A day after Alex Cora ripped the Red Sox’ disastrous defensive showing against the Rays, Kiké Hernandez and Alex Verdugo committed some outfield larceny to take three Tampa runs off the board.
Hernandez, slotted back out to his usual spot in center field, kept Monday’s makeup game at Fenway Park scoreless in the top of the second inning. With a runner on first, Luke Raley clobbered a first-pitch slider from Brayan Bello that sailed toward the triangle in center.
But Hernandez timed his catch perfectly, snagging the ball before it landed in the Sox bullpen for a two-run homer.