Garrett Crochet and the Boston Red Sox are fighting for a spot in the American League playoffs. At the start of September, they appeared to have a good chance of coming away with the top Wild Card spot and the possibility of running down the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East.

With a little more than a week to go in the season, they have slipped to the last Wild Card spot and they could fall behind the Cleveland Guardians and finish outside the playoff structure.

Yes, the Red Sox have had some significant injuries, but nobody is going to feel sorry for them. Certainly, they would be in a better position if rookie star Roman Anthony (oblique) and rightfielder Wilyer Abreu (calf strain) were in the lineup, but that's not the situation that manager Alex Cora has in front of

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