The Red Sox beat the visiting New York Mets 6-4 on Sunday in a game that saw two key players make their Grapefruit League debuts.

Right-hander Walker Buehler went two scoreless innings and struck out four, while designated hitter Masataka Yoshida led the offense, going 2-for-3 with a run and three RBI.

Buehler worked around Jeff McNeil’s leadoff double and a two-out hit-by-pitch to Jose Siri in the first, then sent the Mets down in order in the second. All told, the righty struck out four, two swinging, two looking.

“Don’t like to give up doubles to start the game, but other than that, pretty good,” Buehler told NESN’s Jahmai Webster.

Buehler is with the Red Sox on a one-year deal, but he’s already thinking Boston could be home for longer. Though he said he’d always “cherish” his time in Los Angeles with the Dodgers, he liked what the Sox had to offer, both in terms of teammates and in a role for him.

“I like this group of guys a lot and we’re having a lot of fun,” he said. “I think there’s a lot of really good building blocks here and guys that have shown they can do it at the big-league level, and then kind of the next wave that we keep talking about, the ‘Big 3’… Just kind of a chance to be a more veteran guy and kind of try and build something special here.”

“As of now it’s one year,” Buehler continued, “and hopefully it’s a few more after that.”

Liam Hendriks, Austin Adams, Brennan Bernardino, Greg Weissert, Zack Kelly, Isaiah Campbell, and Wyatt Mills pitched the rest of the way, each contributing an inning of work. With the exceptions of Hendriks and Campbell, the Mets couldn’t get going. Hendriks struck out two in the third, but gave up a one-out single and two-out single and three-run homer before getting out of the inning. New York didn’t collect another hit until the eighth, when Campbell gave up a leadoff single and walk before recording the first out; a second single and RBI force-out plated the Mets’ fourth and final run before Campbell was able to escape the jam and strand two runners.

Thanks to Yoshida, who got the scoring started with a two-run ground-rule double on the very first pitch of his first at-bat, the Red Sox never trailed in the contest. After Hendriks gave up a three-run homer in the top of the third, Yoshida singled in the bottom of the inning, plating another run to extend Boston’s lead to 5-3.

It was also a multi-hit afternoon for Alex Bregman and Trevor Story, who each contributed two hits and scored a combined three runs. Bregman drove in his club-leading sixth RBI, while Story collected his third spring-training double; he’s the only Red Sox player with multiple doubles. The only other player with a hit in the contest was Nick Sogard, who singled after replacing Bregman in the lineup.

The Red Sox out-hit the Mets 7-6, and were patient at the plate, drawing five walks and only striking out five times. They had several aggressive at-bats, including Story’s single and Yoshida’s double – off back-to-back first pitches in the bottom of the first – but also showed patience at the plate; catcher Carlos Narvaez drew a 7-pitch walk, Ceddanne Rafaela and Triston Casas each had eight-pitch at-bats, and it took 10 pitches to get outfield prospect Jhostynxon Garcia to strike out in the eighth inning. Top prospect Roman Anthony drew his fourth preseason walk, tied with Casas and Nate Eaton for team lead.

Behind-the-scenes, the Opening Day roster is coming into focus for manager Alex Cora.

“I have a pretty good idea of what I’m going to do,” Cora told reporters, including MLB.com’s Ian Browne. “But we have to make sure everything happens. It’s too early in spring [to announce anything].

“It’s March 2. We’ve still got kids getting their first at-bats here. Still, the big league pitchers are not out there yet around camps. It’s only two innings. We’ll get there when we get there. Like I said, versatility is huge for me. And athleticism, that’s very important to me too. We’ve just got to make sure we’re healthy, and we’re getting there.”