. They finished second in the National League Spring Training standings, going 19-2 with only 2.5 games back from the top of the National League leaders, the St. Louis Cardinals.

Boston will start the 2017 season with Rick Porcello on the mound. The right hander was 22-4 in 2016 with a 3.15 ERA. The Pirates have Gerrit Cole scheduled to start the season. Cole was 7-10 in 2016 with 116 innings of work for a 3.88 ERA.

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The series between the Pirates and Red Sox continues Tuesday and runs through Thursday.

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