Wilyer Abreu Homers Twice After Finding Out His Grandmother Passes Away to Lead Red Sox to 7-2 Win Over Texas [VIDEO]

On the day that he found out his grandmother passed away in Venezuela, Wilyer Abreu homered twice to lead the Red Sox to a 7-2 in over the Texas Rangers on Sunday, August 4th.

He his a solo homer in the 4th inning.

And then followed that with a 3-run homer in the 6th inning. He finished the day 2-4 with 4 RBIs and now has12 homers on the year.

Jarren Duran was 3-4 with a homer, a solo shot in the 5th inning. He also had a double. Duran how has 14 homers on the year and is batting .296. He's hit safely in 37 of the last 43 games.

David Hamilton hit his 6th homer of the season in the 8th inning, finishing the day 2-3.

Nick Pivetta started on the mound and went 4.2 innings. He allowed 2 hits, both home runs and struck out 5, walking 1. Manager Alex Cora was aggressive using the bullpen, using 4 relievers in the win. They combined to hold Texas to just 1 hit. Cam Booser picked up the win and is now 2-2.

The Red Sox open a 3-game series with the Kansas City Royals who lead the Red Sox by 2.5 games in the Wild Card chase. James Paxton will pitch for the Red Sox Monday night, with the pregame starting at 7:05 and 1st pitch at 8:05 p.m. on AM 1370 WDEA.