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BOSTON \u2014 Red Sox rookie\u00a0Kristian Campbell\u00a0capped off an eight-pitch at-bat in the third inning by drilling a 94.8 mph sinker from White Sox starter Jonathan Cannon to right field. It went for a two-run single that put Boston ahead 4-1.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old right-handed hitter went 2-for-3 with a walk and two singles to help lead the\u00a0Red Sox 4-2 over Chicago\u00a0here at Fenway Park on Marathon Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust staying on the fastball, understanding what he wanted to do there,\u201d manager Alex Cora said. \u201cGot a pitch to hit. Hit it hard the other way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Campbell fell behind 0-2 in the count. He fouled off a sweeper, four-seam fastball and sinker and eventually worked the count full. Cannon missed middle of the plate on the eighth pitch and Campbell drilled it (105.2 mph off the bat).<\/p>\n

\u201cTry to be selective as possible and swing at the right pitches,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cJust try to be patient as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boston also played the White Sox last weekend. And so he\u2019s beginning to face major league pitchers a second time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe actually talk a little bit on the way home on the last (road) trip,\u201d Cora said. \u201cWe talk about there\u2019s an opportunity to face the same guys that he faced last week and to make adjustments and start looking for pitches. And the last two days, he has been impressive. Not chasing.”<\/p>\n

Campbell said about making adjustments: \u201cHonestly just starting to talk about it. Different teams attack differently to everybody. I literally just talk about it to the hitting coaches … and come up with an approach at-bat to at-bat. Just go up there with confidence and hit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Campbell entered Monday with a walk percentage (14.9%) in the 88th percentile among major league hitters and a chase percentage in the 66th percentile (24.7%).<\/p>\n

Cora was even pleased when Campbell got called out on strikes in the fifth inning, the only time he didn\u2019t reach base Monday. That\u2019s because Campbell laid off a changeup below the zone that was called a third strike.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe strikeout, that pitch was down,\u201d Cora said. \u201cWe don\u2019t want him to swing at that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Campbell has gone 24-for-76 (.316) with a .418 on-base percentage, .500 slugging percentage, .918 OPS, three homers, five doubles, eight RBIs, 11 runs, 14 walks and 21 strikeouts in 22 games.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had no doubts about controlling the strike zone,\u201d Cora said. \u201cHis swing was all over the place in spring training. There was a lot of stuff going on, too. And now that he\u2019s here, game-planning comes into play.”<\/p>\n

Campbell said Fenway Park felt electric for Marathon Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be a part of it for the first time this year is a big deal to me and a lot of people in this clubhouse,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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