When Wilyer Abreu stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning, the pressure was on his shoulders.
Two outs, down two runs with runners in scoring position, the 24-year-old delivered another base hit. It was Abreu’s fifth hit of the game, a career-high personally and a team-high for the Red Sox on Saturday.
In the end, Boston came up one run short, losing 13-12 to the Baltimore Orioles. But for Abreu, it was another impressive night early in his major league career.
Abreu was called up to the Red Sox from Triple-A Worcester on Aug.