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The Red Sox can clinch a playoff spot on Thursday

Red Sox playoff picture: How did Tuesday’s win help Boston’s postseason hopes?

With the AL East and potentially the top Wild Card seed out of reach for Boston with just five games remaining in the regular season, the top priority for the Red Sox is to simply punch their ticket ...

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Red Sox playoff scenarios: Here are the two ways Boston can clinch a wild card spot Thursday

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Red Sox Magic Number: How Boston Can Clinch First Playoff Appearance Since 2021

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Blue Jays Manager Gives Fiery Response After Second Straight Loss

The Toronto Blue Jays could be well on their way to a collapse atop the American League East.

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Raleigh hits 60th home run, Mariners win AL West title

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Narváez hits 2-run double, Lowe drives in 2 as Red Sox beat AL-leading Blue Jays 4-1

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Three Blue Jays pitchers combine for six perfect innings before Boston's Duran doubles in seventh

Right-hander Louis Varland struck out three of the six batters he faced and lefty Eric Lauer followed by retiring 10 straight.

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Red Sox reactions: Unlikely power source homers, Garrett Crochet dominates in win

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Red Sox take big step toward postseason with series-clinching win in Toronto

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Red Sox Wild Card Picture Trimmed To Final Four Teams

The Boston Red Sox haven't completely locked up a playoff spot yet, but that seemingly is just a matter of time at this point. Boston's magic number to clinch a playoff spot is down to one after taking the first two games of a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays.

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AL wild-card standings, explained: Updated Red Sox, Astros, Tigers playoff chances and tiebreakers for 2025 MLB bracket

While the Seattle Mariners have already clinched the AL West, and the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays have locked in playoff spots, the rest of the field remains fairly up in the air. As the Cleveland Guardians vie for the AL Central, two spots are available among them, the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros.

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Where Red Sox stand in playoff race entering final series vs. Tigers at Fenway

The Red Sox needed to either beat the Blue Jays or have the Astros lose to the Athletics to clinch a postseason berth Thursday night. Neither happened. Here's where things stand entering Friday.

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Red Sox get helpful result in AL Wild Card race after Guardians beat Tigers

The Red Sox are another step closer. Boston opened its three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays with a 4-1 victory at Rogers Centre on Tuesday night. The Red Sox, who currently hold a one game lead for the second American League Wild Card spot,

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My relationship with the Red Sox? It’s complicated

I’ve always had a weakness for Fenway in September, writes Roberto Scalese, whose relationship with the Red Sox went south after they traded Mookie Betts. When I heard you may even make the playoffs this year,

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Would the Red Sox be the Yankees’ toughest challenge in the Wild Card Series?

But, removing the mental aspect (indeed, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton are the only Yankees on the active roster who played in the 2021 Wild Card Game), are the Red Sox the biggest foes for the Yankees in a potential Wild Card Series? Let’s weigh why or why not.

Red Sox pull out gritty win, holding ground in tumultuous AL wild-card hunt

With the win, the Red Sox held onto the second wild-card spot, one game up on floundering Detroit, which fell out of first place in the AL Central Tuesday as the Guardians surged ahead. Meanwhile, the Yankees clinched a postseason berth with a walk-off win and now sit just one game behind the Jays for the AL East title.

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Red Sox Player High-Fives Umpire After Safe Call at Home

The Rays beat the Red Sox 7-3 on Sunday as Boston clings to one of the final two wild card spots in the American League. The loss was not due to a lack of effort by Trevor Story who scored on a close play at the plate on a base hit by Romy González in the top of the seventh.