For the 24th time this season, the Red Sox finished a game with a .500 record. They have now hit the mark at all of the following checkpoints:
1-1
2-2
7-7
9-9
10-10
19-19
22-22
24-24
26-26
27-27
28-28
29-29
30-30
31-31
32-32
33-33
34-34
35-35
70-70
74-74
75-75
76-76
78-78
80-80
We’ll have to see if they hit it one more time on Sunday and finish the season 81-81, but boy would it be appropriate.