BOSTON -- The home struggles continued on Tuesday for the Boston Red Sox as they fell to a league-worst 12-23 at Fenway Park with a 6-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Not only does Boston have the worst home record in baseball, but they are also set to be one of the worst home teams in the 114-year history of the ballpark. 

As noted by Red Sox Nation Stats on Twitter/X the Red Sox offense was held to two or fewer runs at Fenway for the 16th time this season. They are on pace to achieve that feat in 38 games, which would pass the 1916 Red Sox for the most in club history. 

Furthermore, the Boston offense was held to one or fewer runs for the ninth time this season, and is on pace for 21 games scoring one or zero runs at home, which would fall just shy of the 1917 Red Sox record of 23 such games. 

Over the last three seasons, Fenway has been the seventh-most hitter-friendly environment in baseball, with a Park Factor of 102. However, the Red Sox offense ranks at or near the bottom of baseball in nearly every offensive metric at home. They rank in the bottom 10 in on-base percentage (.314, T-22nd), slugging percentage (.378, 26th), wRC+ (85, T-27th), and isolated power (.134, T-27th). Their 26 home runs and 123 runs scored rank dead last and second-to-last in baseball.

The Red Sox' struggles at home can be traced to one thing that has plagued them all season: hitting with runners in scoring position. Boston has actually done well to put the ball in play at home, hitting .244, which ranks 19th in baseball, with the 10th-most doubles of any team. But a .218 batting average with runners in scoring position has made it difficult to put runs on the board. 

There is no better example of the Red Sox' struggles with runners in scoring position than Tuesday night's loss, in which Boston had Blue Jays starter Dylan Cease on the ropes in multiple innings but were unable to capitalize, hitting just 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position, stranding 13 men. 

The struggles with men on base stem from a roster that lacks a true power hitter, leaving the offense to string together multiple hits in an inning to score runs rather than the proverbial 'bloop and a blast'. 

Too often in 2026, either former manager Alex Cora or interim manager Chad Tracy has met with the media to discuss the inability to get a big hit when opportunities have been there. 

Whether it's a lack of clutch factor or simply an offense that doesn't have enough, the inability to cash in on these opportunities, especially at home, has put the Red Sox in the hole they currently find themselves in. 

Boston will look to right the ship on Wednesday night in game two of a three-game set with Toronto from Fenway. Jake Bennett (1-2, 5.28 ERA) will get the start for the Red Sox opposite Braydon Fisher (2-2, 3.28 ERA) for the Blue Jays. First pitch set for 6:45 p.m. ET. 

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