Just win, baby

The Sox, who were 12- 17- 3 last spring, want to set a better tone for the regular season. The win Monday improved their record to 3- 1- 1, with the only loss in the opener against the Dodgers.

Erik Johnson’s first start didn’t look great on paper: three innings, three hits, four runs, a homer by Mike Trout and a wild pitch.

But Johnson, trying to be a factor for a spot in the rotation, felt good about it.

“The ball is definitely exploding out of my hand,’’ he said. “You could tell just by all the terrible contact, a lot of weak foul balls. For me, the two balls they hit really hard were just fastballs up over the plate. I’m still getting synched up, still really dialing in, and I knew today I wanted to throw a lot of fastballs and that’s exactly what I did.’’ In Johnson’s defense, Kole

Calhoun’s RBI double in the first looked like a catchable short fly near the foul line that sprinting left fielder Jerry Sands couldn’t keep in his glove.