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By Ben Watanabe
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When the Boston Red Sox walked off in the 13th inning in the wee hours of Friday morning with a win over the Chicago White Sox, Fenway Park was bouncing from the energy of the comeback victory.
Except it wasn't only one comeback -- or two, or three.
No, in fact, it was a series of mini-comebacks made possible by rally after rally after rally by the never-say-die Red Sox.
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As pointed out by ESPN's Sam Block, the Red Sox faced at least 11 different deficits that would have justified them packing it in and calling it a night. They emptied their bullpen and had to go to a reserve catcher who only joined the team two days ago. All of this happened before Caleb Durbin's single sent them to their eight consecutive victory, pulling them into a tie in the loss column with the New York Yankees for second place in the AL East.
Backup catcher Jake Rogers, who came over as part of the Adley Rutschman deal with the Baltimore Orioles, offered an outsider's insight on what is happening with the resurgent Red Sox.
"It's truly incredible," Rogers said, per MLB.com's Ken Powtak. "I can speak from the other side from the last six years that this team, especially the last couple of years, this team is a pain in the butt and they're relentless, a bunch of great players, they hustle everywhere."
Somehow, the Red Sox might be playing even better now than they were during their 15-game win streak in July. They've swept the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers and White Sox while adding left-handed fireballer Erik Miller and Rutschman at the MLB trade deadline. When Rutschman returns from the injured list, the Red Sox should become even more fearsome, if that's possible.
The Red Sox are facing every adversity imaginable and shrugging it off. Soap opera clubhouse drama rumors? No big deal. Opponents trying to bait them into conflict? Try again. Deficit after deficit after deficit on a late, hot night in the dog days of summer? That's no setback; it's what they're built for.
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