Red Sox run into outs on basepaths, waste opportunities against MLB's top team

ATLANTA — The Boston Red Sox have undoubtedly — and inexplicably — been a better team on the road this season than at home.Entering Friday, they were hitting .247 on the road compared with .223 at home. They were averaging 4.8 runs per game away from Fenway Park compared with 2.8 runs at home. They’d homered 20 times on the road compared with 11 times at home. And with runners in scoring position, they had hit .294 on the road versus just .174 at home.With the start of a six-game road trip, might that be the spark the team finally needed?Advertisement