The Boston Crimson Sox have shuffled round their infield depth all through the 2024 season with the day-to-day lineup seeing a number of adjustments at first, second base and shortstop, which — even with 25 video games remaining within the common season — might nonetheless be the case because the staff hunts down a playoff spot.
Crimson Sox supervisor Alex Cora began infielders Romy González and Nick Sogard at second base and shortstop respectively for Sunday afternoon’s 4-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers. González and Sogard went a mixed 3-for-5 on the plate, ending answerable for half of Boston’s whole hits (six) and signaling an additional want for an offensive increase. In the meantime, over 678 miles from Comerica Park, right-handed infielder Vaughn Grissom crushed a three-run residence run for the Triple-A Worcester Crimson Sox at Polar Park. Grissom completed 1-for-4 in Worcester’s 11-6 win over the Toledo Mud Hens, persevering with a current red-hot stretch within the batter’s field worthy of September call-up consideration from Boston.
Grissom’s earlier .204 batting common has surged to .240 because the 23-year-old’s undergone an environment friendly 11-for-28 stretch (two residence runs, 13 RBIs) inside the previous seven video games logged in Triple-A. Maybe that’ll be sufficient for the Crimson Sox, who’ve watched their offense scrap throughout three or fewer runs in 4 of Boston’s final 5 video games, failing to reap the benefits of top quality pitching performances resulting from mininal lineup momentum. In ending off their three-game weekend battle in Detroit, the Crimson Sox had been led out of Comerica Park after plating residence two runs all through the ultimate 18 innings of the sequence. That will not reduce it transferring ahead, particularly for a staff sitting 4 1/2 video games behind the ultimate avaiable postseason ticket within the American League wild card standings.
Boston hasn’t shied away from aggressive rotster motion, predominately to re-tool the infield and bullpen. The Crimson Sox endured multi-month absences to Trevor Story and Triston Casas whereas, thus far, solely getting 23 massive league appearances from Grissom’s debut marketing campaign with the group. Cora has vocalized the staff’s dedication to chasing a playoff run on its behalf numerous instances this season, however for a clubhouse that is endured as a lot because the Crimson Sox have since Opening Day, that is an easier-said-than-done endeavor to come up with. Boston’s due for a scolding sizzling stretch of baseball, particularly having not recorded a sequence sweep for the reason that All-Star break and with the continued struggles to carry out at Fenway Park — the Crimson Sox have gone 31-38 at residence.
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There’s not a lot time left on the clock for Grissom to make a distinction and contribute to Boston’s playoff push, however there’s a case to be made. Grissom’s right-handed bat and center infield glove might each assist, now greater than ever and with Story, who hasn’t performed since April, too, working towards rejoining the large league roster quickly.
