Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ties Blue Jays’ single-game record for hits

Toronto Blue Jays' Raimel Tapia (15) celebrates his inside-the-park grand slam that scored Lourdes Gurriel Jr., center left, Danny Jansen, left, and Santiago Espinal (5) during the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Boston. (Michael Dwyer/AP)

In a historic 28-5 rout of the Boston Red Sox, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had the hottest bat going Friday night — his six hits tied the Toronto Blue Jays‘ all-time single-game record by a player.

The record was previously held solely by Frank Catalanotto, who had a monster game against the Chicago White Sox on May 1, 2004.

Gurriel Jr. went 6-for-7 hitting five singles and a double with five RBIs and three runs scored.

The left fielder, a career Blue Jay, has been batting out of his mind this season, and this outing raised his batting percentage to a gaudy .318.

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