From the Maniacal One...
This week's obscure but telling facts from statistician Chuck Waseleski of Millers Falls (through Friday):
17-10, 4-17
The Red Sox are 17-10 on the road when they score first, 4-17 when their opponents score first..300
Dustin Pedroia is batting .300 with two strikes. He has 48 two-strike hits.83
Eighty-three of the Red Sox' 448 runs (19 percent) have occurred in innings in which Jacoby Ellsbury has led off.3.03, 7.28
Against the American League East, Red Sox relievers have a 3.03 ERA at home, 7.28 on the road.105
105 of the 330 walks allowed by Red Sox pitchers have come in the seventh inning or later..450
Mike Lowell is batting .450 (18 for 40) in the clutch (seventh inning on with a one-run lead or tie score or representing at least the tying run).
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