Indians Beat Up in Boston 6-2 by the Red Sox; Three Takeaways From the Setback

1. The Lead Remains the Same

The Royals 2-1 loss to the Orioles means that the Tribe despite their own loss to the Red Sox keeps them at two games up in the AL Central.

It was a long and stressful day with rumors all over the place about the team looking at players like Yu Darvish, Addison Reed and Zach Britton, but in the end they came away with old pal Joe Smith, in a deal considered minor based on what they gave up in return.

The game in Boston was a letdown, their second straight loss after a nine-game win streak, but before people start to assume they are going to go back into their season long stretch of being inconsistent, remember how it went after their long win streak last season.

Following their July 1st win in Toronto, they lost six of their last nine, including a 17-1 loss to the Jays, and then a few days later a 12-2 loss to the Tigers.

It’s baseball, and it’s hard to stay good for a very extended amount of time. This team is still built to win this season, and now over the next two months they have a shot to improve their standing for a hopeful run in the playoffs, and put the Royals to bed with 10 games remaining between the two teams.

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