BOSTON -- Quotes, notes and stars from the Red Sox' 11-7 win over the San Francisco Giants:
QUOTES:
"The plan was for him to pitch the eighth; I didn't know he was going to pitch the sixth and seventh innings (too).'' - John Farrell on Matt Barnes.
"Everytime I get hit, that fires me up. That makes me a better player because I get angry. Sometimes, Hanley's not Hanley. It's somebody else.'' - Hanley Ramirez, on gaining revenge against reliever Albert Suarez by hitting his third homer.
"Don't ask me that. That's a secret. But I'll tell you later what I said.'' - Ramirez, when asked if he said "I'll get you back'' to Suarez after being hit.
"In a situation like that, you have to take it one pitch at a time. You can't try to do too much or make the second one before you make the first one. You have to stay relaxed and execute pitch-to-pitch and hopefully the results in your favor.'' - Matt Barnes, on coming into a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the sixth.
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NOTES:
* The Red Sox are now a season-high 14 games over .500
* The Sox won their fifth straight series.
* Boston hit five homers, tying a season high.
* Hanley Ramirez became the first Red Sox player since Nomar Garciaparra (July 23, 2002) to hit three homers and knocked in six runs in a game at Fenway.
* Ramirez became the first Sox player to hit three homers in a game at Fenway since Kevin Millar (July 23, 2004).
* Mookie Betts posted his fourth three-hit game this month.
* Sandy Leon boosted his batting average to .435 and his slugging percentage to .725.
* Travis Shaw has 62 extra-base hits in his first 155 games with the Red Sox. The only other lefthanded hitters to with more are Ted Williams (88) and Fred Lynn (79).
STARS:
1) Hanley Ramirez
It's hard to think of a player having a better night. Ramirez hit three homers -- one to left, one to center, one to right -- and knocked in a career-best six runs. But he also contributed several nice plays at first, including a 3-2 double-play that cut down a runner at the plate and preserved what was then a one-run lead.
2) Matt Barnes
Barnes turned in three scoreless innings on a night when it seemed the Red Sox were incapable of sending a pitcher to the mound who could get anyone out.
3) Sandy Leon
After a mini-slump (1-for-8), Leon returned with a hot bat, swatting a homer and a triple and knocking in two runs.