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Somehow, someway, the Boston Red Sox have turned things around quickly.
Just a few weeks ago, the Red Sox had one of the worst records in the American League. On Wednesday, the Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 at Fenway Park in the first game of a doubleheader. That marked the team’s 15th straight victory, tying a franchise record, and slugger Jarren Duran said it “feels normal.”
The last loss came on July 1 against the Washington Nationals, and they have now climbed to third place in the American League East and right into the thick of the AL Wild Card race.
Boston fired manager Alex Cora at the end of April after a 10-17 start, and out of nowhere, the team is now in the playoff picture.
The only other time the Red Sox won 15 games in a row was in 1946, and it marks the longest winning streak in MLB since the St. Louis Cardinals rattled off 17 in a row in 2021.
Just weeks ago, the Red Sox were expected to sell some players at the deadline, but that tune has certainly changed with the month of July producing plenty of wins in Beantown.
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