It was a superb Wednesday for Blake Swihart.
The Red Sox catcher celebrated his 27th birthday in an enormous means, going 3-for-Four with a solo house run in Boston’s 6-Three win over the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Swihart’s three hits led the workforce and likewise accounted for 2 runs.
“I felt good at the plate,” Swihart instructed NESN’s Guerin Austin, as seen on “NESN Sports Today.” “I was just trying to put some good swings on the ball and things worked out for me.”
But it wasn’t all that simple for the 27-year-old. Swihart sailed a throw previous second base on a Marcus Semien steal. The error virtually was expensive, as Ramon Laureano …