Luis Urias becomes first Red Sox player since 1940 to hit grand slam in back-to-back games
BOSTON -- Luis Urias is having a grand old time since joining the Red Sox. The infielder clubbed another grand slam Saturday afternoon in Boston's 8-1 win over the Yankees in New York, making it back-to-back games that he's cleared the bases with one swing of the bat.
Urias hit a grand slam Thursday afternoon in a loss against the Nationals, and after getting Friday night off, he hit another salami in his first at-bat Saturday afternoon. The infielder got the scoring started for Boston by sending a 91 MPH cutter from New York starter Gerrit Cole into the Red Sox bullpen in left field at Yankee Stadium.
Urias is now the first player in MLB to hit a grand slam in consecutive plate appearances since Josh Willingham of the Nationals accomplished the feat back in 2009. As far as Red Sox team history, Urias in the first Boston player to hit a grand slam in consecutive games since Jimmie Foxx did it back in 1940.
Another little Red Sox tidbit: Urias is the first No. 9 hitter for the Sox to hit a grand slam against the Yankees since Luis Rivera did it during the 1990 season.
Urias, who was acquired by Boston from the Milwaukee Brewers at the trade deadline, has two homers and nine RBI in his 10 games since joining the Red Sox. He's hitting just .258 with his new team, but has taken two big swings for the Red Sox.
