Kyle Schwarber Gets Red Sox On Board With Blast Into Green Monster Seats

Red Sox slugger Kyle Schwarber got Boston on the board early with a lead-off home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during Sunday’s Game 3 of the American League Division Series.

Schwarber’s blast came on the second pitch of the at-bat. He sent an 80 mph curve ball 390 feet and into the Green Monster seats in left-center field at Fenway Park.

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The home run cut Boston’s deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the first inning. Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi gave up a two-run blast to Austin Meadows in the top half of the frame.