• 1st visit to Fenway Park (MLB Ballpark #21)
• 3rd different ballpark watching the Boston Red Sox
• 3rd different ballpark watching the San Francisco Giants

This game is the third of a seven-day, seven-game East Coast baseball road trip. With the previous day in Worcester, I was close enough to drive in early and take the train straight to Fenway to take in an early Fenway Park tour.

Between the tour and the game, I spent the time taking the train further into downtown Boston and starting my walk on the Freedom Trail.

Back in time for the game, I would meet up with Ian from Canada who was happening to do five of the same games I was seeing on this road trip.

Seat Selection

• Section B89 (lower level right field)

SeatGeek is my go-to for tickets when I’m willing to wait for a good value. I knew that most seats along the first base side to not face home plate or the pitchers mound so I avoided those but I held out for a good deal in right field. For outfield seats, they are pretty much at field level and close to the field of play.

I bought this ticket solo but chatted throughout the game with a family of three from Iowa.

Back to Ian from Canada, I met up with him before the game and then again after the game and on the train back to the park-and-ride.

Highlights of the Game

The Red Sox pretty much had control of the game with a 6-2 win over the Giants. Kutter Crawford pitched seven innings to get the win and six different players: Rafael Devers, Rob Refsnyder, Emmanuel Valdez, Jarren Duran, Domonic Smith, and Connor Wong each drove in a win for the Sox.

The biggest fan highlight for me was experiencing Sweet Caroline for the first time in the 8th. Red Sox fans stay very engaged from first pitch to final out.

Ballpark Food of Choice

• Steak Burrito Bowl

Sure, the burrito bowl might not be what you think of when you think of ballpark food. The food stand was close and the line was short so that’s where I went.