Wednesday night saw the Boston Red Sox suffer their first defeat since July 1 when they lost 5-1 to the Baltimore Orioles, snapping their franchise-record 15-game winning streak. "That was a great ride, a 15-game winning streak. The one run scored in the night cap was the fewest in a game for the Red Sox since June 30. The 15-game winning streak started on July 3 when the Red Sox were 11 games under .500 and 6.5 games out of the playoffs. Boston's winning streak was the longest by any MLB team since the St. Louis Cardinals won 17 straight in 2021.