Sure Betts: Mookie makes 2 crucial catches

BOSTON — No one saw him coming.

With Brad Ziegler on the hill, Mark Teixeira laced a line drive to right field, only to watch Mookie Betts single-handedly erase the possibility of a go-ahead run touching home plate. The big play helped secure the Red Sox’s 5-4 win over the rival Yankees on Sunday at Fenway Park.

Taking 0.2 seconds to react, Betts charged toward the ball, reaching 19 mph while covering 52.2 feet, according to Statcast™.

An incredible sliding dive later, the ball stayed in his glove for just a moment before Betts fired to first, almost doubling up Gary Sanchez.

“I didn’t even see Mookie,” Teixeira said. “In my mind, I was thinking, at the very least, that ball is in the corner and we have second and third, and then he comes out of nowhere. He is a Gold Glove right fielder. He is that good.”

The expected batting average on Teixeira’s liner was .659, per Statcast™. That means 65.9% of balls previously hit with …

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