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Story summary
- Red Sox lost the Wild Card series to the Yankees in two games.
- Boston won 12 of 15 games after All-Star break, sparking July heat.
- Red Sox swept the Dodgers and White Sox in three-game series to start August.
- Boston lost series to the Athletics, Blue Jays and Pirates, slipping in September.
- First baseman Willson Contreras refused to explain the loss and criticized pulling Sonny Gray in the fifth inning.