The Boston Red Sox season is officially half over and with a 47-34 record (third best in all of baseball) the club is second in the AL East behind the New York Yankees.

It’s been an up-and-down season for the Red Sox, but after a disastrous start this group of 25 has emerged to be just as good as everyone thought they would be.

Let’s take a look at which 10 Boston players are most responsible for carrying the team the team through the first 81 games.

Dmitriy Ioselevich is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter for all your MLB news and updates. 

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