MLB Streak Watch
Streak Watch in MLB: Boston Red Sox at 5 and Counting
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Streaks are the league's pulse. You can read the whole mood of MLB off who keeps stacking wins and who cannot find the exit, and this morning's board, counted straight from the results table, has some runs worth talking about.
Count them up and four teams are currently on streaks of at least three, so there is no shortage of momentum stories to argue about.
The win-column crowd
Boston Red Sox just keep stacking, five wins in a row, the best active streak going. At some point a run stops being a coincidence and starts being a statement, and they are somewhere past that point.
Los Angeles Dodgers carry a 5-game winning run of their own.
And Arizona Diamondbacks make it a crowd with 3 consecutive wins.
Stuck in the barrel
On the other side of the ledger, Washington Nationals have dropped five straight. Losing streaks carry their own gravity, the pressing starts, the bounces stop cooperating, and close games keep finding the same ending.
At a glance
The full board, longest runs first:
| Team | Active streak |
|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | won 5 straight |
| Washington Nationals | lost 5 straight |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | won 5 straight |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | won 3 straight |
The fine print
A 5-game run is long enough that it stops being a footnote and starts being the lead, expect it to come up in every broadcast until it ends.
A streak is history with good posture: impressive to look at, honest about the past, silent about tonight. Markets know this, which is why streaking teams get funny prices.
The schedule cooperates, too, Boston Red Sox face Los Angeles Angels next, so this story gets its next chapter almost immediately.