TORONTO — Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow made a bold statement the day after he traded slugger Rafael Devers to the Giants .

“I do think that there is a real chance that at the end of the season we’re looking back and we’ve won more games than we otherwise would’ve,” Breslow said.

The Red Sox were 37-36 back then. They have gone 50-36 without Devers and have a chance to clinch a postseason berth Friday at Fenway Park with Kyle Harrison, the highest upside piece from the Devers trade, starting on the mound.

Harrison is excited he’s finally contributing after almost three months at Triple-A Worcester where he reworked his pitch mix.

“I just wanted to get here and help the team,” Harrison said. “Took me a little while, but I’m glad they gave me that time to learn those

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