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BOSTON — The separation between the Red Sox and the playoff teams is growing wider by the day.

BALTIMORE — As Omar Little’s whistle from “The Wire” played and a flashing light sequence followed at Camden Yards, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde stood on the mound with catcher Adley Rutschman and Baltimore’s infielders, waiting for closer Félix Bautista to reach the mound in a precarious eighth-inning situation.

NEW YORK — Sometimes a baseball game makes a lot of sense.

This story needs a happy ending

PHILADELPHIA —The Phillies seemed like they were headed for a deflating loss — at the hands of yet another blown save — until rookie Bryson Stott stepped up to the plate. With Jean Segura on first base and no outs, Stott saw two pitches, then promptly launched the third —…

The Phillies slugger showed no signs of rust after sitting out nearly two months with a broken thumb.

The thumb seems to be OK.

Eloy Jimenez homered, but the Sox went 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position.

Rocco Baldelli was absolutely LIVID here.

PITTSBURGH — It’s impossible to deny that JT Brubaker, for much of this season, has looked like an improved pitcher from 2021, when he tossed 124⅓ innings with a 5.36 ERA.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays are still waiting to get back a few more big pieces from the injured list, such as shortstop Wander Franco, high-leverage reliever JP Feyereisen and, maybe, star pitcher Tyler Glasnow.