Overview

• Boston beat Detroit 4-3 to secure the AL’s No. 5 seed, sending the No. 6 Tigers to Cleveland for a best-of-three wild card series starting Tuesday.
• The Yankees will host the Red Sox in the other AL Wild Card after Toronto won the AL East and top seed; winners will face the Mariners and Blue Jays, respectively.
• Cincinnati grabbed the NL’s final berth despite losing in Milwaukee as the Mets fell 4-0 in Miami; the Reds open at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday at 9:08 p.m. ET, with the winner to play Philadelphia.
• MLB set Wild Card Game 1 windows for Tuesday at 1:08 and 6:08 p.m. ET in the AL and 9:08 p.m. ET for Dodgers–Reds, with Game 2s on Wednesday and decisive Game 3s Thursday if needed.
• With matchups locked, clubs began finalizing short-series pitching and roster plans, including Boston evaluating lefties Connelly Early and Payton Tolle for potential bullpen roles.