2023-05-07 20:29:06
After a year to forget, MLB analysts also did not predict a good season for the Boston Red Sox in 2023.
Losing their star Xander Bogaerts to free agency, the less-than-impressive moves in the winter market and the injury that sidelined infielder Trevor Story, perhaps for the entire major league season, did not give rise to optimism.
But right now, the group led by Alex Cora occupies the third position in the table of the East Division of the American League with a record of 21-14.
And after extending their streak to eight wins on Saturday (the longest since 2021), everything indicates that they will continue to climb positions because they are one game away from second place. This has led many to wonder if they will become the big revelation this season.
What happened to make the Red Sox beat the odds? If you ask manager Alex Cora, all the credit goes to his players.
“Merit for the boys,” said the Puerto Rican to the AP news agency. “They work hard at their trade, they work hard on their game plan, and they’re executing on it.”
Romanticisms aside, the key has been mainly in the offense. Masataka Yoshida has played a leading role and Alex Verdugo has been effective in clutch moments, but they are not the only ones.
Before Sunday’s game, Boston batters had 331 hits, the most in the entire circuit. They also led in doubles with 79. They have scored at least five runs in every game during the streak and have 10 or more hits in 17 games this season.
That being the case, as long as the offense remains on fire and the pitching responds, the Red Sox will have reason to be confident that they will make the playoffs, and they are about to recover players who can help in this regard.
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