BOSTON -- For Michael Chavis, the bloop and the bleeder that helped lead to his slump-busting day felt as sweet as laser beams off or over the Green Monster.

Boston’s top prospect was in an 0-for-19 slump as he stepped to the plate for his first at-bat on Sunday.

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Then came a gift, as Mariners second baseman Shed Long fell down on the soggy grounds in short right field, and Chavis had an RBI single. By the end of this 11-2 rout over the Mariners that gave the surging Red Sox a three-game sweep, Chavis had a career-high five RBIs on three singles.

“I was laughing on first base, because it’s a line drive in the book,” said Chavis. “I didn’t hit it that well, but I got two RBIs off of that thing. My biggest thing is I’m trying to help the team win ballgames. That’s my job here. I helped a little bit there. It was nice, for sure.”

Until Sunday, Chavis had mostly made his mark with the big fly in his first three weeks in the Majors. But this was one of those days when he just needed some hits.

The second hit -- a two-run single to right -- was a legit laser at 107.8 mph, according to Statcast.

The third knock was another sign that the mini slump for the rookie had subsided. It was a seeing-eye grounder in the seventh that slipped under the glove of diving first baseman Daniel Vogelbach for a two-run single. That one traveled at an exit velocity of 76.5 mph and had an expected batting average of .090.

“Oh, it was great, honestly,” said Chavis. “I’ve been scuffling along a little bit but seeing the ball well, and I’ve been working, obviously, but had been missing some pitches before today. So the work’s not done, so I’m going to keep working and making adjustments. It was nice to see some results.”

However, the results didn’t make Chavis lose sight of the goal. He is still looking for that stroke which led to the six homers and 1.236 OPS in his first 48 MLB at-bats through May 4.

The right-handed-hitting slugger didn’t speak to the media until nearly an hour after Sunday’s game. This is because he was in the batting cage trying to fix himself after a five-RBI game. In fact, when Chavis conducted his interview, he still had his batting gloves on because there was still more work to do.

Alone time in the batting cage has been a staple for Chavis for about as long as he can remember.

“I don’t like the idea where if my swing doesn’t feel good, I say, ‘I guess it will feel better tomorrow’ or something like that,” said Chavis. “I like having my own time just to swing and feel it out myself. It’s different when there’s a bunch of people around, like maybe somebody else is waiting, so you need to get your routine out of the way so that they can hit.

“I’ve done this since I was a kid. Even when I was like 14 years old after a game, I would go hit if I didn’t feel good. in high school, I did the same thing. It’s part of my thing.”

That obsessive routine has served Chavis well to this point. With 19 RBIs on the season, Chavis fell just one short of Ted Williams and George Scott for the most in team history in a player’s first 20 MLB games.

“Oh man, he’s got unbelievable power,” Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez said of Chavis. “You watch him in BP and stuff like that, you feel bad for the baseballs, they just hurt. So it should be fun, fun to watch.”

J.D. feeling at home again

Speaking of Martinez, with two blasts over the Green Monster on Sunday, he ended a home run drought for the second time this week.

When he smashed career homer No. 200 on Tuesday at Baltimore, it ended a spell of 62 at-bats without a homer, his longest drought since 2014.

And this time, Martinez hit his first homer at Fenway since Game 1 of last year’s Division Series against the Yankees. Martinez’s solo shot in the first against Mariners lefty Marco Gonzales ended a stretch of 20 games and 76 at-bats without a homer at home.

“Is that right? Martinez said, when told about the Fenway power freeze. “I didn’t even know that. Definitely weird. I always like hitting here, always enjoy playing in this ballpark, so it’s definitely weird.”

With the weather sure to warm up at some point, Martinez will likely start generating better results in home games.

“I feel like I still have a lot of stuff to work on, and I’ll continue to grind to get to what I think is right,” said Martinez. “That’s kind of what I’m going to continue to do, really.”

Velazquez thriving in non-glamour role

Being a spot starter can sometimes feel as glamorous as the soggy weather Hector Velázquez pitched in on Sunday afternoon.

But jobs are what you make of them, and Velazquez has found his niche for the Red Sox the past two seasons.

Making his sixth spot start of the season on Mother’s Day against the Mariners, Velazquez finally got a win for his efforts.

That's because he was finally able to go five innings to qualify for said win. Velazquez’s previous high this season had been 3 1/3 innings, and his pitch counts in the five starts had ranged from 39 to 57 pitches.

When you are bouncing between the bullpen and rotation and typically starting on one day of notice, you don’t have time to get stretched out. Not that Velazquez would complain about this.

“I’ve been pitching around three innings my last few outings, so to be able to go five today is very satisfying,” Velazquez said. “I felt great, I’m very happy because I finally have my first win.”

Velazquez’s ability to perform the dual role has come in handy this season, with Nathan Eovaldi on the injured list since April 18 and David Price joining him there last week. Brian Johnson, who tag-teamed with Velazquez last season in the swingman role, has also been out since the first week of the season with an elbow issue.