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Red Sox Strut: Xander Bogaerts, Brian Johnson are stars of the week

Apr 22, 2017; Baltimore, MD, USA; Boston Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. (19) celebrates with Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts (2) after hitting a two-run home run against the Baltimore Orioles in the third inning during a game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Patrick McDermott-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 22, 2017; Baltimore, MD, USA; Boston Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. (19) celebrates with Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts (2) after hitting a two-run home run against the Baltimore Orioles in the third inning during a game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Patrick McDermott-USA TODAY Sports
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May 9, 2017; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts (2) tags out Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Orlando Arcia (3) during the fourth inning at Miller Park. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
May 9, 2017; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts (2) tags out Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Orlando Arcia (3) during the fourth inning at Miller Park. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

Position Player who gets to Strut

The top hitter from this past week was Xander Bogaerts, who led the team with 10 hits while batting .400 over the last six games.

Bogaerts collected a pair of doubles to give him 11 for the season, which gives him the third most on the team and ties him for 15th in the league.

After all the concern about how his power has evaporated this season, Bogaerts finally delivered his first home run of the season by crushing a line drive into the first row of the Green Monster seats.

He probably won’t come close to the career-high 21 home runs he smashed last season, but his bat still has some pop in it. Bogaerts is still piling up extra-base hits and his .331 average is tied for fourth in the league.

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