Kevin Pillar certainly has been a bright spot of the Boston Red Sox this season. And he showed exactly why Sunday afternoon.
The Sox were down 2-0 in the top of the third inning with two outs at Yankee Stadium when the outfielder went yard, launching one 382 feet to left field. Boston cut the deficit in half with the play.
Check it out:
Kevin Pillar, take a lap! pic.twitter.com/i2BUl12fKz
— Red Sox (@RedSox) August 17, 2020
New York answered back in the bottom half of the frame with two more runs.