The Sox needed this win badly. The wildcard picture has shifted, and the Sox are now hanging on for dear life for the third spot. With Cleveland securing a win today, and the Yankees and Astros continuing their win streaks, the Sox had to secure a dub to keep pace, which they did, in the bottom of the tenth with a walk-off fielder’s choice hit by Nick Sogard. The series against the Athletics is now still in play as well, which, thank goodness, who wants to lose a series right now, let alone to the A’s?

And a HUGE apology for not posting a game thread today, by the way—I was at the game and totally spaced making a game-thread post. At least I can write about a win for you guys! And if you were at Fenway for Section 10 day, I hope you had a great time!

Four Studs:

Nick Sogard: You get the

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