Things you'll need to know: Tuesday by Jared Carrabis
Jason Bay, Victor Martinez, Jacoby Ellsbury and more!


Here are the things you'll need to know to impress your friends for Tuesday, September 22, 2009:

Jason Bay's third inning blast off of left-hander Lenny DiNardo was the 36th long ball of the year hit by the Boston outfielder. The three-run shot surpassed his previous career high of 35 HR in 2006.

With his two-run single in the fifth inning, Victor Martinez drove in RBI numbers 99 and 100 for the 2009 season. It is just the third season that Martinez has driven in 100 runs or more since breaking into the league in 2002.

After going 2-for-4 with a walk on Monday night, Martinez extended his career high hitting streak to 20 games. The 20-game hit streak which began on August 28, has seen Martinez go 27-for-74 over that span for a .365 batting average. The Red Sox have gone 14-6 over his hitting streak, including a game-winning, bases-clearing double against Baltimore on August 9. Did I mention his middle name is Jesus? Not even joking.

Since August 2, Manny Delcarmen has an ERA of 8.80 with two blown saves and opponents are hitting .286 against him. In the 18 games that Delcarmen has pitched in over that span, the Red Sox have a record of 8-10.

After a 20-game homerless streak for Jason Bay starting on July 8 until August 1, the right-handed batter went on a tear beginning on August 5. In the 39 games from August 1 until Monday night's game, Bay is batting .314 with 16 HR, six doubles and 39 RBI. He's scored 32 runs in those 39 games and his OPS is through the roof at 1.128. During the current highlighted offensive rampage put on by Bay, the Red Sox are 25-14.

After going 1-for-5 with 2 RBI on Monday night, Jacoby Ellsbury expanded his hitting streak to seven games. Since August 24, Ellsbury is hitting .350, with six doubles, three triples, 2 HR, 14 RBI, and nine stolen bases. He has 18 runs scored in those 26 games, leading the Red Sox to a 19-7 record over that span. Boston's center fielder is quickly rising to the top of the list among baseball's premier leadoff hitters.

-Jared Carrabis

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Published on September 22, 2009

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