The Bosox Have Done Well vs. the AL East, but Are only 10-14 vs. the AL West. What's their Record vs. West?

Question

As of July 30, 2006, can you provide their season record vs. the A's, Angels, Mariners, and Rangers? Against which three of those teams do they have a losing record so far in 2006?

With only nine remaining games against the AL West this season (three vs. the A's, three vs. the Angels, and three vs. the Mariners), which AL West team is guaranteed not to lose the season series vs. the Bosox this year?

They are also only at .500 vs. the AL Central in 2006, pending today's game. The Central includes one team which has defeated the Sox in all three games it has played them so far this season--the only team to be undefeated against the Bosox so far in 2006. Which team is it?

Ten points for the most organized, most objective, neatest answer.

Subjective part: Who is more of a playoff threat to them? A's, Angels, Mariners, or Rangers?

Great job, Craig S. I missed that single makeup game in Texas in July, and I mis-tallied Boston's three April wins against Seattle as 1-3 instead of 3-1 for that four-game series. (I was going by their month-by-month schedule on their website; that can be a little tricky to copy down.) Yes, you're right; they are 13-13 against the AL West, not 10-14 as I had tallied. Thanks for your sharp eye.

So it turns out they have a losing record only against the A's and Angels.

Answer 1

I have to correct you - to this point, the Red Sox have a 13-13 record against the AL West, according to my numbers and the standings on Yahoo and MLB.com:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/standings

Their current records against each AL West team are:

Los Angeles - 1-2
Oakland - 3-4
Seattle - 4-3
Texas - 5-4

According to those records, then, no team is guaranteed not to lose a series to the Bosox this season.

The Twins are the team that is undefeated against Boston, beating them three straight from June 13-15. However, Boston does have an 8-7 record against the Central overall.

As for the subjective part of your question, I'd probably choose the Angels. If Weaver is the real deal, then he and Lackey could be a tough 1-2 for the Sox, and the Angels can score a lot of runs.

Answer 2

no one cares about the bosox