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Red Sox clinch MLB Playoff berth for 1st time since 2021

MLB magic numbers, playoff matchups: Red Sox clinch; Mets lose spot to Reds (9/27/25)

With 160 games down and two to go in MLB’s 26-week season, two division titles and two wild card spots still are on the line.

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Red Sox clinch MLB playoff berth for first time since 2021

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How Red Sox win impacted who they’ll face in the playoffs

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Explaining the clinch scenarios for every AL contender

As the regular season enters its final weekend, the American League side of the playoff bracket is a whirlwind of uncertainty.

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Red Sox playoff picture: Here’s how Boston can clinch postseason berth at Fenway on Friday

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Red Sox ready and eager for chance to clinch playoff spot at Fenway

Guardians score, lineups vs. Texas Rangers

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Cleveland Guardians remain tied for 1st in AL Central after 7-3 loss to Texas Rangers

The Guardians maintain a magic number of two to either clinch a playoff berth or win the division after the Tigers lost to the Red Sox on Friday.

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Cleveland Guardians vs. Texas Rangers odds, tips and betting trends | September 27

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Guardians score, lineups vs Texas Rangers as Cleveland looks to inch closer to playoffs

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Ceddanne Rafaela is hero for Red Sox, Guardians all in one in AL Wild Card, Central Division races

And when Rafaela delivered a walk-off triple off the centerfield fence in the bottom of the ninth against the Detroit Tigers, it started a party at Fenway. The Red Sox had clinched a playoff spot. But this was also a crucial swing in the AL Central Division race.

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Guardians lose, 7-3, to Texas, but stay tied for first as Tigers lose to Red Sox

The loss, however, did not hurt the Guardians (86-74) because Detroit (86-74) lost to Boston, 4-3, at Fenway Park. The dueling losses kept the two teams tied atop the AL Central with the Guardians holding the tiebreaker should they finish with the same records.

AL playoff race takeaways: Red Sox clinch playoff 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.

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Guardians remain tied in the AL Central after 7-3 loss to Rangers

Alejandro Osuna hit a three-run homer in the first, rookie Jack Leiter matched a career high with 10 strikeouts and the Texas Rangers beat Cleveland 7-3 on Friday night. The Guardians (86-74)