Nothing is stopping the Boston Red Sox.

On Saturday, the Sox extended their win streak to 12 games with a come-from-behind 7-6 win over the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays (56-41). Boston overcame a three-run deficit for the first time all season after entering the game 0-34 in those situations in 2026, according to ESPN Insights.

The Red Sox remained hot at the plate in the win, finishing with 10 hits, including six for extra bases. Left fielder Jahmai Jones hit his third home run of the season, while right fielder Wilyer Abreu added two, giving him 15. 

Red Sox win-streak hits 12, weeks ahead of trade deadline

The Red Sox ran their win streak to 12 by doing something they haven't done all season, win a game where they trailed by 3+ runs.

Boston entered Saturday as the only MLB team to not have a win when trailing by 3+ runs this season, going 0-34 before Saturday's win. pic.twitter.com/UX6z3IIETb

Boston's remarkable run has come at the right time, giving it renewed hope in the weeks before the Aug. 3 trade deadline. While the streak has tempered expectations that the Sox will be sellers after a terrible start to the season, ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan told "SportsCenter" on Friday, "As exciting as this ... winning streak is ... they're still not all in at this point."

But Passan added, "If in these next 10 days the Red Sox keep winning, they will push."

Per Baseball Reference, no team in baseball has seen a greater increase in postseason odds over the past 30 days, with Boston's chances increasing 49.5 percentage points during the span to 57.5 percent entering Saturday.

After a loss to the Washington Nationals (49-49) on July 1, the Red Sox were last in their division, 14.5 games behind the Rays at 37-48, the AL's fourth-worst overall record. Following their 12th win in a row, the Sox are third in the AL East while trimming the deficit by 7.5 games and moving into the league's third and final wild-card spot.

With more reasons to buy at the deadline, they could complete a remarkable and rare climb after a forgettable start. Boston was 2-8 through 10 games, and according to Stathead research, only nine teams in the divisional era (since 1969) have made the playoffs after starting 2-8 or worse, including only three this century. The Rays were the most recent, doing so in 2011.

That the Sox are even having this conversation is a miracle considering where they stood as recently as the beginning of this month. But as bleak as things once looked, they're just as bright in the midst of the winning streak. And Boston isn't simply beating slouches, either, although playing the Los Angeles Angels (38-60) and New York Mets (41-58) certainly helped. It also swept the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox (51-46) and is one win shy of sweeping the Rays.

The early-season struggles aren't only a distant memory; they may as well be from an alternate timeline. These Sox are hardly recognizable. After failing to launch at the start of the year, they're finally firing on all cylinders.