ELLS AND THE O’S: Jacoby Ellsbury went 2-for-5 last night to extend his hitting streak against Baltimore to 37 games dating back to 4/17/09, batting .416 (69-for-166) in that stretch…It is the longest hit streak ever recorded against the Orioles franchise, ahead of Earl Averill (from 1929-31) and Jimmie Foxx (1935-36), who each had 31-game stretches against the St. Louis Browns…Ellsbury’s 37-game hit streak vs. the O’s is the longest ever by a Red Sox player vs. any team.
A FINE NINE: Dustin Pedroia has hit safely in each of his last 9 games at a .471 clip (16-for-34) with 5 doubles, a triple, 4 RBI, 8 runs and 5 walks in the 9-game stretch.
OFFENSIVE LINE: Sox batters have scored 574 runs, 3rd in the Majors behind the Rangers (580) and Yankees (577)…The club tops the Majors with 412 extra-base hits, including a Major League-high 267 doubles…Boston is 2nd in the AL with 1,086 hits and 1,775 total bases (2nd in ML), and 3rd with 546 RBI and a .438 SLG.
