Red Sox Tie Franchise Record With 15th Straight Win, Beat Orioles 6-3
By Tiffany Williams –
BOSTON — Stop calling it a hot streak.
Stop calling it a nice run.
And stop waiting for the Boston Red Sox to cool off.
At this point, the rest of Major League Baseball is the one with the problem.
The Red Sox continued one of the most improbable turnarounds in franchise history Wednesday afternoon, defeating the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 at Fenway Park to extend their winning streak to 15 games, matching the longest winning streak in the storied history of the franchise, first set from April 25 through May 11, 1946.
Think about that for a second.
Nearly eight decades of Red Sox baseball.
Ted Williams.
Carl Yastrzemski.
Jim Rice.
Roger Clemens.
David Ortiz.
Mookie Betts.
Multiple World Series champions.
And this club has now matched the longest winning streak any of them ever produced.
Even more remarkable is where this run began.
The Red Sox were 11 games under .500 before this streak started.
Now they own the second-longest winning streak in Major League history by a team that began a winning streak at least 11 games below .500, trailing only the New York Giants’ 17-game streak in 1916 after opening that season 2-13.
That’s not just a turnaround.
That’s baseball history.
Boston improved to 52-48 and moved to a season-high four games above .500 while capturing its fifth consecutive series, something the franchise had not accomplished since June 2022.
The Red Sox have now won 20 of their last 22 games since June 25.
Only three other seasons in franchise history—1988, 1995 and the 2004 World Series championship season—featured a 20-2 stretch over 22 games.
Those are elite baseball teams.
Boston is forcing itself into that conversation.
Against division opponents, the transformation has been just as dramatic.
After losing seven straight American League East games from June 7 through June 18, the Red Sox have now won 10 consecutive games within the division, their longest such streak since an 11-game run in September 2016.
Jarren Duran delivered the biggest offensive punch.
His two-run triple in the opening inning immediately put Baltimore on its heels, and his sacrifice fly in the third gave him three RBIs, matching his season high for the seventh time this year.
Duran’s third triple of the season leaves him tied for fourth-most in the American League, while his July production continues to surge with 13 RBIs in just 15 games.
Caleb Durbin continued looking like one of Boston’s most productive hitters.
He collected two hits, scored twice and drove in two runs, extending his RBI streak to three consecutive games.
Since May 28, Durbin has quietly become one of the hottest hitters in baseball, batting .309 over his last 45 games with 20 extra-base hits, nine home runs, 28 RBIs and 15 multi-hit performances.
Ceddanne Rafaela stayed locked in as well.
His solo home run in the fourth inning highlighted another two-hit afternoon while extending his hitting streak to nine games, tying the second-longest streak of his career.
Willson Contreras also continued his outstanding July.
His two-hit performance pushed his monthly batting average to .375 while raising his July totals to four home runs, 13 RBIs and five multi-hit games in just 11 contests.
Boston also received another strong outing from rookie Jake Bennett.
Although Baltimore collected nine hits, Bennett worked 5 2/3 innings to earn his fifth consecutive victory.
The win placed Bennett alongside rare company in franchise history, becoming only the fifth Red Sox pitcher ever to record winning decisions in at least five consecutive games within his first 10 career appearances and the first since Aaron Sele accomplished the feat in 1993.
When the game reached the ninth inning, Aroldis Chapman finished the job.
His 390th career save tied Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley for ninth on Major League Baseball’s all-time saves list while giving Chapman his 23rd save of the season.
Baltimore did not go quietly.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand produced three hits, including a solo home run and two RBIs.
His homer also made him the first opposing player to homer at Fenway Park in three consecutive games since George Springer accomplished the feat across 2024.
Pete Alonso added two hits, including a double, while Dean Kremer battled through six innings despite allowing six runs.
The Orioles finished with 11 hits for the second straight game but fell to 49-53.
Baltimore has now dropped consecutive games after previously winning seven in a row and slipped to 11-17 against American League East opponents.
Meanwhile, Boston keeps rewriting its own story.
What once looked like a lost season has become one of the best stretches in franchise history.
The Red Sox aren’t just beating opponents anymore.
They’re chasing history.
And after matching a record that stood untouched since 1946, the biggest question isn’t whether this streak is real.
It’s how much more history this team is about to make.
