The Red Sox found a new and painful way to lose on Wednesday night. A game that was tied 1-1 into the middle innings turned into a 6-4 defeat once Toronto strung together a five-run eighth, and Boston's losing streak is now sitting at 5 straight.
Willson Contreras rounds the bases after his 24th home run of the season, the shot that tied the game against Toronto.
Contreras' blast was the one bright spot. He went deep for his 24th homer of the year to knot the score at 1-1, and for a while it looked like Boston might have a chance to snap the skid. Then the wheels came off. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk opened the eighth with singles, Kazuma Okamoto put Toronto ahead with a go-ahead RBI single, and after Contreras dropped a foul pop-up that could've ended the inning, the Blue Jays kept the line moving. A bases-loaded walk, a sacrifice fly and a two-run double from Myles Straw turned a one-run game into a laugher.
That collapse matched Boston's longest losing streak of the season, and Barstool's baseball crowd wasted no time piling on. The frustration in these clips isn't really about one bad inning — it's about a team that looked dangerous over the summer suddenly forgetting how to close games out.
A fan reacts on camera, visibly frustrated, as the live scoreboard shows the Red Sox trailing the Blue Jays.
Eric Hubbs tried to find the silver lining, pointing out that the offense actually did its job — Trent had 2 home runs, Spencer came up with big doubles, and the bullpen bailed out a rough start from Warren. Losing with that kind of offensive output stings more, not less, and it's why Hubbs framed it as bad luck piling up rather than a broken team.
Hell of a job from the offense tonight. Trent with two bombs. Monster doubles in big spots for Spencer. Benny showing some life. Warren put them in a hole and they dug right out. Outstanding from the pen. Sox lose again, some legit space there now. Keep stacking wins.
Marty Mush took a different angle entirely, using the losing streak to needle Yankees fans over their reaction in the comments — a reminder that in Boston, a 5-game skid is as much fodder for the rivalry as it is a real problem.
Yankees fans. Look at these comments they are truly hysterical and delusional people. Red Sox lost for the 5th time in a row today btw
Toronto, meanwhile, has now won 3 straight and climbed back into the mix, chipping away at the gap in the AL wild-card race. For Boston, the good news is the roster clearly still has thump in it — Contreras is still hitting bombs, the lineup is still scoring runs. The bad news is that none of it matters if the bullpen and defense keep handing games away in the late innings. The Red Sox need to find a way to stop this before a promising summer turns into a September scramble.