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Sox Streakers for May 10

There is a lot of good news in the numbers these days. Here they are, from the team's official game notes:

Who's Hot
-Tim Wakefield, nine earned runs in six starts; ranks second in American League with 2.11 E.R.A.
-Doug Mirabelli, 7 for his last 17 (.412) with a double, two home runs and four RBI
-David Ortiz, 19 for his last 53 (.358)
-Dustin Pedroia, 10 for his last 17 (.588) with three doubles, a home run, five RBI, five runs and two walks
-Manny Ramirez, eight-game hitting streak; 13 for his last 35 (.371) with two doubles, four home runs, eight RBI, four runs and two walks

Who's Not
-Coco Crisp, 3 for 17 (.176) on current road trip
-J.D. Drew, 4 for his last 41 (.098)
-Eric Hinske, 2 for his last 24 (.083)
-Julio Lugo, 4 for his last 25 (.160)

Red Sox vs. Roy Halladay
-Mike Lowell, 4 for 11 (.364), 2 HR
-Coco Crisp, 6 for 18 (.333), 1 HR
-David Ortiz, 18 for 63 (.286), 5 HR
-Wily Mo Pena, 2 for 7 (.286)
-Manny Ramirez, 17 for 66 (.258), 3 HR
-Kevin Youkilis, 5 for 20 (.250)
-Julio Lugo, 8 for 34 (.235), 1 HR
-Doug Mirabelli, 2 for 10 (.200), 1 HR
-Eric Hinske, 2 for 9 (.222)
-J.D. Drew, 1 for 5 (.200)
-Alex Cora, 2 for 13 (.154), 1 HR
-Dustin Pedroia, 0 for 9

Blue Jays vs. Tim Wakefield
-Royce Clayton, 12 for 39 (.308), 1 HR
-John McDonald, 5 for 17 (.294)
-Troy Glaus, 6 for 23 (.261), 1 HR
-Matt Stairs, 10 for 39 (.256), 1 HR
-Jason Phillips, 2 for 8 (.250)
-Vernon Wells, 9 for 37 (.243)
-Alex Rios, 5 for 21 (.238), 1 HR
-Sal Fasano, 3 for 13 (.231)
-Frank Thomas, 9 for 40 (.225), 4 HR
-Lyle Overbay, 1 for 5 (.200)
-Aaron Hill, 2 for 11 (.182)
-Jason Smith, 0 for 6

More Stuff
-Manny Ramirez last night drove in his 131st run against the Blue Jays, tying him with Harold Baines for the most by any player.
-The Red Sox have won 10 of their last 12 games away from Fenway Park.
-Boston scored 9 runs in each of the last two games; it's the first time they've had at least 9 in consecutive road games since June 2005 in Cleveland.
-The Red Sox have hit four home runs in consecutive games for the first time since July 2003 against Tampa Bay and the Yankees.
-The Red Sox are the only team in baseball with three four-game winners: Josh Beckett, Curt Schilling and Daisuke Matsuzaka.
-This is Boston's best record after 32 games since 2002 -- but that team failed to make the playoffs.
-Boston has not swept a three-game series in Toronto since July 2003, and they have not swept three from the Blue Jays anywhere since August 2004.
-David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez both hit home runs last night, the 44th time they have done so. Only Dwight Evans and Jim Rice have combined for home runs more frequently (56) as Red Sox teammates.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 2:50 PM to Projo Sox Streakers | Permalink