Boston Red Sox
AL East · 2021
92-70.5688.0 GB
Division
AL East
2021 Outlook
Final record
92-70.568 · 162 games
Pythagorean review
| Pythag win% | .546 |
| Deserved record | 88-74 |
| Luck (W vs Pythag) | +4 |
| MLB Pythag rank | 9th of 30 |
Leaders
| Stat | Player | Value |
|---|---|---|
| HR | Rafael Devers | 38 |
| RBI | Rafael Devers | 113 |
| SB | Christian Vázquez | 8 |
| AVG | Xander Bogaerts | .295 |
| OPS | Kyle Schwarber | .928 |
2021 · by PA
| Player | Pos | G | PA | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Devers | 1B | 156 | 664 | 38 | 113 | 5 | .279 | .352 | .890 |
| J. D. Martinez | DH | 148 | 634 | 28 | 99 | 0 | .286 | .349 | .867 |
| Alex Verdugo | LF | 146 | 604 | 13 | 63 | 6 | .289 | .351 | .777 |
| Xander Bogaerts | SS | 144 | 603 | 23 | 79 | 5 | .295 | .370 | .863 |
| Enrique Hernández | 1B | 134 | 585 | 20 | 60 | 1 | .250 | .337 | .786 |
| Hunter Renfroe | RF | 144 | 572 | 31 | 96 | 1 | .259 | .315 | .816 |
| Jose Iglesias | 2B | 137 | 511 | 9 | 48 | 5 | .271 | .309 | .700 |
| Christian Vázquez | C | 138 | 498 | 6 | 49 | 8 | .258 | .308 | .660 |
| Kyle Schwarber | DH | 113 | 471 | 32 | 71 | 1 | .266 | .374 | .928 |
| Bobby Dalbec | 1B | 133 | 453 | 25 | 78 | 2 | .240 | .298 | .792 |
| Travis Shaw | 3B | 84 | 250 | 9 | 39 | 0 | .200 | .286 | .659 |
| Christian Arroyo | 2B | 57 | 181 | 6 | 25 | 1 | .262 | .324 | .769 |
| Kevin Plawecki | C | 64 | 173 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .287 | .349 | .738 |
| Franchy Cordero | OF | 48 | 136 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .189 | .237 | .497 |
| Danny Santana | OF | 38 | 127 | 5 | 14 | 4 | .181 | .252 | .597 |
Leaders
| Stat | Player | Value |
|---|---|---|
| W | Eduardo Rodríguez | 13 |
| SV | Matt Barnes | 24 |
| SO | Nathan Eovaldi | 195 |
| IP | Nathan Eovaldi | 182.1 |
| ERA | Garrett Whitlock | 1.96 |
| WHIP | Garrett Whitlock | 1.10 |
2021 · by IP
| Player | W | L | ERA | WHIP | GS | SV | IP | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Eovaldi | 11 | 9 | 3.75 | 1.19 | 32 | 0 | 182.1 | 195 |
| Eduardo Rodríguez | 13 | 8 | 4.74 | 1.39 | 31 | 0 | 157.2 | 185 |
| Nick Pivetta | 9 | 8 | 4.53 | 1.30 | 30 | 1 | 155.0 | 175 |
| Garrett Richards | 7 | 8 | 4.87 | 1.60 | 22 | 3 | 136.2 | 115 |
| Martín Pérez | 7 | 8 | 4.74 | 1.51 | 22 | 0 | 114.0 | 97 |
| Garrett Whitlock | 8 | 4 | 1.96 | 1.10 | 0 | 2 | 73.1 | 81 |
| Hansel Robles | 3 | 5 | 4.43 | 1.38 | 0 | 14 | 69.0 | 76 |
| Tanner Houck | 1 | 5 | 3.52 | 1.13 | 13 | 1 | 69.0 | 87 |
| Adam Ottavino | 7 | 3 | 4.21 | 1.45 | 0 | 11 | 62.0 | 71 |
| Matt Barnes | 6 | 5 | 3.79 | 1.12 | 0 | 24 | 54.2 | 84 |
| Hirokazu Sawamura | 5 | 1 | 3.06 | 1.45 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 61 |
| Josh Taylor | 1 | 0 | 3.40 | 1.43 | 0 | 1 | 47.2 | 60 |
Leaders
| Stat | Player | Value |
|---|---|---|
| OAA | Enrique Hernández | +5 |
| FLD% | Christian Arroyo | 1.000 |
| RF/9 | Kevin Plawecki | 10.53 |
| DP | Bobby Dalbec | 79 |
2021 · by Inn · OAA 2016+
| Player | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% | RF/9 | OAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Devers | 3B | 151 | 1299.0 | 147 | 269 | 22 | 37 | .950 | 2.88 | -13 |
| Xander Bogaerts | SS | 138 | 1169.0 | 152 | 362 | 9 | 76 | .983 | 3.96 | -12 |
| Hunter Renfroe | RF | 138 | 1166.0 | 242 | 16 | 12 | 3 | .956 | 1.99 | -3 |
| Christian Vázquez | C | 132 | 1051.1 | 1136 | 58 | 7 | 6 | .994 | 10.22 | — |
| Jose Iglesias | SS | 119 | 992.2 | 122 | 259 | 16 | 44 | .960 | 3.45 | +1 |
| Bobby Dalbec | 1B | 123 | 969.1 | 828 | 51 | 11 | 79 | .988 | 8.16 | -7 |
| Kyle Schwarber | LF | 87 | 724.0 | 150 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .981 | 1.91 | -10 |
| Enrique Hernández | CF | 93 | 716.0 | 169 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .978 | 2.22 | +5 |
| Alex Verdugo | LF | 90 | 678.0 | 114 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 1.57 | -5 |
| Christian Arroyo | 2B | 51 | 387.0 | 75 | 96 | 0 | 25 | 1.000 | 3.98 | -1 |
| Kevin Plawecki | C | 53 | 336.2 | 382 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .995 | 10.53 | — |
| J. D. Martinez | LF | 30 | 247.1 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .983 | 2.07 | — |
| Franchy Cordero | LF | 33 | 240.0 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .956 | 1.61 | — |
| Jarren Duran | CF | 28 | 215.0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.97 | — |
| Nathan Eovaldi | P | 32 | 182.1 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.78 | — |
2021 · vs league
xwOBA
.337100
AVG
.26193
SLG
.45397
Barrel%
10.3%93
Hard%
42.5%100
EV
89.890
BB%
8.3%40
K%
22.2%73
Speed
27.157
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Scoring Trend
rolling 12-game R/G
5.14
R/G
4.66
RA/G
