The Boston Red Sox were beaten badly on Monday afternoon, but bounced back to beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-3 on Tuesday night.
The Red Sox scored four runs in the first two innings against young star Grayson Rodriguez and added four more in the final two to improve to 28-27 on the season. Baltimore fell to 34-19.
Rafael Devers went 4-for-5 in the win with a triple and three singles, scoring one run and driving in two more runs.
According to @SoxNotes of the “X,” Devers tied Hall of Famer Jim Rice for the most NBA NBA streak in team history.
The triple was Rafael Devers’ 422nd career extra-base hit, tying him with Jim Rice for the most by a Red Sox player under the age of 27.
T1. Rafael Devers 422
T1. Jim Rice 422
3. Carl Yastrzemski 409
The triple was Rafael Devers’ 422nd career extra-base hit, tying him with Jim Rice for the most by a Red Sox player under the age of 27.
T1. Rafael Devers 422
T1. Jim Rice 422
3. Carl Yastrzemski 409
— JP Long (@SoxNotes) May 29, 2024
It would be awesome to be able to tie the score with a Hall of Famer. It’s even better considering Devers doesn’t turn 28 until October, giving him the rest of the season to take the lead and extend it. Plus, Devers was only able to play 60 games in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so he might have already taken the lead if he’d played a full year.
After a slow start to 2024, he is currently batting .289 with 10 home runs and 26 RBIs. He has a .928 OPS and has been a key part of the lineup, especially in the absence of Triston Casas and Trevor Story.
The Red Sox will face the Orioles again on Wednesday night at 6:35 p.m. ET.
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