Red Sox in May - By The Numbers
| Projected | Actual | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/G | (rank) | RA/G | (rank) | Pythagorean | (rank) | W | L | W | L | Luck | ||
| Toronto | 5.66 | (3) | 4.03 | (3) | 0.65 | (1) | 19 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 0 | |
| New York | 5.9 | (1) | 4.55 | (6) | 0.616 | (2) | 18 | 11 | 16 | 13 | -2 | |
| Boston | 5.72 | (2) | 4.55 | (6) | 0.603 | (3) | 17 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 1 | |
| Minnesota | 4.75 | (6) | 3.86 | (2) | 0.594 | (4) | 17 | 11 | 16 | 12 | -1 | |
| Tampa Bay | 4.21 | (10) | 3.52 | (1) | 0.581 | (5) | 17 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 0 | |
| Texas | 4.89 | (4) | 4.85 | (12) | 0.503 | (6) | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 1 | |
| Los Angeles | 4.79 | (5) | 5 | (13) | 0.481 | (7) | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 0 | |
| Detroit | 3.88 | (11) | 4.12 | (5) | 0.474 | (8) | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 0 | |
| Kansas City | 4.34 | (8) | 4.62 | (8) | 0.472 | (9) | 14 | 15 | 12 | 17 | -2 | |
| Chicago | 4.37 | (7) | 4.7 | (9) | 0.466 | (10) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 0 | |
| Oakland | 3.54 | (14) | 4.04 | (4) | 0.44 | (11) | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 4 | |
| Seattle | 3.74 | (12) | 4.81 | (10) | 0.387 | (12) | 10 | 17 | 8 | 19 | -2 | |
| Cleveland | 4.3 | (9) | 5.7 | (14) | 0.373 | (13) | 10 | 17 | 9 | 18 | -1 | |
| Baltimore | 3.57 | (13) | 4.82 | (11) | 0.366 | (14) | 10 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 0 | |
We all knew that the AL East was the strongest division in baseball, but that's a scary-good month for four teams from the same division to put together. Overall, Tampa remains in first on the strength of their very hot start, but three of their division rivals outplayed them in May. I remain a Blue Jay skeptic, but they've played very well so far.
| Player | AB | Runs | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SB | BA | OBA | SPct | OPS | RC | RC/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Youkilis | 82 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 0 | .329 | .521 | .683 | 1.204 | 29.05 | 12.74 | |
| David Ortiz | 80 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 0 | .363 | .424 | .788 | 1.211 | 23.58 | 10.72 | |
| Adrian Beltre | 111 | 16 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 0 | .333 | .364 | .568 | .932 | 20.30 | 6.34 | |
| J.D. Drew | 102 | 21 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 1 | .324 | .381 | .471 | .851 | 18.36 | 6.46 | |
| Victor Martinez | 87 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 0 | .276 | .315 | .563 | .878 | 15.54 | 6.17 | |
| Marco Scutaro | 111 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .261 | .359 | .333 | .693 | 12.42 | 3.45 | |
| Dustin Pedroia | 108 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 0 | .213 | .325 | .333 | .659 | 11.32 | 3.14 | |
| Darnell McDonald | 78 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .244 | .263 | .321 | .583 | 6.42 | 2.59 | |
| Jason Varitek | 32 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .250 | .351 | .563 | .914 | 6.33 | 6.59 | |
| Bill Hall | 50 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .220 | .250 | .460 | .710 | 5.90 | 3.78 | |
| Jeremy Hermida | 74 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0 | .189 | .228 | .270 | .498 | 4.23 | 1.73 | |
| Mike Lowell | 35 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .229 | .325 | .343 | .668 | 3.55 | 3.06 | |
| Mike Cameron | 17 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .353 | .389 | .471 | .859 | 3.07 | 6.98 | |
| Jonathan Van Every | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .353 | .533 | .886 | 2.83 | 6.43 | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .49 | 6.13 | |
| John Lackey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -.07 | -.88 | |
| Tim Wakefield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -.27 | -1.69 | |
| Angel Sanchez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -.30 | -2.50 | |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 | -.49 | -.94 | |
| Totals | 1005 | 166 | 274 | 62 | 3 | 42 | 161 | 116 | 3 | .273 | .350 | .466 | .815 | 161.19 | 5.25 |
Youkilis and Ortiz had outstanding months, while Beltre, Drew and Martinz were very good. Varitek and Cameron were productive in limited at-bats.
