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Rafael Devers still isn't out of what's been a nightmarish start to his 2025 season. But the Boston Red Sox designated hitter was eventually going to get his first hit. A turnaround had to start somewhere. It had to start sometime.
What Devers and the Red Sox hope is a breakthrough occurred in the fifth inning of Wednesday's matchup with the Baltimore Orioles. Devers got ahead of Orioles pitcher Zach Eflin on a two-balls, one-strike count and the right-hander left too much of a curveball in the middle of the strike zone on his next pitch.