Red Sox Offense Frozen in Early Slump

It's April 5th.

Welcome to Boston Red Sox News today, AI-powered coverage of your squad.

I'm Corey with the story.

The Boston Red Sox hit an early low Saturday, dropping a tight 3-2 decision to the San Diego

Padres and falling to a 2-6 record, dead.

Last in the majors.

That's their 5th loss in the last 6 games, putting them in a real hole right out the

gate.

Their offense is ice cold, scraping together just 24 runs through 8 games, tied for the

fewest in baseball.

They've been held to two runs, or fewer, four times already, going 0-4 in those spots.

And no team wins like that league wide.

Fans are buzzing about how this echoes 1998.

The last time Boston had four such low scoring starts, though that squad exploded later.

For third most runs, all year.

Stats show a point 223 batting average, sky high strikeouts at 28 percent, and their dead

last at 152 with runners in.

During position, in the loss, they tied at 2-2 in the 8th, but gave up the lead on a

Fernando Tati's double in RBI single in the 9th, then went down quietly.

Pitching held up fine, with rookie Connolly early, allowing just two runs and four innings

despite walks.

Four of their losses came by two runs or less, including three by one.

So a little offensive pop could flip the script.

Now they're four and a half games back of the 6-1 Yankees in the AL East, and it's clear

the bat's got to wake up fast to climb out.