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Watch Red Sox's Red-Hot Rookie Slugger Belt First MLB Home Run Vs. Astros

Boston broke out in a big way to kick off the series finale
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Watch Red Sox's Red-Hot Rookie Slugger Belt First MLB Home Run Vs. Astros
Watch Red Sox's Red-Hot Rookie Slugger Belt First MLB Home Run Vs. Astros

The Boston Red Sox's bats came to play early in the series finale against the Houston Astros on Thursday -- with a milestone to kickoff a four-run rallie.

Boston wasted no time scoring as left fielder Alex Verdugo opened the game with a home run but that was far from all.

The offense really came alive when rookie Wilyer Abreu blasted a two-run shot in the second inning for his first home run at the big-league level.

The rookie went 431 feet for his first bomb of his Red Sox career, which is right in line with what he had been doing for Triple-A Worcester. Abreu hit .274 with 34 extra-base hits including 22 home runs, 65 RBIs and a .929 OPS in 86 games for the WooSox.

The 24-year-old has been one of the hottest hitters in professional baseball this month and received an opportunity with the Red Sox when Jarren Duran went down with a toe injury.

The Red Sox lead the Astros 5-0 entering the bottom of the second inning in a game they desperately need to win.

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SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer.  His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu

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