How massive is this sweep victory at Camden Yards? It feels like it makes up for the two-game reverse sweep at Fenway Park during the Telethon last week. Thursday’s matchup was definitely a battle, with Crochet finding himself in a few jams which he either got out of or got help to get out of.

These are the games the Red Sox need to win to keep themselves in it. The Pittsburgh and multiple Oakland series also coming up are also prime examples of games against lesser competition that they need to take advantage of in order to stay afloat in not just the AL Wildcard, but the AL East division race. Yes, it’s late August and the division is still absolutely ripe for the taking.

It takes wins like these to make it happen. Let’s keep on keeping on.

Three Studs

Trevor Story (1-for-4, 1 R, 1 R

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