Boston Red Sox: 2 causes for concern through the first 2 series

Over the long haul of a 162-game 2023 season, the odds appear to be stacked against the Boston Red Sox. The American League East is a beast with the Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays all expected to be playing postseason baseball. Throw in the improved Baltimore Orioles, then it’s going to be hard for Alex Cora’s crew to stay afloat in the standings over 162 games.

There was hope for the Red Sox to get off to a good start this season with the schedule they had facing them. Three at home against the Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates, before three with the Detroit Tigers on the road offered a glimmer of hope that they could start the season off on the right foot. It didn’t happen.

Boston dropped four of their first six games at Fenway Park against Baltimore and Pittsburgh and, as they head to Detroit for three games over the weekend, they are sitting at 2-4 and in the basement of the American League East. That’s not a spot you want to be in six games into the season.

As the Red Sox look to right the ship on their upcoming road trip against the Tigers and Rays, here are two reasons why Boston Red Sox fans should be concerned as to where they are heading this season after just six games. Yes, it’s just six games and a very small sample size, but there are signs that are pointing to them finishing where they currently sit.