The Red Sox’s 15-game winning streak ended on Wednesday when Boston lost the series finale to the Orioles at Fenway Park. Before this, the Sox had swept four series against the Angels, White Sox, Mets, and Rays, and they have now won five consecutive series after beating the Orioles 2-1 in their three-game intra-divisional series.
Sports analyst Matthew Cahill (aka Marty Mush) of Barstool Sports discussed Boston’s startling run and whether they had a real chance of making the playoffs. In his blunt reply to the host’s question, Mush said the organization was the “luckiest” in the league but that they would not make the playoffs.
“They are the luckiest team in the entire world, and it’s going to come crashing down. They won’t even make the playoffs,” Mush said.
Fans were quick to share their reactions to the analyst’s blunt take, which slyly undermined the Red Sox’s glaring run in the past few weeks.
“What a bad take. Red Sox are lucky? Buddy they’ve lost their ace & (arguably) their best bat for 90% of the season. Duran & Story both fell off cliffs and/or got hurt. Pitching wise Early & Suarez both got hurt. Chapman’s been playing with one functional butt cheek. LUCKY?? No,” one fan commented.
The Red Sox Are Now Just 4.5 Games Shy of The Yankees in the AL East Standings
Boston had been stuck at the bottom of the AL East for most of the first half of the campaign. Only their striking run since the first week of July has now propelled them to the third spot in the standings with a 52-49 overall record. They are finally trending above the .500 mark this season.
The solid record has also put them within a favorable distance of division leaders TB Rays (seven games behind) and the second-place Yankees (4.5 games behind). Boston will continue their ten-game homestand by hosting the Blue Jays for the final three-game series of the stretch, starting Friday at Fenway Park.
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