Red Sox 3, Twins 2: Seven innings for eight straight

Photo by David Berding/Getty ImagesThis was something of a strange game on Wednesday to kick off the doubleheader in Minnesota, and not just because it was a seven-inning game. To avoid burying the lede: The Red Sox won. Again. They have now won eight games in a row. They got a solid pitching performance from Nathan Eovaldi, and the offense did enough against a very good pitcher in Kenta Maeda. That said, they had a whole lot of chances to extend their lead, and after every time they failed it seemed like it’d come back to bite them. Except it didn’t. It was frustrating at times, but in hindsight it’s telling, I think. There’s some good juju with this club, and they’re winning games at all costs. I dig it.

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