7 monthes ago | By Fox Sports
BOSTON Mookie Betts was so excited he nearly tripped when his feet got tangled on the way to first base.
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7 monthes ago | By NESN
Mookie Betts got the glory Thursday night at Fenway Park, but he couldn't have done it without his Boston Red Sox teammates.
Betts provided one of the most thrilling highlights of the season in the series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays, capping off a 13-pitch at-bat with a go-ahead grand slam in the fourth inning. Betts' round-tripper proved to be the difference, as it lifted the Red Sox to a 6-4 victory and helped earn David Price his 10th win of the season.
After the game, Price made sure to give credit to his teammates who got on base before Betts, which allowed for the incredible...
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7 monthes ago | By CBC
Mookie Betts capped a 13-pitch, fourth-inning at-bat against Toronto starter J.A. Happ with a go-ahead grand slam to power the host Boston Red Sox past the Blue Jays 6-4 to open a four-game series Thursday night at Fenway Park.
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7 monthes ago | By NESN
Mookie Betts sure made magic happen Thursday night at Fenway Park.
The Red Sox right fielder drove in five runs for Boston, including a go-ahead grand slam in the fourth inning in the 6-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
The grand slam came on the 13th pitch of Betts' at-bat when he crushed a 3-2 fastball from Jays starters J.A. Happ that went well over the Green Monster.
“It was amazing,” Betts told NESN's Jahmai Webster after the game, as seen on NESN's postgame coverage. “That may be the happiest I've been in baseball.”
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said his right fielder put together a...
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7 monthes ago | By Sportsnet
BOSTON - Mookie Betts fouled off seven pitches before hitting a grand slam that helped the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Thursday night, extending their winning streak to 10 games.
Betts added an RBI single in the seventh inning and went 2 for 4, increasing the top batting average in the majors to .352. He finished with five RBIs.
Boston has the longest current winning streak in the big leagues and hasn't lost since getting routed by the Yankees 11-1 on July 1 in New York. At 66-29, the Red Sox are 37 games over .500 for the first time since 1949.
David Price (10-6)...
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7 monthes ago | By NESN
Alex Cora knows a thing or two about winning a lengthy at-bat.
Over a decade before becoming manager of the Boston Red Sox, Cora put together a thrilling plate appearance as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The former infielder battled then-Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Clement for 18 pitches before smashing a two-run home run .
So after Mookie Betts crushed a go-ahead grand slam to cap off his 13-pitch at-bat against Toronto Blue Jays starter J.A. Happ on Thursday, Boston's skipper noted the pitch count was “nothing.”
To hear more from Cora after the Red Sox's 6-4 win at Fenway Park...
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7 monthes ago | By Fox Sports
BOSTON Mookie Betts fouled off seven pitches before hitting a grand slam that helped the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Thursday night, extending their winning streak to 10 games.
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7 monthes ago | By MLB News
There are a lot of enjoyable things going on at Fenway Park these days, and the packed house was loving life on Thursday night while watching the sizzling Red Sox run their winning streak to a season-high 10 games by downing the Blue Jays, 6-4.
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7 monthes ago | By NESN
The Boston Red Sox can't stop winning.
David Price turned in a quality start, while Mookie Betts gave Boston the lead in its 6-4 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night from Fenway Park.
Price pitched 6 2/3 innings, giving up six hits, three runs and striking out eight, while Betts provided the go-ahead grand slam in the fourth inning en route to Boston's 10th-consecutive victory.
The win also marks the most by any team before the All-Star Break, previously held by the Baltimore Orioles when they won 65 games in 1969.
With the victory, the Red Sox climb to 66-29, while the...
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7 monthes ago | By Yardbarker
Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts waited patiently to find his pitch. Then it came and the All-Star outfielder delivered in the clutch for his team.In the fourth inning, Betts fouled off seven pitches. Then, on a 3-2 count, the 25-year-old outfielder saw the pitch he wanted and blasted a go-ahead grand slam over the green monster. It was his 23rd home run of the season and helped Boston take a 5-3 lead to give starting pitcher David Price some protection on the mound.This has been an incredible season for Betts with monster home runs and thievery in the outfield to rob hits and home...
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7 monthes ago | By MLB News
In an at-bat that will be hard for anyone to top for the rest of the season, Mookie Betts battled Blue Jays starter J.A. Happ for 13 pitches before smashing an 3-2 offering over the Green Monster and onto Lansdowne Street for a grand slam that sent Fenway Park into a state of eruption.
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7 monthes ago | By MLB News
Seeking their 10th consecutive victory, the Red Sox fell behind early against the Blue Jays at home on Thursday night. But Mookie Betts changed all that.
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7 monthes ago | By NESN
Mookie Betts sure is justifying his All-Star Game nomination.
With the Boston Red Sox down 2-1, the bases juiced and Mookie Betts at the dish, the right fielder erased the lead with one swing of the bat after against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night.
Take a look:
Go-ahead grand slam? You Betts believe it. pic.twitter.com/r9jjx5jNLU
- NESN July 13, 2018
We're pretty sure the baseball has yet to land.
The grand slam didn't come easy for Betts, as he put up a 13-pitch at-bat against Blue Jays starter J.A. Happ. The home run marked the 23rd of the season for the 25-year-old.
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