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Red Sox earn first Fenway victory of 2019 with a Rafael Devers walk-off hit

BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers’ game-winning hit in the ninth inning that gave the Boston Red Sox their first home victory of the season was never in doubt.

The same can’t be said of Ted Williams’ claim to the longest homer in Fenway Park history.

Devers hit an high-bouncing RBI single with one out in the ninth and the struggling Boston Red Sox rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.

The Inning: Bottom 9
The Score: Tied
The Bases: Loaded
The Result: pic.twitter.com/lrRneiCGim

— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) April 12, 2019

The win came in a game in which Williams’ historic 502-foot home run was seemingly challenged by a Blue Jays homer.