The Red Sox were rolling not long ago. They rattled off a 9-game winning streak that made them look like the best team in baseball, then it all snapped against the Athletics last Saturday. Since then, nothing has gone right — and Wednesday's loss to Toronto made it 5 straight.
Boston blew a late lead against the Blue Jays, who scored 5 runs in the 8th inning to turn a close game into a 6-4 win. Willson Contreras hit his 24th home run of the year, but an error off his glove in that same 8th inning opened the door for Toronto's rally. It's the kind of self-inflicted collapse that turns a rough patch into a real crisis.
Marty Mush wasted no time pointing it out, using the skid to needle Yankees fans while reminding everyone exactly where the Red Sox stand right now.
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
Barstool Sports' main account followed with its own reaction, and the video says it all — a fan with his hand on his head, watching the Red Sox trail the Blue Jays on the scoreboard, looking like a guy who's watched this exact scene play out too many times this week.
A visibly exasperated fan reacts on camera as a live scoreboard graphic shows the Red Sox trailing the Blue Jays.
Five straight is Boston's longest losing streak of the season, and it's a jarring turn for a team that looked unstoppable just a week ago. Going from a 9-game heater to a 5-game slide in the span of days is the kind of whiplash that gets a fanbase — and a division race — nervous fast.
The Red Sox need to find a way to stop the bleeding before this stretch turns from a bad week into a lost month. Until they do, expect more clips like these making the rounds.