The Red Sox are flying high as they enter the Midwest (or is Minnesota just the North?) to take on the Minnesota Twins. A four-game winning streak has put Boston 1.5 games back of the 4th place Toronto Blue Jays and 2 games back of the 3rd place Yankees. They are 2 games out of the Wild Card.
James Paxton signed a multi-year deal to rehab and return to the Red Sox, presumably, because Boston is usually competitive. So far he’s been pitching well enough to either drag the Sox into the playoffs or find himself on a playoff team come August.