Everything you need to know about the Red Sox’ 10-3 win in quickie form with BSJ insight and analysis.
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Bogaerts boosts Boston offense: The shortstop continued his hot start (.371, two home runs, nine RBI), as he delivered a two-run double and the second grand slam of his career in the second to provide the Red Sox with all the offense they would need Saturday against the Rays. Bogaerts, who delivered the game-tying double in the ninth inning on Thursday, picked right up where he left off, banging a hard shot off the wall in the first to plate Hanley Ramirez and Andrew Benintendi. He followed that up with a four-bagger in the second to make the game 8-2 and give the Sox all the offense they would need. (In six games against Tampa this season, he's 11-for-24).
Xander Bogaerts hit just six barrels in 2017.
That was then, this is now. This Monster slam is Bogaerts' @MLB-leading sixth barrel ALREADY in 2018. pic.twitter.com/4WHD1LDe4N
— #Statcast (@statcast) April 7, 2018
The first, but not the last from @JDMartinez14. ? pic.twitter.com/pKNzq72Ki6
— Red Sox (@RedSox) April 7, 2018
Like it never even happened. ? pic.twitter.com/jAWonOfudd
— Red Sox (@RedSox) April 7, 2018
At 7-1, the Red Sox have matched their best start to a season through 8 games (also 1904, 1918, 1920). They have never started a season 8-1.
The Sox have committed 0 errors through 8 games, their longest errorless streak ever to begin a season (previous: 7 games in 2013).
— Red Sox Notes (@SoxNotes) April 7, 2018