When this crucial series began, the Red Sox – despite their recent struggles – had a chance to leapfrog the Blue Jays and take over the American League’s third Wild Card spot.
Instead, after a 7-3 loss Friday and a 5-4 loss Saturday, they now find themselves four games behind the Blue Jays with the series finale set for Sunday afternoon. Boston has dropped six of seven and is looking like the team it did earlier this season prior to a mid-summer surge.
Boston entered the series 7-0 against Toronto this season, but that trend has quickly changed.