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Red Sox Standings Watch: Merry month of May has team on the rise

By Sean Penney

Mar 14, 2017; Fort Myers, FL, USA; Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price (24) looks on from the dugout against the Toronto Blue Jays at JetBlue Park. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 14, 2017; Fort Myers, FL, USA; Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price (24) looks on from the dugout against the Toronto Blue Jays at JetBlue Park. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 17, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; A general view of Fenway Park prior to batting practice before a game between the Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 17, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; A general view of Fenway Park prior to batting practice before a game between the Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports /

AL East Standings

Boston’s recent surge sends them into June in second place in the AL East.

At 29-23, the Red Sox enter the day trailing the division leading New York Yankees by two games. Boston managed to pick up a couple of games in the standings with their strong finish in May and have a pivotal meeting with the Yankees next week in New York.

The Red Sox have improved their run differential to +34, which ranks third in the AL behind the Yankees and a Houston Astros team that is running away with their division out West. Boston’s rise in this category has been fueled by a few offensive explosions, as they scored double-digit runs five times last month. The pitching staff also allowed two runs or less on eight occasions in May.

The teams at the bottom of the division have been heating up lately as well. The Toronto Blue Jays enter the month in last place, although at only 5.5 games back they are hardly out of the race. This division is still very much up for grabs.

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