Red Sox Strut: First baseman Mitch Moreland, RHP Doug Fister
By Sean Penney
Position Player Candidates
The Red Sox have counted on Chris Young to help fill in while Jackie Bradley is on the disabled list. He responded by going 3-for-10 (.300) with a double and a walk. Solid numbers, although he failed to drive in a run and was one of the main culprits behind Boston leaving 13 men on base in Sunday’s loss to Baltimore. Young struck out to end the third inning with runners on the corners and flew out to end the fifth with the bases loaded.
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Xander Bogaerts is finally breaking out of his second-half slump. He went 7-for-24 (.292) last week with two doubles, a triple, a home run and four RBI. He’s still batting a meager .221 since the break, but his .259 average this month is nearly 100 points higher than his miserable July.
It was a fairly uneventful first week with the franchise for Rajai Davis. He did collect his first pair of hits in a Red Sox uniform, going 2-for-8 for the week. He was also caught stealing on his only attempt. Last year’s league leader in steals will have better success on the bases, which is one of the several ways he can contribute to his new team.
Eduardo Nunez was only 6-for-29 (.207) last week, but he homered in consecutive games to help the Red Sox split the four game series in Cleveland. He led Tuesday’s 9-1 route with a double and a home run, driving in five RBI.