Fansided · Jun 11, 2019
Boston Red Sox struggling to hit with runners in scoring position
The Boston Red Sox lineup has hit a lull lately due to an uncharacteristic lack of hitting with runners in scoring position.
It’s the bottom of the 10th inning, two outs with the bases loaded. The opposing pitcher has no margin for error after walking two of the last three batters and Xander Bogaerts knows it. He takes a patient approach, watching a couple of pitches cross over the middle of the plate. Now behind in the count, he’s forced to swing at the toughest pitch he’ll see during the at-bat, a slider down and away. Bogaerts hits it off the end of the bat, lining out to center to end the threat. The Boston Red Sox leave ’em loaded and would let the game slip away one inning later.
