FORT MYERS, Fla. ? An ensemble of Red Sox minor leaguers that included some of the top prospects in the organization cruised to an 11-1 seven-inning victory over Boston College.
Catcher Dan Butler blasted a two-run homer over the 40-feet high wall in JetBlue Park as part of an eight-run third inning that also included an RBI double by Jackie Bradley Jr., a two-run double by Jonathan Diaz and a two-run single by Mauro Gomez.
Gomez paced the offense by going 3-for-3 with a double while driving in two runs. Bradley had an opportunity to display his all-fields approach, lining out to center on a 2-2 pitch in his first at-bat, launching a 1-0 fastball off the base of the fence in left-center in his second plate appearance and lining out to left field in his third at-bat. Outfielder Shannon Wilkerson later added a two-run homer to left.
Xander Bogaerts went 1-for-4 (dribbler to third, lineout to center, liner to deep left that required a nice leaping catch by the Boston College left fielder, and a double to left-center), and more notably, had a successful first game at third base, handling both groundballs that were hit to him including a nice play on a grounder to his left. Still, the novelty of the hot corner was apparent, as he sought advice from the dugout to help position him.
An ensemble of Red Sox relievers limited Boston College to one run on three hits. Koji Uehara worked around a pair of first-inning singles to record a scoreless first, while Andrew Bailey recorded a shutout second inning before Junichi Tazawa gave up the lone run of the game in the third. Oscar Villareal, Jose De La Torre and BC alum Terry Doyle all contributed with scoreless frames before Brock Huntzinger closed it out.
The Sox now have a short workout on Friday before they commence official Grapefruit League play on Saturday against the Rays.
Here?s video of Bogaerts? double:
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