History Suggests Boston Red Sox’s Start Puts Them On Pace For a Playoff Berth
The Boston Red Sox are now sitting at 13-10, which has been an early-season benchmark of sorts for the franchise in their successful recent history.
Through 23 games, the Boston Red Sox are sitting at 13-10.
On paper, the record may not look all that impressive. Boston is currently third in the AL East, after all, just 1.0 game up on the last-place Toronto Blue Jays.
Still, the Red Sox’s road sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates has put them in some respectable company in recent history, as noted by JP Long on X.
The last six times Boston was 13-10 or better through 23 games, they made the postseason each and every time. They did so in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2018 and 2021, winning the World Series three times in that span.
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One division rival series bleeds into another, as the Brewers leave St. Louis and head to beautiful PNC Park. The Bucs are off to a solid start, trailing just behind the Brewers – and with a chance to leapfrog them in the standings if they can take the series win.
Monday, April 22nd
Joe Ross (1-1 4.91 ERA) vs. Jared Jones (1-2 3.13 ERA)
An infield single, another single, a bloop single, a run-scoring ground out, a run-scoring passed ball, catcher’s interference, another RBI infield single, base on balls from a pitch clock violation, a two-run single that landed in front of the center fielder followed by an RBI single that landed in front of the left
fielder. This is the nightmarish bad luck that plagued Joe Ross in his last start. The takeaway? This early in the season, those numbers are going to be heavily inflated by this mess. The big picture is a far more optimistic image of Ross, as a pitcher who’s limiting hard contact and getting lots of ground balls. Let’s hope his luck swings the other way on Monday.
