The Red Sox are not salvageable this season. And they had better not jeopardize next season by pretending otherwise in a manipulative attempt to keep Fenway Park as full as possible for as long as possible this season.
Their 4-3 loss to the Blue Jays Thursday afternoon was their fourth straight. They were swept in the three-game set, and fell to 0-32 in games in which they’ve trailed by three or more runs, a statistic as telling as it is embarrassing, and one that is going to be cited over and over again as confirmation of their offensive ineptitude until they somehow complete a comeback win from that margin. That’s not a when they do, but an if, though they came close Thursday.
The Red Sox are now 29-43 on the season, 15½ games back of the Yankees in the American League East. In 2021, the last season the Red Sox won a playoff series, they did not lose their 43rd game until July 31, when they had 63 wins. In 2018, the last time the Red Sox went to and won the World Series, the Red Sox did not lose their 43rd game until Aug. 31, when they had 93 wins already.
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