How Does Boston Red Sox Offense Measure Up After First Week?
The Boston Red Sox limp into Friday's Home Opener against the Padres riding a five-game losing streak. Where does the Sox offense rank amongst the rest of the league thus far?
It's been an underwhelming start to the season for the Boston Red Sox , who will head into Friday's home opener at Fenway Park with a 1-5 record and a league-high five-game losing streak. Not a lot has gone right for the Red Sox, but by far the most concerning part of the slow start has been the anemic offense. What the numbers say The Red Sox entered Thursday in the bottom half of the league in nearly every offensive category.
Granted, it's just a week, but their 17 runs scored in six games is tied for 29th in baseball, with only the San Francisco Giants scoring fewer runs than they have. But that is merely a byproduct of what has been a truly dismal start to the season offensively for the Red Sox. Boston has a team batting average of just .
208 with an OPS of . 642, both of which are good for 22nd in the majors. However, by far the most concerning part of the slow start to the season comes in the form of the strikeouts.
The Sox are sporting a 29. 4% strikeout rate, a number that ranks fourth-worst in all of baseball. While they are chasing 31.
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