Much has been made of Mike Napoli's move to first base with the Red Sox and on the first play of his Grapefruit League season, the ball found him.

Pirates leadoff man Darren Ford opened the game with a push bunt over to Napoli, who fielded it cleanly and raced to the bag, getting the sliding Ford by a split second.

"[Dustin Pedroia] was looking at me and I was like, 'Right out of the chute.' It was funny," he said. "I'm glad I was able to make the play."

Napoli, batting in the cleanup spot, got his first at-bat in the bottom of the first and promptly ripped a single off the foot of Pirates starter Jeff Locke and into left field.

"Yeah, it's nice. I feel good," Napoli said. "My BP has been great working in the cage. My hands are working freely right now and I'm going to keep working."