COMMENTARY
Don’t look now, but the Red Sox have won seven of eight, are four games above .500, and are just two games behind the Yankees and Blue Jays for the final Wild Card spot.
Saturday’s resounding, 10-3 triumph over the lowly Athletics was another step in the right direction for a team playing some of its best baseball of the season. Sure, it came against an historically bad ball club, but it also showed what this Boston team is capable of when everything is clicking.
As the Red Sox (47-43) head into the All-Star break, following Sunday’s matinee against Oakland (25-66), it’s clear Boston is fully capable of making the playoffs.