Trevor Story looks to build on his two-hit, two RBI night against the Braves
It’s been no secret that fans are getting impatient with new Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story. After signing a six-year, $140 million deal this spring, he has struggled mightily at the plate.
On Tuesday night, Story collected two hits and drove in two runs in the Red Sox 9-4 win over the Braves. Story finished the game going 2-for-5 with two hits, two runs driven in and one strike out.
Entering into the game on Tuesday, Story was hitting a putrid .194, zero home runs, 12 RBIs, nine walks and team leading 36 strike outs.
Story drove in his two runs in the top of the ninth inning off former Red Sox reliever Tyler Thornburg.
To begin the season, Story has displayed a lack of power at the plate. In addition, he has shown a lack of discipline at the plate which is resulting in his offensive woes.
The former Rockies shortstop is clearly pressing at the plate and his frustration is showing following each at-bat. Hopefully following his two-hit effort against the Braves, Story can build on that momentum and turn in quality at-bats.
Story has been working at trying to change his misfortune at the plate. Last week following his four strikeout game, Story stayed after the game and got back into the batting cage and work on his mechanics.
“Sometimes I’ll get in there and do work like that because I don’t want to go home and think about it for a long time,” Story said to The Athletic. “Just getting in that work makes me feel good about going home, feel good about something, because obviously nights like that, games like that, are unacceptable.”
Chaim Bloom’s biggest offseason acquisition has been getting booed by the Fenway Park crowd due to his early season performance. “I just didn’t feel right,” Story said. “Not so much mechanically. Whatever the adjustment, I typically keep that to myself, but more so just being more aggressive about it. Being offensive in the box more than anything else, I think, is something that I wanted to kind of work out.”
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