So, yeah. Not a great night for our boys’ playoff chase hopes. Except for the Rangers, every team that the Red Sox are competing against for a Wild Card spot won. Those Rangers lost to the Astros, their third loss in a row, as they drift out of the race.

The Yankees and Mariners joined the Stros with wins over the Twins and Royals, respectively, putting the Sox in the third Wild Card spot, 2 games behind the Yanks and .5 behind Houston, while the Mariners hold onto a slim .5 game lead over Houston for the AL West.

Now it’s the Cleveland Guardians we need to worry about and, unfortunately, they have completely and totally forgotten how to lose. They can’t even lose when they blow a 9th inning lead, as they did last night against the Tigers, only to plate four in the 10th to win their fift

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