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Clutch-hitting Sox?

It has seemed all year that this Red Sox team has not done too much offensively in clutch situations late in games. But by one measure, they're not doing too badly for the season. The Web site Baseball Reference measures a team's batting statistics in "late and close" situations -- which it defines by plate appearances in the seventh inning or later with the game tied, with the team ahead by one or with the tying run on deck. By this measure, the Red Sox on-base percentage plus slugging percentage is fourth in the American League, and second among the four playoff teams.

Here's how the American League teams stack up in this category:

1. Seattle, .812
2. Cleveland, .766
3. Oakland, .751
4. Boston, .738
5. Chicago, .735
6. Los Angeles, .732
7. New York, .724
8. Baltimore, .723
9. Texas, .705
10. Tampa Bay, .696
11. Minnesota, .694
12. Toronto, .688
13. Detroit, .662
14. Kansas City, .660

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 2:45 PM | Permalink