Red Sox 2005 All-Time MLB Record Remains Safe After Dodgers' Near-Miss

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The Boston Red Sox still hold onto one remarkable MLB record 21 years after they set it.

The mark was nearly caught by a Los Angeles Dodgers streak this season, but the Dodgers had their stretch end on Monday.

So for now, Boston is safe.

The mark: Consecutive games to begin a season without going to extra innings.

According to MLB.com's Sarah Langs, the Red Sox hold that mark at 99 from their 2005 ballclub.

The Dodgers had gone 91 games without extras, but then they played 11 innings on Monday night against the Rockies to snap the streak.

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Ironically, both of these teams were defending World Series champions at the time they went on a stretch of nine-inning games.

The 2005 Red Sox, of course, were off the back of having ended the Curse of the Bambino. Apparently they didn't want to play any bonus baseball the next season.

It was technically in the 99th game that those 2005 Red Sox first went to extra innings. They lost 4-3 on July 25, 2005 to Tampa Bay.

Then they went to extras the very next day to avenge that loss to the Devil Rays with a 10-9 win in 10 innings.

In the 4-3 loss then, Johnny Damon homered for the Red Sox and Curt Schilling got the loss in relief.

Damon homered again the next day, joined in going deep by Manny Ramirez and Jason Varitek. Schilling pitched again in relief and got the win this time.

Maybe the modern Dodgers should be ready for another extra inning game on Tuesday.

But for those 2005 Red Sox, it looks like a record that will be very tough to break.

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