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JBJ rips two HRs, hitting streak at 17 games
- Updated: May 12, 2016
BOSTON — Using his poise and work ethic to his advantage, Jackie Bradley Jr. ripped two home runs and extended his hitting streak to a Major League-leading 17 games during the Red Sox’s 13-3 sweep of the Athletics on Wednesday night at Fenway Park.
“I’ve been able to do it at every level,” Bradley said. “I think it was just a matter of time. Everybody moves at their own speed. Like I said, all I could constantly do is just work. No need to get mad or upset, just try and get better.”
During this streak — which is just one shy of the longest in the Major Leagues this season — Bradley is 26-for-64 with 14 extra-base hits (five doubles, three triples, six homers) and 24 RBIs.
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Bradley had two, six-RBI games during Oakland’s three-game visit to Fenway.
The center fielder wasted no time picking up his first hit, as he belted a three-run homer that was projected by Statcast™ to land 408 away in the second inning. The dinger was his fourth career home run against a lefty, this time against A’s starter Eric Surkamp, who was taken out of …
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