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J.D. slugs MLB-leading 21st HR in win

BOSTON -- J.D. Martinez's Major League-leading 21st home run of the season lifted the Red Sox to a 4-2 win over the White Sox at Fenway Park on Saturday.

With Xander Bogaerts on first base and the game tied at 2 in the fifth, Martinez drilled an 0-2 pitch from Carlos Rodon to right-center into the Red Sox bullpen. It had an exit velocity of 102 mph and traveled 391 feet, according to Statcast™.

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Sixteen of Martinez's home runs have come since the start of May.