DETROIT, MICHIGAN - AUGUST 05: Hunter Renfroe #10 of the Boston Red Sox breaks a baseball hat over his head against the Detroit Tigers during the top of the fourth inning at Comerica Park on August 05, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
The Boston Red Sox couldn’t come through with the bases loaded
They had their opportunities. The game was there for the taking but when the Boston Red Sox desperately needed someone to deliver in the clutch, their lineup fell short. Instead of rallying to put some distance between them and their rivals in the standings, Boston was swept in a doubleheader to allow the New York Yankees to leap ahead of them in the division race.