Red Sox Recap, 10 to 20 August

Between Monday 10 August and Thursday 20 August 2009, the Boston Red Sox played ten games – four at home against the Detroit Tigers – and six on the road – three against the Texas Rangers and three against the Toronto Blue Jays. Here are the breakdowns over the time period.

Total Each Series

Red Sox: 21 runs, 34 hits, 2 errors
Tigers: 14 runs, 25 hits, 2 errors
Three wins, one loss (won the first, second, and third games)
Analysis: Red Sox had 60% of the total runs, 58% of the total hits, 50% of the total errors

Red Sox: 13 runs, 27 hits, 0 errors
Rangers: 15 runs, 31 hits, 1 error
One win, two losses (won the first game)
Analysis: Red Sox had 46% of the total runs, 47% of the total hits, 0% of the total errors

Red Sox: 24 runs, 32 hits, 0 errors
Blue Jays: 11 runs, 22 hits, 7 errors
Three wins, no losses (sweep)
Analysis: Red Sox had 69% of the total runs, 59% of the total hits, 0% of the total errors

Combined Series Totals

Red Sox: 58 runs, 93 hits, 2 errors
Opponents: 40 runs, 78 hits, 10 errors
Seven wins, three losses
Analysis: Red Sox had 59% of the total runs, 54% of the total hits, 17% of the total errors

Season-To-20 August 2009

Red Sox: 620 runs, 1083 hits, 69 errors
Opponents: 527 runs, 1085 hits, 83 errors
Sixty-nine wins, fifty-one losses
Analysis: Red Sox had 54% of the total runs, 50% of the total hits, 47% of the total errors

AL East Standings (at the start of Friday 21 August 2009)

New York 76 45 .628
Boston 69 51 .575
Tampa Bay 65 55 .542
Toronto 55 64 .462
Baltimore 49 72 .405