Red Sox’s Jeter Downs Hits First Career Home Run Off Gerrit Cole

Jeter Downs’ first home run of his Major League Baseball career might be remembered for carrying a little extra.

The Boston Red Sox second baseman connected on a 88 mph slider from Gerrit Cole and hit it 363 feet to left field at Yankee Stadium on Sunday. Though Downs’ two-run blast didn’t give Boston a lead, it did help provide a bit of a spark for the Red Sox as the visitors cut their deficit to 3-2.

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It was also much-needed after the first-inning injury to starting pitcher Chris Sale, who left the game with two outs in the frame after taking a line drive to his throwing hand.

Downs, 23, also recorded the first hit of his career against the Yankees on July 9.