Red Sox Offense Stumbles, New Players Struggle

0:00On March 31st, the Boston Red Sox are off to a rough offensive start this season. In their first four games, they've managed just 11 runs while striking out 41 times, sitting at one win and three losses. Two fresh faces in the lineup, Wilson Contreras and Caleb Durvin have struggled big time. They've combined for only one hit so far, a single from Contreras on Sunday, though he's drawn four walks and Durvin has won. Manager Alex Cora no slumps all too well, drawing from his own early career woes, where he went hitless for his first nine at-bats. He sees these cold streaks as normal and a long 162 game grind, but the season opener adds extra heat. Cora's keeping her real with his advice, stay patient, work the counts, and focus on quality at-bats rather than forcing hits. Both new guys have shown glimpses of that approach, even without the results yet. Looking ahead, the Sox faces Stern Challenge Tuesday against the Astros, with Hunter Brown on the mound. He finished third in American League-Sci Young Voting last year, so Boston's bats better

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