Boston is currently one of the hottest teams in baseball. Boston has won six straight games they clash against the LA Angels tonight. Including winning eight out of their last ten games.
The BoSox is currently in the midst of a tough Western road trip. So far, they have come out with six wins in six games, including sweeping Oakland and beating The Angels three times. Boston started the road trip with a losing record, although now having a .526 winning percentage and is sitting in a wild-card position.
Why is Boston winning? The Sox have had stellar pitching over the last stretch. They have only allowed ten runs since May 31, a span of eight games. Including three shutouts, two against Los Angeles and once against Oakland. Michael Wacha pitched a three-hit shutout on June 6th. Although Boston hasn't overused their bullpen over the past week, they have shown solid outings too. Sox's relievers have only allowed one run and two hits in the past three games.
The bats have also come along for the Beantown, scoring 35 runs in the past seven games, including 67 hits. Boston slugger Bobby Dalbec has seemed to wake up after having a horrible start to the season. In his past three games, Bobby is batting .333 with four hits, three runs-batted-in, and just one strikeout.
The Red Sox sit in a wild-card position, although 10.5 games behind the first-place New York Yankees. Boston currently sits with a +41 run differential and a 30-27 record.