Thanks to a stellar stretch going into the All-Star break, the Boston Red Sox find themselves in an interesting spot with the second half of the season set to begin Friday. At 53-45, the Red Sox are three games behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East standings, and just one game behind the second-place New York Yankees. Boston owns the second wild card spot, one game clear of the Mariners, with six other teams 4.5 games or fewer back from Seattle. Here’s what awaits the Red Sox out of the break: the Cubs, Phillies, Twins, Dodgers and Astros.