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Chili Davis: Red Sox hitters' lack of strikeouts not by design

The Red Sox arent hitting for power as much as theyre expected to and theyre striking out less than anyone. Entering Thursday, the Sox had 300 strikeouts, 34 fewer than the 29th team on the list, the Mets. In April, when this trend was already evident, Red Sox hitting coach Chili Davis was asked if the lack of strikeouts were by design.