Red Sox Offense Finally Hitting Stride At Perfect Time After Miserable Start

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For nearly two full months, the Boston Red Sox's offense was a disaster.

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Over their first 47 games through May 18, the Red Sox averaged just 3.62 runs per game. They ranked 29th in runs, 29th in home runs, 29th in slugging percentage, 27th in wOBA and 30th in wRC+. They were arguably the worst offense in baseball and went nine straight games without exceeding three runs -- their longest such streak since 2012.

Over the last two weeks, however, Boston's lineup has finally found its groove. By wRC+, the last two weeks have been the team's two best offensive weeks this season.

Since May 19, the Red Sox's offense has been one of the best in baseball. Aided by strong bench production and the resurgences of Jarren Duran and Caleb Durbin, they've ranked first in batting average, first in OBP, fifth in slugging percentage, third in wOBA, fourth in wRC+ and ninth in runs.

It's been a stunning and much-needed turnaround for Boston, which has averaged 5.55 runs per game during that span. Unfortunately, the Red Sox haven't capitalized as hoped, going 5-6 during that stretch.

On the plus side, their offense is humming as they enter one of the most critical stretches of their season. They have three straight series against AL East opponents coming up and a whopping 16 divisional games this month, so they'll need to keep swinging the bats well if they want to make up some ground in the standings.

They also need to hit better at Fenway Park, where they'll play nine of their next 15 games. Their recent stretch inspires confidence they'll be able to do that. 

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