Daniel Nava belted a grand slam in his first major-league at-bat as the Boston Red Sox recorded 16 hits and cruised to a 10-2 triumph over the reeling Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.
Called up from Triple-A Pawtucket prior to the contest, the 27-year-old Nava deposited the first pitch he saw from right-hander Joe Blanton over the right-field fence in the second inning.
J.D. Drew blasted a solo home run and had an RBI single, Marco Scutaro had a two-run single and Dustin Pedroia added an RBI single for Boston (37-27), which scored eight runs in the first three innings Saturday.
On Friday, the Red Sox plated 12 runs in the first three frames en route to a 12-2 rout of the Phillies.
After 34-year-old reliever Scott Atchison made his first career start with Daisuke Matsuzaka being placed on the 15-day disabled list, Manny Delcarmen (2-2) allowed no runs and one hit in two innings to pick up the win.
Brian Schneider slapped a two-run double for Philadelphia (31-29), which fell for the 16th time in its last 23 games.
Blanton (1-5) allowed nine runs and 13 hits in four innings to take the loss.
Philadelphia | Boston | |
Joe Blanton | Player | Scott Atchison |
Loss | W/L | No Decision |
4.0 | IP | 3.0 |
4 | Strikeouts | 2 |
13 | Hits | 2 |
20.25 | ERA | 6.00 |
Philadelphia | Boston | |
Brian Schneider | Player | J.D. Drew |
3 | Hits | 3 |
2 | RBI | 2 |
0 | HR | 1 |
4 | TB | 7 |
.750 | Avg | .750 |
Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
Philadelphia | 7 | 0 | 10 | .219 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Boston | 16 | 2 | 26 | .410 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |