The Boston Red Sox on August 24 left Yankee Stadium as series winners for the second time this season, and they swept the Fenway Park series in between. Boston entered the Sunday series finale primed to make some history against the New York Yankees, but it was thwarted as they staved off a sweep.
Had the Red Sox swept the Yankees from August 21-24, it would've been their longest winning streak against their rival since 2009 — the Red Sox have only mustered three eight-game winning streaks against the Yankees in franchise history, and a nine-game streak would've tied their record.