After a brief hiatus for the Home Run Derby (congrats, Big Dumper) and the All-Star Game (congrats, National League), it's ...

Fortunately for me after doing exactly that and almost walking away from a sweep of the Cincinnati Reds too, the Red Sox are sitting at 53-45 with 64 games remaining. They need just 34 wins to hit 87.

All told, 16 teams — or more than half the league — own at least a 20 percent chance of making the postseason. This time last ...