{"id":5165,"date":"2026-07-18T05:33:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T05:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5165"},"modified":"2026-07-18T05:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T05:33:48","slug":"rest-did-the-road-weary-red-sox-good-during-the-all-star-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5165","title":{"rendered":"Rest did the road-weary Red Sox good during the All-Star break"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As hot as the Red Sox were when they went into the All-Star break, interim manager Chad Tracy<\/b> knew how much energy it took to dig themselves out of last place in the AL East and into contention for a wild-card spot.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI fielded a lot of questions or saw a lot of commentary on the narrative. Like, this is, man, a bad time for the break,\u201d he said. \u201cRegardless of what happens in the next handful of days, I don\u2019t necessarily agree with that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He saw a team playing as well as it had all season, but also one that needed a deep breath.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cTo me, guys were gassed,\u201d he said. \u201cYou could see it. There was a lot of work that was done to get to that point, and it just felt like when that game ended, everybody [exhaled].<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo even having won nine games in a row, and playing really well, between that and the injuries and the guys that were banged up \u2014 who were not on the [injured list] but were playing for us \u2014 it was like, this is a good time for everybody to kind of get some rest and recovery. I didn\u2019t care how many wins in a row there were. I still think it was beneficial to get that rest. So we\u2019ll see what happens, but guys are ready to go.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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