Righthander Greg Weissert allowed a tying home run to Dane Myers and lefthander Steven Matz gave up the go-ahead shot to Jakob Marsee in a brutal late-inning sequence set up by the goings-on from the day before.

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox play the Miami Marlins with a 1-0 series lead. Boston is 40-22 at home and 67-56 overall. Red Sox hitters have a collective .428 slugging percentage to rank third in the AL. Miami is 58-64 overall and 30-33 on the road. The Marlins have the fourth-ranked team batting average in the NL at .252.

The Boston Red Sox confirmed that two fans were ejected from Fenway Park during Sunday's game against the Miami Marlins for shouting inappropriate comments at Miami Marlins' outfielder Dane Myers, per Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe.

The Red Sox appeared to be on the verge of sweeping the Marlins when they took a 3-1 lead into the eighth inning on Sunday, but the bullpen couldn’t come through after Garret Crochet departed following the seventh inning, and Miami rallied for a 5-3 win.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Janson Junk (6-2, 4.06 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Red Sox: Garrett Crochet (13-5, 2.48 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 188 strikeouts)

BOSTON — Alex Bregman is not in the Red Sox lineup Sunday against the Marlins. Abraham Toro will play third base. Boston will try for a three-game sweep against Miami at Fenway Park. First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 p.m.

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