BOSTON — Red Sox rookie Triston Casas never doubted himself, and neither did manager Alex Cora.
"He's in a great place," Cora said after Casas had four hits in a doubleheader, hitting two home runs off Max Scherzer in the night game to help the Red Sox beat the Mets 8-6 and salvage a split. "I know a lot of people were down on him early on, but this is the big leagues. You don't come here and dominate."
A first-round draft pick in 2018, Casas batted .194 as a September callup last season and was still batting below .