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THE BEST RED SOX TEAM EVAH! ...
Mookie Betts hits for the cycle in a loss
August 9, 2018 ...
Mookie Betts
became
the first player to hit for the cycle off the Blue Jays since Indians
outfielder Rajai
Davis on July 2,
2016. Betts singled in his first at-bat, tripled in his second and
doubled in the fourth, with all of those hits coming off Borucki. In
the ninth, Betts became the 21st player in Red Sox franchise history
to complete the cycle when he homered off Blue Jays closer Ken
Giles.
Randal Grichuk
slugged a two-run homer, to propel the Blue Jays to an 8-5 victory over the Red
Sox at Rogers Centre. Teoscar
Hernandez added a solo home run, Justin
Smoak collected the go-ahead RBI double and rookie
left-hander Ryan
Borucki grinded through five innings to pick up the win.
Grichuk has 14 home runs since June 3rd. The ability to
generate a lot of power was one of the things that caused the Blue Jays to trade
for Grichuk during the offseason. Despite a lengthy absence, he needs four more
home runs to reach at least 20 for the third consecutive year.
Equally hot has been the bat of Smoak, who stepped to the
plate one batter before Grichuk and delivered an RBI double to give the Blue
Jays a 5-4 lead in the fifth inning. Smoak finished 3-for-4 and now has
back-to-back games with at least three hits for the second time this season, and
the second time in his career.
Hernandez moved into a tie
with Smoak for the team lead in home runs when he hit his 18th of the year
during the third. The 25-year-old has now homered in consecutive games for just
the second time in his career. It marked Hernandez's eighth career home run
against Boston, which is his highest total against any team.
Borucki wasn't nearly as
effective as usual, but he still found a way to navigate his way through the Red
Sox lineup. The 24-year-old allowed two runs in the first and two more in the
fifth before he was chased from the game, but it was still enough to pick up his
second career victory. |
