Chris Cotillo: Red Sox 'couldn't ask for much more' than perfect road trip. Now, will they buy?

Chris Cotillo: Red Sox ‘couldn’t ask for much more’ than perfect road trip. Now, will they buy? centers on Boston’s July surge following a rare 9-0 road trip capped with a 3-2 comeback win over the Mets at Citi Field on Sunday. After falling behind 2-0 against Devin Williams, the Red Sox used the ninth inning to rally, then manufactured runs in the 10th with small-ball tactics to finish the trip 9-0 for the first time in 49 years. The article ties the turnaround to earlier organizational shakeups in April and firing decisions in late spring, while noting that talk of moving chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and trading veterans has eased. It states Boston has won 17 of 22 since dropping to 29-43 after a mid-June loss, including nine straight entering Sunday, and that FanGraphs raised playoff odds from 9.7% to 39.6% in three and a half weeks. Interim manager Chad Tracy said the current position exceeds expectations, as the team now enters the All-Star break only half a game out of a playoff spot and can consider buying for contention.