Boston Red Sox: 3 reasons they’ll win 2017 World Series
By Derek Snyder
2. Clutch Hitting
As if we need another reasons to believe the Red Sox will be playing in the World Series this season, they give us another confidence-booster with their ability to drive in runners. While they aren’t a power-hitting baseball team, they are one of the best in MLB in clutch hitting.
Yes, there are many ways to determine what “clutch hitting” actually means, but I’m specifically talking about their ability to drive runners in with two outs. If you can do that in October, that will definitely mess with the psyche of the opposing team.
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According to MLB Stats, the Red Sox have 176 RBI whenever they have had runners on base with two outs. Not only does this place them seventh in Major League Baseball, but it also ranks them second in the entire American League in this category.
If that wasn’t impressive enough to convince you, Boston is also the best team in baseball in the ninth inning or later, as MLB Stats has recorded 65 RBI from the Red Sox in those situations. When it comes down to it, the Red Sox find ways to score whenever the pressure is on.
If Boston wants to bring home another title to the true “City of Champions”, they need to continue having an extremely low blood pressure in the late innings of games. Needless to say, the most calm and confident ball club usually plays its best baseball whenever October rolls around and it wouldn’t surprise me to see Boston keep it rolling.