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MIKE NAPOLI |
BOSTON STRONG -
THE ROAD TO REDEMPTION
Napoli's grand slam sparks a
Red Sox rout of the Yankees
June
1, 2013 ... The Red Sox are paying Mike
Napoli to be a run producer. With the bases loaded, Napoli belted a 2-2 offering from Phil Hughes over the wall in right-center. That game-breaking grand slam led the Red Sox to an 11-1 victory in the contest in the Bronx.
Napoli struck for the first of what would be many big hits for the Red Sox in this Bronx bashing. Daniel Nava went 4-for-6 with four RBIs, including a three-run blast that put the game away in the top of the eighth. Stephen Drew broke out of an
0-for-16 drought, going 2-for-5 with a homer. Jose Iglesias continued to torment the Yankees, going 2-for-5 and scoring twice. Jackie Bradley Jr. had the best game of his young career, going 3-for-5 with two doubles from the No. 9 spot in the order.
The big bats backed a strong performance by lefty Felix Doubront, who scattered six hits and one run over six innings, walking three and striking out six. In his career against the Yankees, Doubront is now 2-1 with a 2.52 ERA in nine games.
The Sox got the bats going in the third inning against Hughes. Bradley got it started with a double over the head of Brett Gardner. Nava followed by blooping a single to left. Mike Carp's double got Bradley home for the first run of the game. After Dustin
Pedroia struck out, Girardi opted for that fateful intentional walk to Ortiz. That didn't go so well. Napoli's second slam this season, and fifth of his career, made it a 5-0 game.
Dustin Pedroia has either a hit, walk, or RBI in 54 of the first 57 games |
