Devers makes history with 6-hit, 4-double game vs. Indians
The Cleveland Indians had no answer for Rafael Devers Tuesday, as the Boston Red Sox third baseman was a perfect six-for-six at the plate with four doubles, becoming the first player in baseball history to put up that stat line in a single game.
6 for 6
— Red Sox (@RedSox) August 14, 2019
4 doubles
3 RBI
Rafael Devers makes baseball look easy. pic.twitter.com/zX5Ih20xXq
Devers' sixth hit and fourth double came in the 10th inning of a 7-6 Red Sox win.
.@Rafael_Devers is the first player ever with 6 hits, including 4 doubles in a game. pic.twitter.com/AumPR5Hwxd
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) August 14, 2019
He's the fifth Red Sox player to record six hits in a game, and first since Nomar Garciaparra did it in a 13-inning contest on June 21, 2003. The four doubles tied the single-game major-league record and made Devers the seventh Red Sox to do it.
At 22 years, 293 days old, he is also the youngest player to record a six-hit game since Hall of Famer Joe Morgan did it for the Houston Astros in 1965.
Rafael Devers is 22 years, 293 days old.
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) August 14, 2019
He's also 6-for-6 tonight.
Here are the players that age or younger to go 6-for-6 or better in a game (since at least 1908):
Joe Morgan -- 21 yrs, 292 days in 1965
Jesus Alou -- 22 yrs, 108 days in 1964
Despite reaching base six times, Devers came around to score only one of the seven Red Sox runs. It's the 15th time since 1908 that a player has gone 6-for-6 in a game while scoring just once, according to Baseball-Reference.
Devers' six-hit game is the third in the majors this year, joining Milwaukee's Ryan Braun - who did it in an 18-inning game - and the Reds' Phil Ervin, who had six hits in nine innings on July 13.
The Red Sox third baseman also picked up three RBIs Tuesday. He's hitting .325/.373/.574 this season to go along with 43 doubles, tying him with Nicholas Castellanos for the league lead.
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