Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Red Sox ya shiga postseason a matsayin babban iri a cikin League League, kuma ya ci New York Yankees (100<unk>62) a wasanni hudu a cikin Division Series. Bayan haka, sun ci zakaran Houston Astros (103<unk>59) a wasanni biyar a Wasannin Gasar Zakarun Turai. Daga nan Boston ta doke Los Angeles Dodgers (92 <unk> 71) a wasanni biyar a gasar
Gasar cin Kofin Duniya, a karo na hudu da kungiyar ta lashe gasar a cikin shekaru 15 da kuma na tara a tarihin kungiyar. Taken ƙungiyar a lokacin kakar, "yi lalacewa", ya zama "ɓataccen lalacewa" a kan nasarar su.