Red Sox Recap, 1 to 7 September

Between Tuesday 1 September and Monday 7 September 2009, the Boston Red Sox played seven games on the road – three against the Tampa Bay Rays and four against the Chicago White Sox. Here are the breakdowns over the time period.

Total Each Series

Red Sox: 19 runs, 30 hits, 2 errors
Rays: 15 runs, 29 hits, 3 errors
Two wins, one loss (won the first and third games)
Analysis: Red Sox had 56% of the total runs, 51% of the total hits, 40% of the total errors

Red Sox: 10 runs, 30 hits, 1 error
White Sox: 23 runs, 42 hits, 1 error
One win, three losses (won the third game)
Analysis: Red Sox had 30% of the total runs, 43% of the total hits, 50% of the total errors

Combined Series Totals

Red Sox: 29 runs, 60 hits, 3 errors
Opponents: 38 runs, 71 hits, 4 errors
Three wins, four losses
Analysis: Red Sox had 43% of the total runs, 46% of the total hits, 43% of the total errors

Season-To-7 September 2009

Red Sox: 720 runs, 1248 hits, 77 errors
Opponents: 623 runs, 1258 hits, 95 errors
Seventy-nine wins, fifty-eight 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 Tuesday 8 September 2009)

New York 89 50 .640
Boston 79 58 .577
Tampa Bay 72 66 .522
Toronto 61 76 .445
Baltimore 56 81 .409

AL Wild Card Standings (at the start of Tuesday 8 September 2009)

Boston 79 58 .577
Texas 76 60 .559
Seattle 72 66 .522
Tampa Bay 72 66 .522
Minnesota 69 68 .504