Boston thought they had September figured out, a cruise to October, but then our Mariners rolled into Fenway and messed up their plans, taking two of three games right there at home. After the Red Sox dropped that series, then lost two of three to the Angels, and then the first game against the Royals, all on their home turf, that whole “anticlimactic” vibe is hitting hard, especially for a team that had massive fifteen and nine-game win streaks in July and August. Talk about a buzzkill, right?
Boston’s September Slide Hits Harder At Home
It’s been a rough patch for those guys in Boston, especially coming off those epic win streaks just weeks ago. First, they stumbled against the Yankees in late August, losing the final game of a four-game series. Now, right when they’re supposed to be coasting, they’re dropping games left and right at Fenway. Losing two of three to our Mariners and then the Angels? That’s not just a blip, that’s a pattern, and it was capped off by losing the first game against the Royals too. You gotta wonder if those big streaks in July and August just made these recent home losses feel even worse. It’s like they hit cruise control, and then our boys, among others, came in and reminded them that every game matters, even if Boston thinks it doesn’t.
Is It Health or Bad Habits For The Sox?
The Red Sox brass says they’ve “pivoted to getting healthy for October,” which sounds like a good plan when you’ve got six big names out. Willson Contreras, Ceddanne Rafaela, Curtis Mead, Tyron Guerrero, Justin Slaten, and Garrett Crochet are all significant players expected back for the postseason. But with September feeling less like a playoff push and more like an extended exhibition period for them, you have to ask: is this slump just part of the strategy, letting guys heal and others get reps? Or are those ugly habits from their first half of the season, the one that wasn’t exactly pretty, starting to creep back in? They might be seven games clear of Toronto and five games ahead of Cleveland for the second Wild Card spot, so there’s no immediate panic about missing the playoffs. But watching them lose at home to teams like our M’s has to sting, regardless of their comfortable lead.
With 17 days still to go until what Boston considers their “next relevant baseball game,” you have to wonder what kind of team will show up when the real pressure hits. Will the Red Sox shake off these late-season home losses, get their stars healthy, and flip the switch? Or will this casual September, where our Mariners proved they could beat ’em, turn into a harbinger of more struggles when October finally arrives? We’ll be watching.
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Originally reported by Over the Monster.
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