+0.47
Diff
Runs scoredRuns allowed173 games
Run Profile
Pythagorean
| Runs / G | 5.12 |
| Runs allowed / G | 4.62 |
| Run diff / G | +0.49 |
| Expected record | 88-74 |
| Expected win % | .546 |
| Actual vs Pythag | +4 |
Situational Splits
record · run diff
| Split | W-L | RF | RA | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 53-34 | 503 | 434 | +69 |
| Away | 45-41 | 386 | 373 | +13 |
| vs Division | 45-36 | 410 | 386 | +24 |
| 1-run games | 27-19 | 186 | 178 | +8 |
| Last 10 | 5-5 | 54 | 56 | -2 |
Roster Profile
52 players · 22 pos / 30 P
Average age33.5
Age distribution
U25 025-29 430-33 2234+ 26
Bats
Left 13Right 35Switch 4
Throws
Left 8Right 44
Recent Form
last 12 · 7-5
WinLossStreak W3
Injured List
11 on IL
| Player | Pos | Status | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | 2B | 10-Day IL· forearm | Interim Red Sox manager Chad Tracy said Friday that Kiner-Falefa (forearm) remains shut down from swinging a bat and will undergo new imaging next week, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. |
| Marcelo Mayer | 2B | 10-Day IL· forearm | Interim manager Chad Tracy said Friday that Mayer (forearm) remains shut down from swinging a bat and will undergo new imaging next week, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. |
| Connelly Early | P | 15-Day IL· elbow | Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said Thursday that Early (elbow) started a throwing program earlier this week, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. |
| Ranger Suarez | P | 15-Day IL· groin | Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said Friday that Suarez (groin) could be activated from the 15-day injured list when first eligible Tuesday to start against the Orioles that night, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports. |
| Garrett Crochet | P | 60-Day IL· shoulder/lat | Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said Thursday that Crochet (shoulder/lat) has yet to resume a formal throwing program and is limited to playing catch with weighted plyometric balls, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. |
| Johan Oviedo | P | 60-Day IL· elbow | Oviedo (elbow) will throw a bullpen session next week, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. |
| Kutter Crawford | P | 60-Day IL· forearm | The Red Sox announced June 29 that Crawford (forearm) has been throwing plyometric balls during workouts at the team's spring training facility in Florida, MLB.com reports. |
| Roman Anthony | LF | 60-Day IL· finger | Interim manager Chad Tracy confirmed Thursday that Anthony's (finger) recent follow-up appointment with Dr. Gary Lourie revealed no new information about his injury, and the outfielder will continue to rehab at the Red Sox's complex in Flor |
| Tanner Houck | P | 60-Day IL· elbow | Houck (elbow) has started throwing two bullpen sessions per week, MLB.com reports. |
| Trevor Story | SS | 60-Day IL· sports hernia | The Red Sox announced June 28 that Story (sports hernia) is taking part in full baseball activities, MLB.com reports. |
| Triston Casas | 1B | 60-Day IL· abdomen/knee | Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said Saturday that Casas (abdomen/knee) has been shut down from hitting due to a wrist issue, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports. |
BOS News
20 items
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- Marcelo Mayer: Cleared for hitting progressionMayer (forearm) has been cleared to start his hitting progression with dry swings, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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- Red Sox push win streak to 11 games, reach .500 with 5-3 win over Rays to sweep doubleheader— Wilyer Abreu homered twice, All-Star Willson Contreras went deep in his first game back from a five-game suspension, and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night to sweep...BOS2d
- Jake Bennett allows 1 hit in 6 innings as Red Sox extend win streak to 10 with 10-0 win over Rays— Rookie Jake Bennett tossed six innings of one-hit ball, and Masataka Yoshida and Carlos Narvaez each homered as the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 10-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday in the first game of a...
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- Aroldis Chapman: Notches 21st saveChapman earned the save in Saturday's 7-6 win over the Rays, working around two walks in a scoreless ninth inning. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
- Wilyer Abreu: Two more homers SaturdayAbreu went 2-for-3 with a pair of home runs and three total RBI in Saturday's 7-6 win over Tampa Bay. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.