Since the hot streak that began on July 3 (and maybe a bit before), the best word to describe the Boston Red Sox is "relentless." They might not score 10 runs a game or rank near the top of the league in home runs, but they score when it matters, and it's changed everything about their season.
Boston's August 24 performance against the Miami Marlins was textbook resilient Red Sox. After seven innings of one-run dominance from Sandy Alcantara, the Sox overcame a 2-1 deficit in the eighth and ninth frames to win, 4-2. Mickey Gasper plated Boston's first run with a fifth-inning double and started the ninth inning rally with a walk, then Anthony Seigler and Nick Sogard played hero with the game tying-and-winning hits.
The win was the Sox's 16th come-from-behind win since the All-Star break, which leads the league, according to ESPN. Boston has also scored a league-leading 69 runs in the ninth inning this season, a story of their success in the last two months. But the Red Sox haven't always been so clutch.
On June 17, the Red Sox had a 0-30 record after they went down by three runs at any point in a game. Their overall record was 29-42, meaning they had gone down by three runs in over 21 percent of their games, even with their top-tier pitching. The offense just couldn't measure up.
Red Sox's series-opening win over the Marlins was their 16th come-from-behind victory of second half after dismal first half
Fast forward to just over a week later and the Red Sox swept the New York Yankees in four games, including a 10-inning thriller of a finale. Caleb Durbin started coming into his own earlier in the month. Seigler showed up and surged.
Durbin has remained a key offensive contributor, finally comparing to Wilyer Abreu, Ceddanne Rafaela and Willson Contreras in terms of output. Andruw Monasterio has been crushing doubles at an astronomical clip and he's become one of the club's top sluggers. Sogard has been unfathomably clutch, with more game-tying-or-winning RBI than otherwise.
Boston had to grow into the relentless club it's become— the Red Sox of April and May showed no indication that they would turn into the late-game monster no team could kill. They look like they believe they can win every game, and now they play like it, too. Their gutsiness and resilience will be their best friend in October, where they'll push to win at least one series for the first time since 2021.
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