4th: R Hanigan singled to left, M Joyce to second. Get a summary of the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox baseball game The Red Sox had every reason to believe that the 2013 versions of Clay Buchholz (1.74 ERA, 2.78 FIP) and Jake Peavy (4.17 ERA, 3.96 FIP) could be great assets for this year's team.

Sure, the '98 Marlins are the worst defending champ in the annals of modern major-league baseball, but the 2014 Red Sox are shaping up to be the worst defending champ who made even a perfunctory effort at, you know, actually defending.

2nd: B Zobrist singled to right, R Hanigan scored, K Kiermaier to third. The team acquired a new trio of outfielders in Rusney Castillo, Yoenis Cespedes and Allen Craig. Well, it hasn't happened yet. The 2014 Boston Red Sox season was the 114th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. Replacement Daniel Nava has not been able to replace Victorino's 2013 value (or his own 2013 value, for that matter), and the Red Sox have been missing offense from an important slot. Outfielder, On December 12, 2013, the Red Sox resigned, On December 18, 2013, the Red Sox signed Japanese pitcher, On December 18, 2013, the Red Sox traded pitcher, On January 22, 2014, the Red Sox signed outfielder.

1st: A Craig grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Y Cespedes out at second.

The series is staying in Arlington, but the Dodgers and Rays have 24 hours to catch their breath. As for the current Red Sox model, this doesn't paint a becoming portrait. MLB trade rumors and news: The front office shuffle has begun, MLB trade rumors and news: Dodgers dominate Rays to take 1-0 World Series lead. 8th: J Bradley Jr. grounded out to first. C Vazquez doubled to deep center, B Brentz scored. Will Middlebrooks.

The most runs scored against them (16) was played on July 2, 2014 versus the Chicago Cubs. Bogaerts' offense has been better, mostly by default. All told, Victorino played 30 games and could only manage a .303 on-base percentage. . On July 9, the Red Sox release Pierzynski. 7th: K Kiermaier grounded into fielder's choice to first, R Hanigan out at second. This year, the Sox have missed the all-around production Victorino provided in right field. In fact, only the 1998 Marlins have been a bigger flop when it comes to title defenses. I was tasked with ranking each player on the expected Red Sox roster (including one guy, Craig Breslow, who's starting the season on the disabled list) based on their importance to the 2014 …

To be sure, many a franchise would love to "suffer" in a similar manner -- i.e., being lousy in the year following a championship means, ipso facto, that you won a championship. 2014 Boston Red Sox Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com.

In a matter of months, owner Wayne Huizenga, in a fit of pique, ordered GM Dave Dombrowski to trade away core talents like Kevin Brown, Gary Sheffield, Moises Alou, Al Leiter, Devon White, Robb Nen, Charles Johnson and Jeff Conine.

G Cecchini safe at first on error by first baseman J Loney, Y Cespedes scored, A Craig to third.

1st: J Loney singled to center, E Longoria to second. var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'right';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = 'https://www.baseball-almanac.com/css/print.css';var pfBtVersion='2';(function(){var js,pf;pf=document.createElement('script');pf.type='text/javascript';pf.src='//cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})(); The 2014 Boston Red Sox (click team name for complete roster) home / road splits for the regular season were 34-47 (0.420 winning percentage) at home and 37-44 (0.457 winning percentage) away. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family, STATMASTER: Team Fielding, Hitting & Pitching Statistics. Things are looking up for the Red Sox, as "up" is the only place to look when you are at the bottom. So -- assuming the 2014 Red Sox do indeed finish with a losing record -- that's 17 of 109 World Series winners, or 15.6 percent, that have followed up maximum glory with a sub-.500 mark. And he is the guy who has logged the most starts and innings for Boston. 3rd: R Castillo homered to left center (388 feet), A Craig and G Cecchini scored. They also became the first MLB team to finish last in one season, win the World Series the next, and finish last again the following season. The Red Sox had three position spots that provided awful offense this season, performaing at the bottom two of the American League in OPS despite playing in hitter-friendly Fenway Park: When one third of your lineup spots are playing at such horrendous levels, your run production is bound to suffer. © 2004-2020 CBS Interactive.