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Gimme five: Pedroia sprays ball around
- Updated: July 22, 2016
BOSTON — During Thursday night’s 13-2 victory against the Twins in which the Red Sox recorded 17 hits, Dustin Pedroia stood out with a feat of his own. The second baseman notched his fourth career five-hit game, going 5-for-5 for the first time since he did so in 2010.
No Red Sox player had gone 5-for-5 at Fenway Park since Victor Martinez, also in 2010. Pedroia is now tied for the second-most five-hit games in the Major Leagues since 2006.
“This is one of the best organizations of all time. That’s an honor,” Pedroia said. “How many do I have?”
The second baseman had no idea Thursday was his fourth five-hit game.
“Wow. That’s hard to do. It was a pretty good night,” Pedroia said.
And it was. Pedroia, Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts and David Ortiz combined to go 14-for-19, featuring two home runs among the four batters. Two of Pedroia’s five hits were doubles. He’s now reached base in his last 24 games, tying Josh Donaldson for the longest streak …
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