Really, that is, I suspect, what a good offensive month for a team always looks like - a couple of dominant performances, two or three strong supporting performances, and then some guys whose struggles don't really stick out. Frequently, fans will look at a team and say, "yeah, they're doing well, but wait until Pedroia gets going, too!" But the fact is, everybody has ups and downs, hot and cold streaks, and rarely is everyone all hitting at the same time. This is what a productive team looks like. And this is why having hitters in every spot matters. You need everyone to win a game offensively once in a while to be a dominant team.
| Player | Games | W | L | Sv | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | K9 | BB9 | HR9 | Runs Saved1 | RS/IP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Lester | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 45 | 1.84 | 9.20 | 3.48 | 0.41 | 12.21 | 0.28 | |
| Clay Buchholz | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 3.08 | 5.92 | 4.50 | 0.47 | 5.18 | 0.14 | |
| Manny Delcarmen | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 2/3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1.84 | 7.36 | 3.68 | 0.61 | 4.40 | 0.30 | |
| Daniel Bard | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 1/3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0.79 | 8.74 | 4.76 | 0.00 | 3.72 | 0.33 | |
| Scott Atchison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 1/3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3.86 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.18 | 0.50 | |
| Bill Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | |
| Hideki Okajima | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 2/3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4.15 | 7.27 | 3.12 | 2.08 | 0.37 | 0.04 | |
| Joe Nelson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4.50 | 7.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 0.03 | 0.00 | |
| Ramon Ramirez | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 1/3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4.82 | 8.68 | 4.82 | 1.93 | -0.29 | -0.03 | |
| Jonathan Papelbon | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3.60 | 7.20 | 2.70 | 1.80 | -0.95 | -0.10 | |
| Jonathan Van Every | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | -1.50 | -1.50 | |
| John Lackey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31 1/3 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 5.17 | 5.17 | 5.17 | 1.44 | -2.19 | -0.07 | |
| Tim Wakefield | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 1/3 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 5.93 | 2.96 | 1.98 | 1.65 | -4.21 | -0.15 | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34 1/3 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 5.77 | 6.55 | 5.50 | 0.52 | -5.67 | -0.17 | |
| Scott Schoeneweis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18.00 | 11.25 | 11.25 | 0.00 | -5.98 | -1.50 | |
| Josh Beckett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 7.41 | 10.59 | 3.18 | 1.06 | -7.42 | -0.44 | |
| 99 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 260 1/3 | 229 | 132 | 124 | 116 | 201 | 4.29 | 6.95 | 4.01 | 0.93 | -0.62 | 0.00 |
Jon Lester, other than the month of April, has been the best pitcher in the AL for the last two years. I've said before that I thought there was a Cy Young award in his future - it's not at all inconcievable that this would be the year. He probably won't put up a 1.84 ERA the rest of the way, but he was a dominant pitcher in the month of May. Clay Buchholz has helped him carry the rotation, as the rest have been inconsistent (Matsuzaka, Wakefield), mediocre (Lackey) or bad (Beckett). Manny Delcarmen appears to be a productive pitcher again, which is helpful, and Papelbon's eight good and scoreless outings are masked by the one disaster outing, four runs in 2/3 inning.
1 - Runs Saved - How many fewer runs the pitcher allowed in his innings pitched than the average AL pitcher has allowed in that number of innings. The AL average in 2010 thus far is 4.54 runs allowed per nine innings.
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