Red Sox are giving up multi-run HR at an alarming rate

Your 2016 Red Sox are off to a great start (30-20). However, their pitching staff's propensity to give up multi-run HR's is alarming. In fact the second worst in the last 50 Red Sox seasons.

The 2016 Red Sox have allowed the highest percentage of multi-run HR's compared to HR's allowed in their last 50 years.

YEAR	GAMES	ERA	IP	HR	MULTI-RUN HR	MULTI-RUN HR %
2016	50	4.21	448.67	51	27	52.9%
1972	155	3.47	1382.67	101	52	51.5%
1980	160	4.38	1441.33	129	63	48.8%
1985	163	4.06	1461.33	130	63	48.5%
1984	162	4.18	1442.00	141	68	48.2%
1987	162	4.77	1436.00	190	91	47.9%
1997	162	4.85	1451.67	149	71	47.7%
1994	115	4.93	1029.33	120	57	47.5%
2010	162	4.20	1456.67	152	71	46.7%
2004	162	4.18	1451.33	159	73	45.9%
2003	162	4.48	1646.67	153	70	45.8%
2005	162	4.74	1429.00	164	75	45.7%
1981	108	3.81	987.33	90	41	45.6%
1996	162	4.98	1458.00	185	84	45.4%
2012	162	4.70	1443.00	190	86	45.3%
1991	162	4.01	1439.67	147	66	44.9%
2006	162	4.83	1441.33	181	81	44.8%
1982	162	4.04	1453.00	155	69	44.5%
1974	162	3.72	1455.33	126	56	44.4%
1995	144	4.39	1292.67	127	56	44.1%
1976	162	3.52	1458.00	109	48	44.0%
1999	162	4.00	1436.67	160	70	43.8%
1970	162	3.87	1446.33	156	68	43.6%
1975	160	3.99	1436.67	145	63	43.4%
1988	162	3.97	1426.33	143	62	43.4%
1969	162	3.92	1466.67	155	66	42.6%
1992	162	3.58	1448.67	107	45	42.1%
1977	161	4.12	1428.00	158	66	41.8%
2007	162	3.87	1438.67	151	63	41.7%
2011	162	4.20	1457.33	156	65	41.7%
2000	162	4.23	1452.67	173	72	41.6%
2008	162	4.01	1446.33	147	61	41.5%
1989	162	4.01	1460.33	131	54	41.2%
1983	162	4.34	1446.33	158	65	41.1%
1971	162	3.81	1443.00	136	55	40.4%
1986	161	3.93	1429.67	167	67	40.1%
1973	162	3.65	1440.33	158	62	39.2%
1990	162	3.72	1442.00	92	36	39.1%
1979	160	4.02	1431.33	133	52	39.1%
2001	161	4.15	1448.00	146	57	39.0%
1967	162	3.37	1459.33	142	55	38.7%
2014	162	4.01	1465.67	154	59	38.3%
1998	162	4.18	1436.00	168	63	37.5%
2015	162	4.31	1448.33	178	66	37.1%
2002	162	3.75	1446.00	146	54	37.0%
2009	162	4.35	1436.67	167	60	35.9%
1978	163	3.54	1472.67	137	49	35.8%
1993	162	3.78	1452.33	127	44	34.6%
1968	162	3.33	1447.00	115	36	31.3%
2013	162	3.79	1454.00	156	46	29.5%

Here are the season totals, worse to best in percentage of multi-run HR per game.

YEAR	G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	MULTI-RUN HR	PER GAME
1987	162	78	84	0.481	4.77	91	0.56
2016	50	30	20	0.600	4.21	27	0.54
2012	162	69	93	0.426	4.70	86	0.53
1996	162	85	77	0.525	4.98	84	0.52
2006	162	86	76	0.531	4.83	81	0.50
1994	115	54	61	0.470	4.93	57	0.50
2005	162	95	67	0.586	4.74	75	0.46
2004	162	98	64	0.605	4.18	73	0.45
2000	162	85	77	0.525	4.23	72	0.44
2010	162	89	73	0.549	4.20	71	0.44
1997	162	78	84	0.481	4.85	71	0.44
2003	162	95	67	0.586	4.48	70	0.43
1999	162	94	68	0.580	4.00	70	0.43
1982	162	89	73	0.549	4.04	69	0.43
1984	162	86	76	0.531	4.18	68	0.42
1970	162	87	75	0.537	3.87	68	0.42
1986	161	95	66	0.590	3.93	67	0.42
1977	161	97	64	0.602	4.12	66	0.41
2015	162	78	84	0.481	4.31	66	0.41
1991	162	84	78	0.519	4.01	66	0.41
1969	162	87	75	0.537	3.92	66	0.41
2011	162	90	72	0.556	4.20	65	0.40
1983	162	78	84	0.481	4.34	65	0.40
1980	160	83	77	0.519	4.38	63	0.39
1975	160	95	65	0.594	3.99	63	0.39
2007	162	96	66	0.593	3.87	63	0.39
1998	162	92	70	0.568	4.18	63	0.39
1995	144	86	58	0.597	4.39	56	0.39
1985	163	81	81	0.500	4.06	63	0.39
1988	162	89	73	0.549	3.97	62	0.38
1973	162	89	73	0.549	3.65	62	0.38
1981	108	59	49	0.546	3.81	41	0.38
2008	162	95	67	0.586	4.01	61	0.38
2009	162	95	67	0.586	4.35	60	0.37
2014	162	71	91	0.438	4.01	59	0.36
2001	161	82	79	0.509	4.15	57	0.35
1974	162	84	78	0.519	3.72	56	0.35
1971	162	85	77	0.525	3.81	55	0.34
1967	162	92	70	0.568	3.37	55	0.34
1972	155	85	70	0.548	3.47	52	0.34
2002	162	93	69	0.574	3.75	54	0.33
1989	162	83	79	0.512	4.01	54	0.33
1979	160	91	69	0.569	4.02	52	0.33
1978	163	99	64	0.607	3.54	49	0.30
1976	162	83	79	0.512	3.52	48	0.30
2013	162	97	65	0.599	3.79	46	0.28
1992	162	73	89	0.451	3.58	45	0.28
1993	162	80	82	0.494	3.78	44	0.27
1990	162	88	74	0.543	3.72	36	0.22
1968	162	86	76	0.531	3.33	36	0.22

Some will blame Clay Buchholz but the staff as a whole has been dismal.

Player	Year	G	MULTI-RUN HR	PER GAME
Clay Buchholz	2016	11	10	0.91
Joe Kelly	2016	5	2	0.40
David Price	2016	11	4	0.36
Sean O'Sullivan	2016	3	1	0.33
Rick Porcello	2016	10	3	0.30
Craig Kimbrel	2016	12	2	0.17
Koji Uehara	2016	13	2	0.15
Steven Wright	2016	9	1	0.11
Robbie Ross	2016	13	1	0.08
Matt Barnes	2016	17	1	0.06