NEW YORK (AP) — Christian Vázquez is giving the Boston Red Sox everything they could ever hope for behind the plate.
Meanwhile, the New York Mets are still waiting for Edwin Díaz to figure it out in the Big Apple.
Vázquez hit two more home runs and Martín Pérez gave Boston’s patchwork rotation a much-needed lift Thursday night, leading the Red Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Mets.
“My work in the offseason is paying off. It paid last year and this year,” Vázquez said. “I need to continue to be consistent in my hitting and my catching.