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Red Sox Home Offense Struggles Early in 2026 Season
The Boston Red Sox hold a 7-11 record at Fenway Park and rank near the bottom of Major League Baseball in several home offensive categories. The team has performed better on the road. Improved home hitting will be required if the Red Sox are to contend for a playoff spot.
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The Boston Red Sox are 7-11 at home this season and rank near the bottom in nearly every offensive category at Fenway Park. 302. 320. 378 slugging percentage while hitting 20 home runs. Entering the season the team was viewed as lacking power in its lineup.
The Red Sox did not re-sign third baseman Alex Bregman and did not sign first baseman Pete Alonso before turning their attention to shortstop Trevor Story and acquiring first baseman Willson Contreras. Story has hit two home runs this season, both on the road.
Contreras has eight home runs, three of them at Fenway Park. The Red Sox hit two home runs in Friday night's game against the Rays, both contributing to their only runs in a 4-for-29 performance. Wilyer Abreu hit his sixth home run of the season and Ceddanne Rafaela hit his third.
The two home runs raised the team's season total at home to nine.
Park is the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball.
The Red Sox have played there since 1912. 567 winning percentage at home, which projects to nearly 92 wins over a full season. Since the 1968 season, 17 teams have posted lower home batting averages than the Red Sox have so far in 2026, including four from the shortened 2020 season.
At their current pace the Red Sox project to hit roughly 41 home runs at home this season.
The Red Sox are tied for last place in their division and sit nine games behind the division leader. From a wild card perspective the team is one game back of the final spot. 500. The Red Sox have two additional games at home this weekend against a team with the fifth-best earned run average in the league.
