Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts put on a power show Monday against the Rays, as he went 2 for 5 with five RBI, a double, and his seventh home run--his first career grand slam.
This is just Bogaerts's third game this year with two extra-base hits and his six total bases ties a career high. Bogaerts's batting line is up to .323/.353/.426 on the season. He has the best batting average among major league shortstops by 36 points over Jung Ho Kang and by 52 points over the next American League shortstop, Erick Aybar.