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When Roman Anthony went down with an injury, the Boston Red Sox\u2019s offense was lacking. Anthony had been one of the most productive hitters in the lineup since his promotion to the big leagues.<\/p>\n

His absence left the Red Sox with a hole in the order that they felt. In the two weeks following his injury, Boston scored 58 runs and only hit 11 home runs, 23rd and 26th in baseball, respectively.<\/p>\n

Entering Tuesday\u2019s series against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Red Sox\u2019s grasp on a Wild Card spot was tenuous. They led the Houston Astros and Cleveland Guardians by one game each. In the second inning on Tuesday, Masataka Yoshida led off the game with a double and scored the Red Sox\u2019s first run. Boston went on to win the game, with Yoshida going 2-4.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Red Sox didn\u2019t need much offense behind Garrett Crochet, but Yoshida once again stepped up to blow the game wide open. He doubled and scored a run in the first inning, and homered in the fifth. It was his first home run since August 8.<\/p>\n

With a 2-5 performance on Wednesday, Yoshida is hitting .333 with five doubles and 11 runs batted in since the start of September. He hasn\u2019t shown incredible power, but he\u2019s put the ball in play and driven runners in during a stretch where Boston needs every run they can get. In 61 plate appearances, he\u2019s only struck out four times dating back to September 1.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe guy can hit. That\u2019s the reason we signed him a while ago,\u201d Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. \u201cHe was banged up. That\u2019s the reason he wasn\u2019t hitting the ball in the air. Last year, he had major surgery. It took him a while to get going. He was getting at-bats, and now he\u2019s hitting in the middle of the lineup. This guy has done it before, right? He did it in Japan. He won championships. He carried the offense over there, and right now he\u2019s doing an amazing job for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Garrett Crochet threw eight shutout innings on Wednesday. The Red Sox didn\u2019t need to put up a big total to win the game, but it allowed them to keep the bullpen rested outside of Payton Tolle, who pitched the ninth inning. With the 7-1 victory, the Red Sox\u2019s magic number over the Houston Astros for a Wild Card spot is just two.<\/p>\n

If the Red Sox are going to make a run in October, they\u2019ll need contributions from everyone. If Yoshida can continue to put the ball in play and drive in runners, the lineup gets a little bit longer and more difficult for opponents to navigate.<\/p>\n

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