The Red Sox claimed a 3-1 victory over the Guardians on Monday, which would have been fairly unremarkable except that it snapped the longest losing streak of the season — a five-game skid that had fans and media speaking existentially about a team that made the American League Championship Series last season.
“Hopefully this is the beginning of something good,” Alex Cora said after the game. “It’s a W. It’s a big, big W.”
The Red Sox got 5.