There’s no denying the Red Sox have run into more outs than any other team in the league, but it’s worth looking at the plus side of their aggressive base-running as well. As these major league rankings show, there’s some good and bad when the Sox try to run wild (stats through Wednesday’s games):
GOOD
Times a runner on first base has reached third or scored on a single: 77
Rank: First
Percentage of times a runner has taken an extra base on a single or double: 43%
Rank: Second
Bases taken on wild pitches, passed balls, fly balls, balks: 141
Rank: Second
BAD
Runners thrown out on the bases: 66
Rank: First
Runners thrown out at third base: 16
Rank: First
Runners thrown out at home: 25
Rank: First
Source: Baseball-reference.