Boston Red Sox: A 50/50 season

GOOGLEWEBSTORY SPORTS NEWS POSTED BY: GWS Team PUBLISHED: July 23rd 2022

Even with their shortcomings, the Red Sox were poised to make a postseason push not too long ago. They had just finished a fantastic month of June.

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Despite difficulties in the first part of July, they were on the verge of getting fit and maintaining their position atop the Wild Card standings.

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The Red Sox are now in fourth place in the American League East following a span during which they went 3-10 before the break

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Although Boston is now two games behind the last Wild Card place, the Wild Card is still within grasp.

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There are intense conversations about what to do right now, and they will only intensify based on the results of the next 10 games.

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The injury to Chris Sale and Nick Pivetta's recent problems delayed the apparent stabilization of starting pitching.

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This occurred at a time when improving the bullpen should have been the key priority.

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Unless the starters can recover concentration and the bullpen can rediscover its rhythm, pitching is entirely concerning.

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