Watch Mookie Betts throw out this Astros runner by a mile
Mookie Betts was all the difference in Friday night’s game against the Houston Astros.
With the Red Sox up 1-0 in the sixth inning, Astros shortstop Carlos Correa lined a single to right field. George Springer, who was on second base, attempted to score on Correa’s hit. Poor decision.
After fielding Correa’s hit on one bounce, Betts unloaded a laser throw, which MLB’s Statcast clocked at 96.8 miles per hour. The play at home wasn’t particularly close.
“Frankly, he never had a chance.” pic.twitter.com/GvFkXVJ0dK
— #VoteRedSox (@RedSox) June 17, 2017
“I was running behind home, and by the time I turned around, the ball was already skipping to [catcher Christian] Vazquez,” Drew Pomeranz, who was pitching at time, told The Boston Globe after the game. “That was pretty cool.”
But Betts wasn’t done. After the Astros tied the game 1-1 in the seventh inning, Betts came up to bat in the top of the eighth and blasted a home run off pitcher Will Harris. Once again, it wasn’t particularly close.
Mookie is about that clutch life. #RedSox pic.twitter.com/3BPQ8vun4l
— #VoteRedSox (@RedSox) June 17, 2017
The Red Sox held on for the 2-1 win. After the game was sealed, Betts delivered an extra-long victory dance.
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