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30 for 30 MLB roundup: Red Sox getting it done offensively

Jackie Bradley Jr. isn't the only Red Sox starter who's hitting well; they're averaging almost six runs per game as a team. AP Photo/Charles Krupa

It would be absurd to take a week or two of April games and expect the results from that small sample to continue. But now that Memorial Day weekend is almost here and nearly a third of the season's games have been played, we have a fair slice of games upon which to judge, and what the Boston Red Sox offense is doing is remarkable.

The Red Sox lead the majors in runs scored with 274, or 5.96 per game over 46 games. This is 54 more runs than any other team in the American League, meaning they're averaging over a run per game more than any AL team. The Red Sox also have 76 hits and 108 total bases more than any other AL team, and they're hitting .298 as a team, including a .312 average in home games; they're averaging almost seven runs per game at Fenway Park.

And for the most part, they've done it with the same group of regular starters, meaning that a number of Red Sox players are on pace to put up incredible numbers. At their current trajectory, this is where some Boston players would wind up:

Jackie Bradley Jr.: 197 hits, including 42 doubles, 14 triples and 28 homers, and 120 RBIs.

Xander Bogaerts: 232 hits, 127 runs, 74 extra-base hits, 92 RBIs.

David Ortiz: 187 hits -- which would be a career high, by the way -- with 74 doubles, 39 homers and 151 RBIs.

Travis Shaw: 183 hits, 95 runs, 113 RBIs.

Dustin Pedroia: 194 hits, 120 runs.

Mookie Betts: 201 hits, 82 extra-base hits, 144 runs, 123 RBIs.

Hanley Ramirez: 183 hits, 95 runs, 92 RBIs.

There will be injuries in the days and weeks ahead for some, and there will be regression. But keep in mind that the rule of thumb for Fenway Park is that offense picks up as spring turns to summer.