Well, would you look at that: even after one hell of a stretch against a trio of the National League’s best competition, the Boston Red Sox have not ceased operations.
A still-functioning organization? Sure. A leaps-and-bounds success since the start of the second half of the season? Not quite. The Sox’s nine games against the Cubs, Phillies, and Dodgers following the All-Star Game have resulted in a 4-5 record record. Any team with aspirations of going all the way in October should be aiming well north of .500 during any stretch like this—even against some top-tier teams—and Boston fell short of that.