Every contender deals with losing streaks. Teams are considered elite if they win about sixty percent of their grueling 162 game schedule. That means teams can lose 60-70+ games over the course of a season and still remain in the playoff mix. Which is why we can’t get bent out of shape over the Boston Red Sox losing three in a row.
Yes, it’s frustrating to see the Red Sox drop the first two games of their series with the Cleveland Indians, a potential playoff opponent. It stings a bit more when those losses were at Fenway Park.