If the Red Sox had any delusions about where this season might go, the beginning of June is offering a cold splash of clarity.
On Wednesday, the Sox completed an unwelcome return to Tropicana Field by suffering a 7-5 defeat. With the loss — which completed a three-game sweep — the Sox fell to 27-39, a mark from which only one team in history has ever recovered to reach the playoffs in a non-strike-shortened season.
That team was the 1914 Miracle Braves. Even given the blah state of the American League and the notion that a team can sneak into the playoffs by approaching .500, there are no evident glimpses of miracles on the horizon for the 2026 Red Sox, particularly given the lineup’s woes.
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