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BATTING LEADOFF

This has to be the worst Red Sox offense I have seen in my nearly 50 years of following the team.

The 1992 Red Sox, under Butch Hobson, were the only other sad candidate. They hit just 84 home runs as a team, and batted .246 with a .668 OPS.

Tom Brunansky led the way with 15 homers, and also drove in a team-high 74 runs. Brunansky played his last game in August 1994, his career effectively ended by the players’ strike. He’s 65 now. So, no, I don’t think it would be fair to ask him to bat any higher than seventh in this current lineup.

TO THE LINKS

ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Red Sox erupted for six runs in the fourth inning, and Connelly Early allowed just four hits and struck out seven in an 8-0 win over the Braves. Alex Speier has the game story.

Here is the box score.

NO SMALL IDEAS: Interim manager Chad Tracy, saddled with a roster lacking the power to take advantage of Fenway Park, is bringing back small ball — or at least the possibility of it. Peter Abraham explains.

UNFORTUNATE SLIP: Garrett Whitlock is hoping to avoid the injured list while dealing with left knee soreness caused by a slip on Fenway Park’s muddy mound in Sunday’s loss to the Twins. Alex Speier has more in the notebook.

(LATE) AFTERNOON DELIGHT: It will be a battle of lefthanders in the series finale. The Sox will go with Payton Tolle, while the Braves will counter with Chris Sale. First pitch is at 4:10 p.m. Here is a preview.

AROUND THE LEAGUE: Lefthander Cristopher Sánchez went seven innings to extend his scoreless streak to 44⅔ innings and pass Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander for the Phillies franchise record, in a 3-0 win Wednesday against the Padres. ... Baseball players fired the opening salvo in what is expected to be long and contentious labor negotiations, asking for expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights along with almost doubling the major league minimum and increasing the money high-revenue teams share with the less-wealthy clubs.

BREAKING THROUGH: It’s been a year of firsts for the Bentley baseball team. The program’s first Northeast 10 Conference championship, the first regionals, and the first super regionals appearance. Cam Kerry has more on the Falcons making their first appearance in the Division 2 World Series.

See more of our Red Sox coverage here.

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