August 14, 2019

Tuesday Feats and Records

The Red Sox saw two players reach rare territory Tuesday night. First, Rafael Devers impressed with his bat:

During a Red Sox season short of many bright spots, Rafael Devers made major league history Tuesday night, becoming the first player to record six hits and four doubles in MLB’s modern era.


“I had no idea obviously,” Devers said in Spanish through an interpreter after the game. “I was just trying to go out there and have a good at-bat. That’s really all I was thinking about. I just wanted at every turn to try to get on base and try to do that for the team.”

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The four doubles also ties the record for most doubles in a game.

Meanwhile, Chris Sale reached 2000 K in a record fewest innings.

According to information provided by the Red Sox, Sale bettered Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez’s mark by getting to 2,000 Ks in 1,626 innings. Martinez reached it in 1,711 1/3 innings, Randy Johnson took 1,733 1/3 innings and Max Scherzer 1,784.

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Of course, as strikeouts continue to rise, I expect this record will fall many times.

Kyle Seager hit three home runs for the Mariners against the Rangers. Seager missed a large portion of the season, but now has 25 extra-base hits in 64 games and an isolated power of .229.

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