As recently as Sept. 2 the Red Sox playoff odds stood as high as 98.2%. At that point the club was six games above the playoff cutline and had just polished off an 11-7 win at Fenway Park over the Cleveland Guardians, who were a game below .500 and by all accounts were out of the hunt.

How quickly things can change.

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Since that night the Red Sox have gone 5-8 in their last 13 games while the Guardians have ripped off an incredible 13-2 run, vaulting themselves right back into the conversation.

In the process the Guardians have leapfrogged three of their American League rivals, and now the club trails the Red Sox by just 1.5 games for the final American League playoff spot.

This week the Red Sox saw their margin shrink ever so steadily after losing what on paper appeare

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