So, who leads the Red Sox in batting average?
You guessed it: Sandy Leon, the near .500 hitting catcher who’s saving Boston’s season. Okay, maybe that’s going too far. After all, ‘The Sandyman’ has only had 44 at-bats over 16 games. It’s just a hot streak. Or, maybe Leon has figured something out that is contributing to his recent success.
The Red Sox struggled during the month of June, and it wasn’t just in the pitching department. Boston’s offense struggled as well. During their ‘June gloom’, some factors became apparent. The Red Sox have been crushing bad teams with bad pitching, and losing to good teams with good pitching.