Red Sox celebrate, shut out Tigers, 5-0

BOSTON -- The Red Sox trotted out the champions of Boston’s past to celebrate their latest World Series win, with Hall of Famers Bobby Orr and Bill Russell among those carrying their sports’ trophies onto the Fenway Park field to join the two won by the Red Sox.

Daisuke Matsuzaka was too busy warming up to see much.

“I did feel a little jealous,” Matsuzaka said after the Red Sox ended their three-country, 16,000-mile odyssey with a 5-0 victory over the winless Detroit Tigers in their home opener Tuesday.

In an hourlong pregame ceremony that turned emotional when once-scorned first baseman Bill Buckner received a standing ovation while throwing out the first pitch to former teammate Dwight Evans, the Red Sox received their World Series rings and raised a championship banner above center field.

Buckner was a goat of the 1986 World Series collapse that helped extend the title drought.

“We needed to get through this day,” said Boston Manager Terry Francona, who took his team to Japan, California and Canada before opening at home. “Now we can go about the business of playing baseball and seeing how good we can be.”

Kevin Youkilis had three hits and two RBIs for the Red Sox. Matsuzaka (2-0) gave up four hits in 6 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts and four walks. Detroit, the only winless team in the majors despite the big leagues’ second-highest payroll, is 0-7 for the first time since dropping its first nine games in 2003 en route to an AL record 119 losses.