Another grand slam by Drew leads Red Sox to 9-2 win over Yomiuri
TOKYO -- This grand slam meant far less to J.D. Drew than his last one.
Still, his second homer in two exhibition games was a good sign that he's ready for a strong start to his second season with the Boston Red Sox beginning Tuesday night with the first of two games in Tokyo against the Oakland Athletics.
Drew's grand slam in the sixth inning Sunday night, five months after he hit one in Game 6 of the AL championship series, gave Boston its first lead in a 9-2 exhibition win over the Yomiuri Giants that was a homecoming for reliever Hideki Okajima.
Boston's left-hander had spent 11 of his 12 seasons in Japan with the Giants before signing with the Red Sox last year.
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