Boston.com · Jul 23, 2023
Red Sox hit 4 HR off Max Scherzer to win nightcap 8-6 and split with Mets.
Triston Casas hit two home runs on Saturday.BOSTON (AP) — 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 .200 this year on June 13. Since then, he is hitting .341 with seven homers and 16 RBIs in 27 games.
