Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

HRs power Red Sox

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Rafael Devers, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Xander Bogaerts homered as the Boston Red Sox routed the Seattle Mariners 9-3 on Sunday.

SEATTLE — Rafael Devers, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Xander Bogaerts all homered and the Boston Red Sox routed the Seattle Mariners 9-3 on Sunday.

Devers’ 11th home run of the season capped a five-run, two-out rally in the third against Seattle starter Mike Leake (7-4).

Bogaerts and former Arkansas Razorback Andrew Benintendi began Boston’s rally with a pair of singles. J.D. Martinez drew a nine-pitch walk to load the bases before Mitch Moreland drove in two with a single to center field, and Devers followed with a blast off the Hit It Here Cafe in right field to give Boston a 5-0 lead.

The Red Sox pulled away in the seventh against right-handed reliever Chasen Bradford, who gave up 3 runs and 2 home runs while getting 2 outs.

Bradley Jr. sent Bradford’s first pitch over the center field wall for his fourth home run this season. Benintendi hit his third single of the game with one out before Bogaerts put Boston ahead 8-2 with a shot into the bullpen in left-center field, his 12th of the season.

Facing left-hander Roenis Elias in the eighth, Benintendi extended Boston’s lead to 9-2 with a sacrifice fly to center.

Boston starter Eduardo Rodriguez (9-1) picked up his sixth consecutiv­e victory in as many starts, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits while striking out 9.

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