Red Sox mash 5 HRs in victory over Mets


Jul 22, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas (36) runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the New York Mets during the sixth inning at Fenway Park.

Jul 22, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Pink Sox first baseman Triston Casas (36) runs the bases after hitting a two-run dwelling run in opposition to the New York Mets through the sixth inning at Fenway Park.
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Triston Casas hit two dwelling runs because the Boston Pink Sox ended a three-game dropping streak by beating the visiting New York Mets 8-6 on Saturday night time

Casas hit a solo shot within the second inning, and a two-run dwelling run that broke a 3-3 tie within the sixth. It was the primary multi-homer recreation in Casas’ main league profession.

Boston additionally obtained solo dwelling runs from Jarren Duran and Yu Chang and a two-run homer from Justin Turner. Duran’s homer got here within the first inning, Chang went deep within the fifth and Turner hit his dwelling run within the seventh.

4 of the 5 dwelling runs got here in opposition to Mets starter Max Scherzer (8-4), who gave up 5 runs on six hits in six innings. Scherzer struck out seven and walked two

Boston starter James Paxton (6-2) restricted the Mets to a few runs (two earned) on three hits in six innings. He recorded seven strikeouts and one stroll

Boston constructed a 2-0 lead on dwelling runs from Duran and Casas, however the Mets went in entrance by scoring three runs within the fourth. Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso scored on Jeff McNeil’s two-out single, and McNeil got here round to attain on the play when catcher Jorge Alfaro threw the ball into middle subject making an attempt to throw him out at second

Chang’s dwelling run tied the sport within the fifth earlier than Casas put Boston in entrance, 5-3, by hitting his 14th dwelling run of the season.

Boston took an 8-3 lead within the seventh. Masataka Yoshida’s RBI single drove in Duran earlier than Turner hit his two-run homer.

The Mets, who beat the Pink Sox 5-4 earlier Saturday within the conclusion of Friday’s suspended recreation, scored 3 times within the ninth. Alonso tripled and scored on a Francisco Alvarez single, Mark Vientos drove in Alvarez with a single and Brett Baty’s single scored Vientos to make it 8-6

Kenley Jansen recorded the ultimate out to earn his twenty first save.

–Discipline Stage Media