Complex sentence: The Red Sox finished first in the American League East with a record of 86 wins and 58 losses, as teams played 144 games (instead of the normal 162) due to the 1994--95 Major League Baseball strike.
Split into simpler sentences: The Red Sox finished 1st in the American League East with a record of 86-58. All MLB teams played 144 games in 1995 instead of the normal 162 as a consequence of the 1994--95 Major League Baseball strike.