COMMENTARY
The defense held Seattle to a field goal on its second scoring drive Friday night, before a brilliant pitching performance shut down the opposition entirely on Sunday, giving the Red Sox a win in their weekend series with the Mariners – and putting Boston in a tie for the major-league lead in wins, with 52.
Houston has the same, followed by the Yankees’ 50, though after that there was no club in baseball within five of the Sox and Astros entering Monday. What’s impressive about Boston’s run, too, is that it’s not entirely built upon the back of a 17-2 start.