BOSTON -- You thought coming into the week that the Yankees could still make a move on the Red Sox, maybe show that there was one last chapter about the rivals and the American League East still to be written. The Red Sox were about to play four against the Indians and old friend Terry Francona at Fenway, and Chris Sale was back on the disabled list. The Yankees? Even with all their injuries, they had two with the Marlins in Miami that were supposed to be like a little slice of heaven.
Then the Red Sox lost the first two games against the Indians at Fenway, which meant they had lost three in a row for the first time all season.