MLB Playoffs 2017: 5 reasons Red Sox will make it

BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 10: Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox bites his thumb guard as he walks to first base during the sixth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on September 10, 2017 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /

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2. They’ve been here before

The Red Sox have been here before, and they know how to get to the playoffs. Practically every player on the Red Sox have playoff experience. And if there is something that comes with playoff experience, it is knowing how to get there and playing good baseball in September.

Boston is a veteran team that has won World Series or been to the playoffs several times. That will only help the Red Sox out as the veterans can mentor the young players of how September baseball will work, and to not get too tired for the playoffs.

A lot of players are tiring out right now, there’s no question there. What the Red Sox and other perennial contenders know is how to manage that, and enter the playoffs fresh. As was previously mentioned, the Red Sox have a good lead on the division meaning they can now start resting their starters.

Playoff experience means a lot and these guys know how to get it done.

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