Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Matches career high in homers

Bogaerts hit his 12th homer of the season in Boston's 4-3 loss to Detroit on Wednesday.

Analysis:

The power game that was lacking his first few seasons is coming along. Bogaerts' .478 slugging percentage is a career high and the 12 homers matches the high-water mark he set in 2014. The difference being that Bogaerts' 12th homer in 2016 came in his 97th game while it took him 134 games to hit 12 homers in 2014. Enjoy this blossoming young hitter, who ranks 13th with a 4.0 WAR according to FanGraphs.