J.D. hits 30 and 31 to regain MLB HR lead
BALTIMORE -- J.D. Martinez watched Jose Ramirez of the Indians take the MLB home run lead away from him right out of the All-Star break. The Red Sox slugger -- who entered Tuesday with just one hit since his participation in the All-Star festivities -- finally responded. Not once, but
BALTIMORE -- J.D. Martinez watched
In the first inning of Boston's 7-6 loss to the Orioles on Tuesday night, Martinez sent an 0-1 fastball from Yefry Ramirez, projected at 390 feet by Statcast™, to the opposite field for his 30th homer of the season to open the scoring and tie the Ramirez. Then in the eighth, Martinez connected again on a two-run shot off
In between, after
Martinez's first-inning homer also broke a mini-slump for the slugger, who had been 1-for-10 since the Red Sox returned to action in the second half of the season.
Zachary Silver is a reporter for MLB.com based in Baltimore. Follow him on Twitter at @zachsilver .