There's still a buzz for the Red Sox even though they lost their weekend series with the Pirates, but a win over Cleveland puts the division within reach. How great does it feel in the city of Boston to have the Sox in a playoff race entering the final month of the regular season? Then, Payton Tolle brought the energy in his debut while Dustin May is someone to deal with unlike Walker Buehler. And, Aroldis Chapman got a well-deserved extension to lock up in the back end of the bullpen for next season.

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