Tyler O'Neill homers in opener again as Red Sox edge Mariners

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Tyler O'Neill set a major league record by hitting a home run on Opening Day for a fifth consecutive season as the Boston Red Sox defeated the host Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Thursday night.

O'Neill, a native of nearby Burnaby, British Columbia, went deep to right-center field off Mariners reliever Cody Bolton leading off the eighth inning. A former Mariners draft pick acqui