The Boston Red Sox are through the gauntlet.

They survived.

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Mostly.

After entering the All-Star break on a season-high 10-game winning streak, the Red Sox were welcomed back to action with a brutal schedule, with seven of their first eight series in the unofficial second half coming against teams with a .500 record or better at the start of those series. That included some teams that significantly cleared the .500 hurdle, like the Cubs (57-39), Dodgers (60-43), and Astros (62-47 at the start of one series, 66-52 at the start of the next).

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And though they certainly hit their struggles with a 1-4 stretch to start

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