There is no hotter team in baseball than the Red Sox who have ripped off ten straight wins. As a result, Boston is back in the race in the American League East trailing Toronto by three games. No question the return of Alex Bregman has only added to the team’s recent momentum.

Star festivities complete, it’s time to direct our attention back to the rigors of the regular season. It’s common to refer to the post-All-Star stretch as the second half, but in truth, more than half of the regular season is already complete;