August was not the best month for the Boston Red Sox. They went just 13-15 during the month, losing six of their final nine games to close it out. The Sox are now 4.5 games back from the final Wild Card spot (counting the first couple games of September) and clinging to a 15.6% chance to make the playoffs, per FanGraphs.
In fairness, it wasn’t all August’s fault. The cracks had started to show in the second half of July, but this team is now facing an uphill climb for the last month of the season.