The Red Sox have had a spectacular season with an 108-54 overall record. The Red Sox reached their 100th win on September 13th, when David Price pitched seven shutout innings in a 1-0 victory against The Toronto Blue Jays. The team was the first Boston team to reach this milestone since the 1946 Red Sox.
Among the best performing players this season is
right fielder/designated hitter J. D Martinez who has the potential to win the
Triple Crown. J.D. Martinez will finish his season batting .330 with 43
HR and 130 RBIs. The only other Red Sox ever to hit at least .330 with 40+ HR
and 130+ RBI are Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Jimmie Foxx.
The last Major League Baseball player to
accomplish this impressive feat of a Triple Crown was Miguel Cabrera who did it
in 2013. Besides Martinez, another player who has performed remarkably well
this season is the right fielder Mookie Betts, who will finish the season
with 32 HR, 80 RBIs, and batting .346.
When it comes to pitchers few have done as well as Chris Sale. Sale’s record for the regular season was 12-4 with an ERA of 2.11. Yet, Sale has experienced diminished velocity as the season progressed.
As for veterans such as Dustin Pedroia, this
season was short. Pedroia who has played with the Red Sox since 2006, played in
a mere three games after undergoing a cartilage-restoration procedure on his
left knee in October, 2017. The surgery was only expected to sideline Pedroia
for two months.
He returned to the lineup in late May. However, by June 2nd, Pedroia had landed back on the disabled list, due to soreness in his left knee. Pedroia had undergone another procedure in July in an effort to clear up scar tissue, but was still unable to play for the majority of the season.
The Boston Red Sox captured the American League
East title – against their arch rivals The New York Yankees on September 20th
with an 11-6 victory. It took them three attempts, but in the end, they
clinched the berth.
All in all the Red Sox have had an incredible
season. It was historic, filled with explosive speed, a lot of home runs, and
plenty of nail biting moments to keep even the most casual Red Sox fan on the
edge of his or her seat.
