The Boston Red Sox not only lost to the Athletics Tuesday night, they also took a tumble in the American League Wild Card standings. Thinking about October baseball is getting slightly uncomfortable in Boston.

The Red Sox are still a playoff team, but they now sit in the third and final Wild Card spot in the American League. Getting to the postseason is no longer a sure thing for Boston with 11 games left in the regular season.

Boston has lost four of its last five at a real inopportune time of the season, leading to the team's drop in the Wild Card race. With a 2-1 loss to the A's and a win by the Astros on Tuesday night, Houston has leapfrogged Boston in the standings.

The Red Sox are now the No. 3 Wild Card team in the American League, half-a-game behind the Astros for the No. 2

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