Caleb Durbin’s base hit in the 13th inning just capped off the craziest win of the Red Sox’s historic streak, a wild 12-11 barnburner against the White Sox on Thursday night. This team, man, they are absolutely dialed in. You’ve gotta see the win probability chart from this one; it looked like a literal wooden roller coaster, up and down, making you think it was over a dozen times.
This Is How You Don’t Quit
Seriously, this game was nuts. The White Sox jumped out to a 3-0 lead early, but Boston fought back and tied it 5-5 by the end of the fourth. Then the White Sox took the lead right back in the fifth and held a 7-6 lead heading into the ninth. Did the Red Sox quit? Nope, they tied it up. The White Sox scored in the top of the 10th, 11th, and 12th innings. Each time, the Red Sox found a way to tie them right back up. It felt like it would never end, with the White Sox holding a lead in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, 10th, 11th, and 12th innings, and still finding a way to lose. Finally, in the 13th, Durbin delivered the walk-off hit that sent Fenway into a frenzy.
From the Basement to the Moon
You know what’s wild about this? Remember June 24? The Red Sox were 32-46 after losing to the Rockies, barely scratching a 9% chance of making the playoffs. There was serious talk about who they’d trade, with ace Sonny Gray and All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman basically a given. Gray himself even admitted they just weren’t a very good team back then. But then the Yankees rolled into Fenway, and something just clicked. A four-game sweep of their hated rivals kicked off a 15-game winning streak. Since June 24, Boston is 31-5. That’s not a typo, thirty-one wins and five losses.
A Historic Run That’s Turning Heads
This isn’t just a good stretch for Boston, either. The numbers are getting ridiculous. This 31-5 run since June 24, which puts them at 31-5 in their last 36 games, is the greatest regular-season run in Red Sox franchise history, going all the way back to 1901. It’s one of the best stretches for *any* squad in MLB history since 1947. You’ve gotta put this in context with teams like the 2017 Cleveland club that went 32-3, or the 1977 Royals who went 35-4. The 2022 Dodgers, who won 111 games, had a 34-5 run from June 29 to August 13. The 1947 Yankees, one of the few World Series champs on these kinds of lists, had a 32-4 stretch. Boston’s 31-5 is right there with some serious heavy hitters.
This run is flat out historic. What a turnaround. Gray’s words about them not being a good team feel like ancient history. The entire league is watching to see how long they can keep this magic going. Who’s gonna stop them?
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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