The Boston Red Sox saw their historic winning streak abruptly halted at 15 games after falling 5-1 to the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday evening. The defeat in the nightcap of a grueling split doubleheader prevented Boston from establishing a new franchise record. It stopped their momentum exactly one game shy of rewriting 80 years of club history.
Boston had just secured their 15th consecutive victory earlier in the day with a 6-3 win in Game 1. That afternoon win officially matched the legendary run of the 1946 Ted Williams squad. But the sheer physical toll of back-to-back games caught up to them by nightfall. The Orioles took full advantage and secured their 11th victory in their last 16 outings.
The path to the record book actually hit a logistical roadblock when severe rainstorms washed out Tuesday’s scheduled matchup. That weather delay forced both rosters into Wednesday’s exhausting doubleheader format. Boston handled the first test effortlessly, capturing the early contest to tie the 1946 club milestone.
But the Orioles flipped the script under the stadium lights to avoid a three-game sweep. Baltimore starting pitcher Kyle Bradish shut down Boston’s red-hot offense. Making his first start since signing a five-year, $90 million extension, Bradish limited the Red Sox to a single run over six dominant innings.
That pitching performance snapped the longest active run in baseball. Boston became the first Major League Baseball team to capture at least 15 consecutive games since the St. Louis Cardinals ripped off 17 straight victories during the final weeks of the 2021 regular season.