ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - JULY 30: Manager Alex Cora #13 of the Boston Red Sox looks on during the third inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on July 30, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
The Boston Red Sox have fallen outside of a playoff spot
Entering the season, many projected the Boston Red Sox to finish fourth in the AL East. At the moment, it appears those predictions may prove accurate.
Well, not entirely. Some of those projections were meant to be pessimistic, going as far as to claim the Red Sox would be battling the Baltimore Orioles for a spot in the basement of the division.