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Devers ties Sheffield's 2005 mark for single-season RBIs vs. 1 team

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Rafael Devers continued his torrid pace against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.

With his three-run bomb in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Boston Red Sox third baseman tied Gary Sheffield for the most RBIs against a single team in one season since 2005. The 22-year-old's home run off right-hander Thomas Pannone gave him 28 runs driven in against the Blue Jays this year, tying Sheffield's mark versus the Baltimore Orioles, according to Sportsnet Stats.

Here's a look at his run of dominance against Toronto in 2019:

Date H AB RBI
April 9 2 4 0
April 11 2 4 2
May 20 3 5 3
May 21 2 3 1
May 22 1 6 1
May 23 2 5 2
June 21 1 1 1
June 22 0 1 0
July 2 4 5 6
July 3 1 4 2
July 4 2 3 1
July 15 2 5 2
July 16 0 4 0
July 17 3 5 4
July 18 1 4 3

Notching nine total RBIs over the four-game series, Devers also surpassed Red Sox legend David Ortiz for most RBIs in a single season against the Blue Jays.

Devers is enjoying a breakout campaign, slashing .326/.380/.558 with 19 home runs over 93 games. He'll have a chance to pass Sheffield when the Red Sox travel to Toronto for a three-game set Sept. 10-12.

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