"While the Red Sox have gone a pathetic 5-8 without Roman Anthony the last two weeks, the Guardians have been on fire. They've won 12 of their last 13 games and are rapidly becoming the most important scoreboard surveillance squad in all of New England. When the Sox beat them back on September 2nd, they were 8.5 games clear of Cleveland. Now, the gap is just 1.5 games."
"Despite having a -23 run differential (compared to the Boston's +102), and multiple pitchers on disciplinary paid leave as MLB investigates them in a gambling scandal, the Guardians are now firmly in the conversation for the final playoff spot. And as bad as the last two weeks have been, it could easily be even worse if things went slightly different in that game back on that September 2nd."
Nine games remain as the Red Sox' lead over the Cleveland Guardians has shrunk to 1.5 games after Cleveland won 12 of 13. Boston has played poorly recently, going 5-8 without Roman Anthony, whose oblique strain occurred during a September 2 game that Boston narrowly won. That win preserved Boston's small edge and tiebreaker standing; if reversed, Cleveland would hold the tiebreaker. Guardians carry a -23 run differential and face MLB investigations placing multiple pitchers on paid leave, yet they remain firmly in contention for the final playoff spot.
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