BOSTON -- The race is there in plain view for them every day, available by a quick glance at the manual scoreboard on the Green Monster or the electronic ones you see at most other parks.
For the Red Sox, the excitement of looking at the standings and the out-of-town scores creates the type of late-season excitement they haven't had since 2013. The calendar now flips to September -- the most fun regular-season month of all for those fortunate enough to contend.
"It's fun looking up at that scoreboard a lot," said Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts.