Here are some notes about how the Sox have basically owned the league since April 15:
DURING THE STREAK
A look at where the Red Sox rank in the majors since the 8-game winning streak began in Oakland:
BATTING
BATTING AVERAGE
1 Red Sox .322
2 Dodgers .321
3 Cardinals .312
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE
1 Red Sox .412
2 Dodgers .407
3 Cardinals .398
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
1 Red Sox .575
2 Cardinals .530
3 Blue Jays .515
RUNS PER GAME
1 Red Sox 7.50
2 Cardinals 7.25
3 Blue Jays 6.89
PITCHING
EARNED RUN AVERAGE
1 Giants 2.27
2 Blue Jays 2.72
3 Red Sox 2.75
OPPONENT BATTING AVG.
1 Blue Jays .196
2 Red Sox .217
3 Giants .229
OPPONENT OBP+SLG
1 Blue Jays .576
2 Red Sox .598
3 Giants .607
HOME RUNS ALLOWED
1 Red Sox 2
Giants 2
Mariners 2
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Josh Beckett’s struggles against the Yankees continued, particularly against second baseman Robinson Cano.
Cano hit a two-run homer off a first-pitch curveball in the third inning.
For his career, Cano entered the game 10-for-30 (.333) against Beckett. Well, it’s now 11-for-32 (.344) with four career HRs. Beckett has only struck him out three times.
Comparitively speaking, Cano has only three hits in 17 at bats against Daisuke Matsuzaka for a .176 average. He also has struck out seven times against Dice-K.
Interesting …
