The Boston Red Sox demolished the Oakland Athletics on Saturday, and it earned them a share of first place in the American League East.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 7-5 while the Red Sox cruised to their third straight win in an 11-2 drubbing of the A’s. So, at 76-59, the Red Sox and Jays sit dead-even atop the AL East with the Baltimore Orioles knocking on the back door just two games behind.
However, the Red Sox don’t want to celebrate just yet.
The Major League Baseball schedule typically loads teams up with division games in September, and that’s no different in 2016. The Red Sox — and the rest of the AL East — h…