Bogaerts had a 10-game hitting streak, the longest by any Sox player to date, but in seven games since then he is batting .200 with one extra-base hit, 11 strikeouts and 5 walks. He has had two 3-K games in his last five starts, the first coming in last Thursday's doubleheader against the Rays.
Sox manager John Farrell wouldn't call Bogaerts' absence from the lineup a benching, noting that Herrera hasn't started in eight games. His only appearance in that time was Sunday against Oakland, when he pinch-ran for Mike Carp and was thrown out attempting to steal.
"A day off and a chance to get another left-handed bat in the lineup," Farrell called it. "Leake has been very tough on right-handers, and some other alignments in the lineup kind of reflect that as well."
He is one of the keys to the success of the Red Sox future. Bogaerts is going to be a very good player as he matures and gets more experience, but as of right now he is struggling to get his bat on the ball.
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