The rookie shortstop led off the frame against former Indian and sidearming righty Joe Smith by working a eight-pitch at-bat that ended with a single slapped through the hole between first and second base.
Four batters later, Yan Gomes hit a grand slam.
"He's been doing that all year," Gomes said of the 21-year-old. "Getting a guy like Joe Smith to throw that many pitches and let us see him -- you've got the heart of the order coming up right behind him, so it's really important.