It was Carlos Correa’s birthday on Sunday, but it’s Triston Casas who was having a special day.
Casas homered thrice, including a pair of three-run blasts, to power the Boston Red Sox to an 8-1 victory over the Twins in the first game of a doubleheader Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park in Boston. Casas was 3 for 4 overall with the three homers and seven RBIs. And he got going early.
Casas took a first-pitch fastball from Twins starter Pablo Lopez in the first inning and sent it 400 feet into right-center field for an early three-run blast. He took Lopez deep again in the third inning, sending another fastball 360 feet into left field for another three-run shot and a 6-0 Red Sox lead…