BOSTON - The numbers produced by the White Sox on their current seven-game trip are staggering when compared to their previous 92 games.
Winners of seven straight, including a 9-2 victory on Wednesday over the Boston Red Sox, the White Sox have outscored opponents 54-19 on the trip. They’re hitting at a .332/.387/.565 clip over the last seven and have increased their per-game average from 3.37 runs to 3.67.
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The plus-35 in the team’s run differential has reduced its season mark to minus-46. The White Sox have also claimed six of their 11 “blowout” victories (wins by five or more runs, according to baseball-reference.com) on the trip. They are 11-15 in blowouts, having been outscored 111-161. In their other 73 games, the White Sox have outscored opponents 253-249.
The 54 runs scored accounts for 14.8 percent of the team’s 364 season total in just seven percent of their games.
The White Sox have 38 extra-base hits on the trip, which is 15.2 percent of their season total. Their 11 home runs account for 14.2 percent of their 77 in 2015.
Individually, here is a collection of the best performances on the trip:
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—Melky Cabrera is hitting .545/.559/1.030 with 11 extra-base hits - including two homers, 11 RBIs and 10 runs - in 34 plate appearances. He has 30 extra-base hits on the season.
—Jose Abreu is batting .407/.500/.704 with two homers and nine RBIs in 32 PAs.
—Carlos Sanchez, who has a 12-game hitting streak, is batting .481/.500/.889 with two homers and three RBIs in 28 PAs. He’s scored six times.
—Adam Eaton has stirred the drink, hitting at a .407/.484/.741 clip with two homers and five RBIs despite missing Sunday’s game. He has scored nine runs on the trip.
—Alexei Ramirez is hitting .290/.313/.613 with two home runs and six RBIs in 32 plate appearances.