Red Sox winning streak ends at 15, but historic run changes everything in Boston

The Boston Red Sox will not be celebrating a sweet 16. Boston’s remarkable 15-game winning streak ended Wednesday night with a 5-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles in the second game of a doubleheader at Fenway Park. The defeat prevented the Red Sox from breaking the franchise record established by Ted Williams and the 1946 American League pennant winners.However, reducing this run to a missed record would ignore what the Red Sox accomplished. Boston went from last place in the AL East to holding a playoff spot in three remarkable weeks. It transformed a season that appeared headed toward another trade deadline selloff into one that suddenly carries legitimate postseason expectations.“That was a great ride, a 15-game winning streak,” first baseman Willson Contreras said. “There’s nothing to b