Why Triston Casas wasn’t thrilled together with his 442-foot dwelling run in opposition to the Braves

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“I used to be simply attempting to hit a floor ball to second base, so it went about 441 ft additional than I needed to.”

Boston Red Sox's Triston Casas in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, May 5, 2023, in Philadelphia.
Triston Casas now has two runs and 6 RBI over his final 27 plate appearances. (AP Picture/Chris Szagola)

Triston Casas gave the Purple Sox some much-needed respiratory room on Wednesday evening in Atlanta.

With Boston holding onto a slim 3-2 lead in opposition to the Braves within the prime of the ninth, Casas swatted a fastball from Raisel Iglesias into a budget seats at Truist Park for a two-run shot.

Casas’ fifth dwelling run of the season was a no-doubter, touring 442 ft.

However given the circumstances at play within the Sox bullpen, Casas wasn’t precisely seeking to put Wednesday’s recreation fully out of attain.

“I used to be simply attempting to hit a floor ball to second base, so it went about 441 ft additional than I needed to,” Casas said to WEEI.com’s Rob Bradford. 

As MLB.com’s Ian Browne added, Casas’ feedback had been because of the Purple Sox not wanting to construct too nice of a lead for nearer Kenley Jansen, who was sitting at 399 profession saves.

Casas’ large fly prolonged Boston’s result in three runs, retaining a save alternative intact for Jansen. The 35-year-old reliever set down the Braves in a scoreless ninth inning to safe his four-hundredth save. 

Jansen is now simply the seventh participant in MLB historical past to document at the very least 400 saves.

“It’s a pleasure, it’s an honor, to do it with this group,” Jansen mentioned postgame. “This franchise is nothing however success and we’re going to proceed to try this. That’s why I’m right here and that’s why we’re all right here.”

Casas’ joke apart, the Sox first baseman is beginning to warmth up on the plate after a really gradual begin to the 2023 season.

Though the 23-year-old slugger continues to be slashing .167/.311/.665, Casas is batting .286 with two dwelling runs, six RBI, and 5 walks over his final 27 plate appearances. 

Originally posted 2023-05-12 00:27:37.