Boston Red Sox tie record winning streak after claiming 15th successive MLB victory

[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-red-sox/zaXTinF3/"]Red Sox[/a] had a chance to break their record-winning streak, set in 1946, when they faced the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/baltimore-orioles/EcZwBi3N/"]Orioles[/a] in the second game of a double-header later Wednesday.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/baltimore-orioles-EcZwBi3N/boston-red-sox-zaXTinF3/?mid=joaH5EDc"]In the early game[/a] postponed from Tuesday night because of rain, the Red Sox got to work quickly, taking a 4-0 lead in the first inning on a two-run single by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/durbin-caleb/vkGI7SK7/"]Caleb Durbin[/a] and a two-run triple by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/duran-jarren/fB7aPT96/"]Jarren Duran[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/durran-jarren/lfqDqBbq/"]Durran[/a] delivered a sacrifice fly for a run in the third and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rafaela-ceddanne/YHOJiG2r/"]Ceddanne Rafaela[/a] belted his ninth home run of the season with two outs in the fourth.[/p][embed guid="64abe5db-51ba-484d-893f-d4241042a2d5" url="https://x.com/RedSox/status/2080019837862957564?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Red Sox have not lost since falling 10-2 at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/washington-nationals/CE026gRp/"]Washington[/a] on July 1.[/p][p]Since then, Boston had gone 3-0 against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-angels/Mg9H0Flh/"]Los Angeles Angels[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-white-sox/SW9D1eZo/"]Chicago White Sox[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-mets/I5wWW4UM/"]New York Mets[/a] and 4-0 against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tampa-bay-rays/GCHgI4hp/"]Tampa Bay[/a] before edging Baltimore 6-5 on Monday in the opening game of their series.[/p][p]The MLB-record longest winning streak is 26 games by the then-New York Giants in 1916.[/p][p]The longest winning streak in American League history was 22 games by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cleveland-guardians/4K05MrFG/"]Cleveland[/a] in 2017.[/p]