DENVER (AP) — The heart of Boston’s batting order has certainly been hard to keep in the park.
Leading the way, Xander Bogaerts. On this night, anyway.
The smooth-swinging shortstop went deep twice as the Red Sox extended their home run streak to 18 games in a 7-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday.
It’s the third-longest streak in franchise history. Boston’s best run was 22 straight games with a homer in 2016.
“The Red Sox are swinging the bat well,” Rockies manager Bud Black said.
Very much so. Especially the 2-3-4 hitters.