Boston’s win streak ends at three and Kansas City increases its slim lead in the race for an AL wild-card.

Boston is a half game out of the third wild-card after beating Kansas City, 6-5.

Paxton pitched six innings in his second start since being traded back to the Red Sox.

James Paxton pitched six solid innings, Masataka Yoshida gets four of Boston’s 18 hits and the Red Sox pull to within 1 1/2 games of the final AL wild-card spot.

Liam Hendriks and Chris Martin could be back soon, bringing veteran experience to a relief staff that was already bolstered at the trade deadline.

Jarren Duran’s homer in the fifth gives Boston the lead in its 7-2 win.

Despite Rob Refsnyder’s first career two-homer game, Texas rallies for a 7-4 victory.

Wilyer Abreu goes 3 for 5 with a home run and three RBI, and Ceddanne Rafaela and Rafael Devers also homer for Boston.

The Red Sox seemed to follow a league-wide trend, tweaking their roster on the edges rather than going for big moves.

George Kirby, a fan of the former Red Sox star growing up, honors the knuckleballer during his start at Fenway Park.