On Saturday and Sunday, the Red Sox put a 'twin-killing' of sorts on the Twins. They put 28 runs on the board—after being one of the lowest-scoring teams in the AL before that. This outburst of offense has vaulted
The Carmine Hose to
seventh place overall in runs scored in the Junior Circuit—and
number three in run differential (+17). This crazy transformation coincided exactly with manager
John Farrell's decision to scramble the lineup.
Mookie Betts became the new lead-off hitter and
Andrew Benintendi batted clean-up.
Voilà! The 1927 Yankees! Losing the DH for three stupid inter-league games in Milwaukee will likely halt this juggernaut—but it was fun while it lasted!
