Connor Seabold was set to be part of Triple-A Worcester’s starting rotation.

Former Boston utility player Brock Holt drives in the go-ahead run as Texas beats Boston, 5-3.

Isaiah Kiner-Falefa and Willie Calhoun each homer and finish with three hits and two RBI as Texas erases a pair of two-run deficits.

J.D. Martinez drives in four runs, and Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers also hit home runs in support of Nathan Eovaldi.

Jose Trevino’s two-run homer in the sixth breaks a 1-1 tie as Texas wins the opener of a four-game series.

Boston scores just the second earned run allowed this year by Jacob deGrom, and four Red Sox pitchers combine on a two-hitter.

Matt Barnes has been dominating,, saying “It’s about working quickly, it’s about attacking guys, it’s being confident in my stuff and being aggressive in the zone.”

The pitcher acquired in the offseason makes his best start of the season, striking out 10 in seven innings.

Boston pitchers have a 7.44 ERA in the first inning this season, the second-highest mark in the American League.

Whitlock has been dominant out of the bullpen, but is coming off Tommy John surgery so Boston will ease him into his role.