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Shaw happy to handle inside heat on 5-RBI night
- Updated: April 27, 2016
ATLANTA — The fastball from Matt Wisler darted toward the inside corner at 94 mph, and Travis Shaw had been waiting for it all day.
The left-handed hitter turned on the pitch and walloped it deep into the seats in right for a three-run homer, and the Red Sox were on their way to an 11-4 victory over the Braves.
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This was a meaningful swing for Shaw in the top of the first inning.
“They were pounding me in,” Shaw said. “That was something I worked on a lot today, especially in the cage, so it felt good to kind of take what I worked on earlier today into that game, especially with that first swing.”
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