"Except for the Rangers, every team that the Red Sox are competing against for a Wild Card spot won. Those Rangers lost to the Astros, their third loss in a row, as they drift out of the race. The Yankees and Mariners joined the Stros with wins over the Twins and Royals, respectively, putting the Sox in the third Wild Card spot, 2 games behind the Yanks and .5 behind Houston,"
"Now it's the Cleveland Guardians we need to worry about and, unfortunately, they have completely and totally forgotten how to lose. They can't even lose when they blow a 9th inning lead, as they did last night against the Tigers, only to plate four in the 10th to win their fifth game in a row and ninth out of their last ten."
"We may have reached the point where it's better for the Astros the bury the Rangers for good even though, in doing so, the Stros would more or less cement at least a Wild Card berth. But scoreboard watching right now is kind of beside the point. The Red Sox are control of their own destiny. They need to win."
The Red Sox dropped to the third AL Wild Card spot after rival teams won, with the Yankees two games ahead and Houston half a game ahead. The Rangers lost to the Astros, their third straight loss, while the Yankees and Mariners also recorded wins. The Mariners maintain a half-game lead over Houston for the AL West. The Cleveland Guardians have surged, winning five straight and nine of ten, including a 10th-inning comeback. Strategic rooting options are complicated by standings movement, but the essential point is that the Red Sox must win to secure their postseason fate.
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