AL playoff race takeaways: Red Sox clinch wild-card berth, Blue Jays and Yankees stay atop East

Boston clinches its first postseason berth since 2021, and Toronto and New York are tied for first in the East with two games remaining.

Varsho hits fifth career grand slam, Blue Jays beat Red Sox 6-1 to maintain share of AL East lead

Daulton Varsho hit his fifth career grand slam, George Springer added a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Thursday night to maintain a tie for the AL East lead with the New York Yankees.

Injured Boston Red Sox starter to throw another live BP on Friday

TORONTO — Injured Red Sox pitcher Dustin May will throw another live batting practice Friday. “Then we’ll go from there,” manager Alex Cora said Thursday before Boston’s series finale against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.

Red Sox lineup: Brayan Bello aims to bounce back as Sox go for sweep

Brayan Bello will take the mound Thursday as the Red Sox look to complete a three-game sweep of the Blue Jays and punch their ticket to the postseason.
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