Don’t forget about Xander Bogaerts’s hitting streak
Buried underneath the hype of Jackie Bradley Jr.’s MLB-leading 29-game hitting streak is another Red Sox hitter having a torrid stretch of his own.
Xander Bogaerts extended his current hitting streak to 18 games with a home run in the fourth inning of Wednesday night’s 10-3 win over the Colorado Rockies.
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This is what a perfect swing from Xander Bogaerts looks like. @RedSox pic.twitter.com/MMWmXSyiEg
— Ian Browne (@IanMBrowne) May 26, 2016
The 23-year-old shortstop is hitting .405 (32-for-79) during the 18-gamer with 4 homers, 13 runs batted in and an OPS of 1.067.
Bradley Jr. and Bogaerts sit top-two in the American League in batting average at .350 and .349, respectively.
“I’m just trying to battle, you know? I’m seeing the ball well, just trying to get on base,” Bogaerts said before Wednesday’s game via MLB.com. “I know I’m walking [a lot] lately. I give a lot of credit to that. Just going up with a gameplan. During games, I talk to [assistant hitting coach Victor Rodriguez] especially and see what I’m going to do, or it’s David [Ortiz] helping me out in between innings, or in between pitches as I’m hitting. It’s fun.”
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