This was the dynamic developing that one could see weeks ago. A team that seems utterly incapable of putting together a significant run is stuck behind two teams. So I think the Sox record for the last 13 games is 9-4 and I think 15-12 for August. Where has that gotten us....a couple game closer? when trailing two teams and unable to make a run, how many times will one of the two win and the other lose and you win.....How many time will one of the two win and the other lose and you lose. Worst case, how many times will they both win and you lose.
We can watch the number of games in the loss column every day thinking we are closing in because that is of course what the Sox and NESN want us to think (get those ratings up). But it is such an uphill pull again mainly because this team cannot go on significant win runs. Hasn't done it all year and certainly shows no signs of doing it now.