The Red Sox got the bats going early Sunday afternoon.
Xander Bogaerts gave Boston an early lead over the Washington Nationals in the first inning at Fenway Park. The star shortstop jumped all over an 0-1 fastball from Nats starter Austin Voth and launched a two-run home run well over the Green Monster.
The Sox smacked another two-run long ball in the second frame, this time off the bat of Rafael Devers. The young third basemen lifted a towering shot off a Voth four-seamer that just made it over the fence in right field.
Bogaerts’ home run was his eighth on the season and second in as many games. It was homer No. 5 of 2020 for Devers.
