Hitters fall into slumps that can last a week or two. Sometimes those funks can last a bit longer. For Jackie Bradley Jr., the stretch of futility at the plate has been a drag on the Boston Red Sox lineup all season with seemingly no end in sight. Until now.
A trip north of the border to Toronto may have awakened the bat of Bradley, as he’s hit a home run in each of the two games in the current series against the Blue Jays. Tuesday night’s two-hit performance raised his batting average to .157, the highest his average has been since April 16.