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Red Sox: Five players that will carry Boston back to the Postseason

By Brendan Mizgala

BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 5: Bobby Dalbec #29 and Kyle Schwarber #18 of the Boston Red Sox walk off the field during the fourth inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians on September 5, 2021 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 5: Bobby Dalbec #29 and Kyle Schwarber #18 of the Boston Red Sox walk off the field during the fourth inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians on September 5, 2021 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /
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Who will bring the Red Sox back to October?

We’re just eleven short games away from the 2021 regular season coming to an end. Prior to this year, I think most of us had some low expectations for the Red Sox and then this group went and got our hopes up.

For most of the first half of the campaign, this squad ran roughshod over the league and was cruising in the AL East. Then the All-Star Break came and it felt like somebody let the air out of the tires and things began to slip away.

Well Red Sox Nation, with two weeks left on the schedule our favorite team has themselves in the driver’s seat of the Wild Card race. And hear me out, this may be wild, a massive collapse could still deliver the division!

Alright, that’s enough from conspiracy corner, let me take off my tinfoil hat and get back to reality. This ballclub should be back in the postseason for the first time since 2018 and it’s up to them to punch their own ticket.

While the entire team has been contributing as of late as they’re in the midst of a five-game win streak, but it feels like a handful are poised to really take over as we finish the playoff push.

In recent games, we’ve seen the starting rotation, relievers, and position players all step up huge when the game was on the line. With that said, I feel that the following five players will do the most to make sure that the Red Sox return to the Postseason.

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