If the Red Sox can earn one more win this weekend, they will clinch a playoff spot. Boston has an 87-72 record on the season so far and the No. 2 American League Wild Card spot. Boston will clinch a playoff spot with a win, or with a loss by the Houston Astros.

The Boston Red Sox streamed out of the dugout to greet Romy Gonzalez at the plate when he scored the winning run that clinched the team's first playoff berth since 2021.

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox face the Detroit Tigers with a 1-0 series lead. Boston has an 88-72 record overall and a 47-32 record in home games. The Red Sox have a 65-29 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

While the Seattle Mariners have already clinched the AL West, and the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays have locked in playoff spots, the rest of the field is not yet settled As the Cleveland Guardians vie for the AL Central, two spots are available among them, the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros.

The Tigers were within six outs of a win that could’ve put them back on top of the American League Central, but they fell to a late Red Sox rally. Cedanne Rafaela’s ninth-inning RBI triple completed B