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BOSTON — Kutter Crawford was one pitch away. Five innings isn’t a lot by starting pitcher standards, but the Boston Red Sox have had a hard time getting five innings this season. When they’ve had it — either from a starting pitcher or a bulk reliever — they’ve been good enough to make the playoffs, but no American League team has gotten five innings less often than the Red Sox, and it’s going to be one of the biggest factors keeping them home in October. Consider the numbers for the American League wild-card race : Basically, when a pitcher’s gone at least five innings, the Rays have played at a 119-win pace and the Baltimore Orioles have played at a 112-win pace, but the Red Sox have been nearly as good or better than every other American League team in those situations. Five innings isn’t a lot, but if Red Sox pitchers had lasted five innings a little more often this season, they might be playing more realistically meaningful games here in the final month.
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