Just before the All-Star break, the Red Sox joined Major League Baseball’s exclusive 10,000 wins club. Only four other clubs beat Boston to the punch since the Modern Era began in 1901: the

Alex Cora offered no excuses as the Boston Red Sox’s 10-game win streak ended in a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs.

There was hardly any precedent for what the Red Sox had done, taking a 10-game winning streak into the All-Star break. Therefore, there was little way to know how it would impact their momentum. By the end of Friday’s 4-1 loss to the Cubs,