The Red Sox have both the fifth-best ERA and the fifth-best OPS in the majors, giving them a well-rounded team that — on paper — should have a clear advantage in this series. But as the Orioles proved last week, the game isn’t played on paper. There could be some more wild baseball, and Red Sox fan meltdowns, in store for these next four games.

Still, the Sox managed to leap frog their rivals for second place in the AL East behind the Blue Jays and the top wild card spot. Boston will continue its road trip with a four-ga