Red Sox slugger Hanley Ramirez hit three home runs tonight. Wow. Two phrases that have not recently been associated with Ramirez, “slugger” and “hit three home runs tonight”. It is true that tonight’s offensive production from Ramirez was an unexpected blessing in the eyes of Red Sox fans who have watched over the 2016 season in which Hanley Ramirez has not performed to the level he is paid. It is also true that tonight was the first time in Ramirez’s career in which he has hit three home runs in one game.
In the bottom of the second inning, Big Papi took a walk and Hanley sent one over the fence of right center field, in admittedly Ortiz fashion. In fact, the home run was eriely similar to Ortiz’s game tying grand slam in the 2013 ALCS, a now iconic scene held in the hearts of Sox fans. The home run had all the bells and whistles from a right fielder tumbling over the fence to an inspired police officer raising his fists in triumph as the Sox scored.
Ramirez’s second homer in the third inning was a bit more unexpected. Hanley only had eight home runs on the entire SEASON prior to tonights game, therefore no one bet that he would hit another one in the same game. In fact his last home run before this game was on June 25th. Alex Speier captured the…show more content… He had two diving plays in the top of the first inning, one a groundout and one a lineout. He also had a much needed double play with no outs and bases loaded in the top of the sixth complete with a down to the wire tag by Sandy Leon. Later in the same innining, Ramirez finished off the Giants’ rally with a pop fly in foul territory and a passionate reaction from Hanley. When asked about Ramirez’s transition to first base, Farrell simply stated “he’s really enjoying being back on the infield and being part of a unit, and honestly I think its working for him, just look at tonight for
