This is supposed to be the dog days of summer. The point in the grueling schedule where players feel the weight of a long season. Don’t tell that to the Boston Red Sox. As the weather has heated up, so have Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez.
The two superstars leading the best offense in baseball have been brilliant all season but each has taken their production to another level in August.
Over the 11 games played this month, Betts is hitting a blistering .444/.554/.822 with 20 hits, two home runs, two triples, seven doubles, seven RBI and 15 runs scored.