Cincinnati has been in terrible shape for a long time and wins with great rarity. The team was able to break a string of disastrous performances in the series with the St. Louis Cardinals, snatching the victory by a narrow lead of one run. True, after that the team lost in three fights in a row. Only in the final match of the series, the Reds again showed themselves from the best side and were able to beat the Cardinals dry (3:0).
Boston ended a five-game home streak that they started with two losses to the New York Yankees with scores 6:7 and 3:5, respectively. Then the team hosted Kansas City and won the first match (2:1). It was not possible for the team to consolidate a successful result. They had to concede again with a rout (0:9). The Red Sox gathered their strength and still managed to take revenge on the Royals, defeating the opponent with a score of 13:3 in response.