The Red Sox have made plenty of improvements following a dismal start to the 2019 season.
But while Boston has been knocking in runs like crazy lately, batters have consistently been struggling when leading off the game.
As of Monday, Boston is batting .109 to lead off games this season, which is good for 29th in the MLB. Before Monday’s game, the Sox had struck out 22 times leading things off (22nd in MLB) with a measly .219 on-base percentage (28th in the MLB) and .095 slugging percentage (30th in the MLB) to boot.
Mookie Betts, Andrew Benintendi, Dustin Pedroia and Michael Chavis have served as leadoff hitters for the Sox this season, with Cora recommitting to Betts in the top spot. The four have combined for just six hits and nine walks and have struck out 20 times when leading off the game for the Sox.
