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MLB. June is over. If you like seeing the sun, that’s a good thing.
The Red Sox, though, must have been wishing the month would never end.
Boston had an 18-7 June record going into last night’s game at Baltimore, which was delayed by rain in the fifth inning with the Sox leading 9-1.
The month featured winning streaks of four and five games, and saw a sweep of the Yankees, Jonathan Papelbon tie the franchise save record and veteran John Smoltz enter the rotation.
How sweet was last month for the Sox? They were darn good in April, but they went 14-8 then — a .636 winning percentage. Going into last night, June’s percentage was a ridiculous .720.
Oddly, it wasn’t the Boston bats that did it. They hit .255 as a team, worse than April (.275) or May (.273). And the Sox home run total, 29, was six less than May’s.
Pitching made the difference. Boston’s team ERA was 3.12 for the month, much better than April (4.52) or May (4.41). Opponents batted just .240 off Sox hurlers.
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