Red Sox Recap, 31 July to 9 August

Between Friday 31 July and Sunday 9 August 2009, the Boston Red Sox played nine games on the road – three against the Baltimore Orioles, two against the Tampa Bay Rays, and four against the New York Yankees. Here are the breakdowns over the time period.

Total Each Series

Red Sox: 28 runs, 47 hits, 2 errors
Orioles: 15 runs, 32 hits, 1 error
Three wins, no losses (sweep)
Analysis: Red Sox had 65% of the total runs, 60% of the total hits, 66% of the total errors

Red Sox: 6 runs, 14 hits, 1 error
Rays: 10 runs, 16 hits, 2 errors
No wins, two losses
Analysis: Red Sox had 38% of the total runs, 46% of the total hits, 33% of the total errors

Red Sox: 8 runs, 25 hits, 2 errors
Yankees: 25 runs, 46 hits, 1 error
No wins, four losses
Analysis: Red Sox had 24% of the total runs, 35% of the total hits, 67% of the total errors

Combined Series Totals

Red Sox: 42 runs, 86 hits, 5 errors
Opponents: 50 runs, 94 hits, 4 errors
Three wins, six losses
Analysis: Red Sox had 46% of the total runs, 48% of the total hits, 56% of the total errors

Season-To-9 August 2009

Red Sox: 562 runs, 990 hits, 67 errors
Opponents: 487 runs, 1007 hits, 73 errors
Sixty-two wins, forty-eight losses
Analysis: Red Sox had 54% of the total runs, 50% of the total hits, 48% of the total errors

AL East Standings (at the start of Monday 10 August 2009)

New York 69 42 .622
Boston 62 48 .564
Tampa Bay 61 50 .550
Toronto 53 57 .482
Baltimore 46 65 .414