Red Sox Recap, 21 to 30 August

Between Friday 21 August and Sunday 30 August 2009, the Boston Red Sox played ten games at home – three against the New York Yankees, four against the Chicago White Sox, and three against the Toronto Blue Jays. Here are the breakdowns over the time period.

Total Each Series

Red Sox: 29 runs, 35 hits, 1 error
Yankees: 29 runs, 45 hits, 3 errors
One win, two losses (won the second game)
Analysis: Red Sox had 50% of the total runs, 44% of the total hits, 25% of the total errors

Red Sox: 26 runs, 40 hits, 4 errors
White Sox: 22 runs, 37 hits, 3 errors
Three wins, one loss (won the first, second, and third games)
Analysis: Red Sox had 54% of the total runs, 52% of the total hits, 57% of the total errors

Red Sox: 16 runs, 30 hits, 0 errors
Blue Jays: 7 runs, 20 hits, 2 errors
Three wins, no losses (sweep)
Analysis: Red Sox had 70% of the total runs, 60% of the total hits, 0% of the total errors

Combined Series Totals

Red Sox: 71 runs, 105 hits, 5 errors
Opponents: 58 runs, 102 hits, 8 errors
Seven wins, 3 losses
Analysis: Red Sox had 55% of the total runs, 51% of the total hits, 39% of the total errors

Season-To-30 August 2009

Red Sox: 691 runs, 1188 hits, 74 errors
Opponents: 585 runs, 1187 hits, 91 errors
Seventy-six wins, fifty-four losses
Analysis: Red Sox had 54% of the total runs, 50% of the total hits, 45% of the total errors

AL East Standings (at the start of Monday 31 August 2009)

New York 82 48 .631
Boston 76 54 .585
Tampa Bay 70 59 .543
Toronto 58 70 .453
Baltimore 54 77 .412