Slumping Red Sox Shockingly Plummet To Last Place In Key Offensive Category
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Runs have been hard to come by for the Boston Red Sox this year, especially lately.
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The Red Sox's slumbering offense has looked lifeless at Fenway Park so far this weekend, mustering just two runs and nine hits in 19 innings over the first two games of their series against the Detroit Tigers. Granted, eight of those innings were against reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, but still.
Boston's averaging just 3.95 runs per game this season, tied for 20th in baseball. It's also half a run below the MLB average of 4.45.
A big reason for the Red Sox's offensive woes is their lack of power. They rank 2 6th in slugging percentage at .340 and dead last in home runs with 12 entering play on Sunday.
The Red Sox are now dead last in the major leagues with 12 home runs.
— Tony Massarotti (@TonyMassarotti) April 19, 2026
Surprisingly, Boston's power outage has only gotten worse despite warmer weather and spending more time at Fenway Park. After cracking eight homers over their first seven games, the Red Sox have gone deep just four times over their last 13 games, contributing to their 6-7 record during that span.
This isn't a new problem for Boston, either. The Red Sox ranked 27th in home runs following the Rafael Devers trade last season and did not add significant power during the offseason, so the early results aren't surprising.
In FanGraphs' ZiPS preseason projection model, Boston was the only MLB team that didn't have a single batter projected to hit 20 home runs this year. So far, those predictions have proven accurate.
If the Red Sox want to start scoring more runs and turn their season around, they need to start hitting the ball over the fence with more regularity. With how good pitchers and defenses are nowadays, it's tough to score runs without the long ball in the modern game.
Boston's finding that out the hard way.
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