Overview

• A 4-3 win over the Tigers featured Jarren Duran’s game-tying RBI single in the eighth before Ceddanne Rafaela’s ninth-inning triple ended it and secured the berth, the club’s first since 2021.
• Manager Alex Cora told the clubhouse they didn’t come to play only 162 games and set a clear World Series goal.
• The Red Sox are tracking for the No. 5 seed and a road Wild Card series, with the matchup dependent on the season’s final results in the AL East.
• Boston’s resurgence has been fueled by emerging young players after roster moves created space for prospects to contribute.
• Outfielder Roman Anthony said he is rehabbing a left oblique strain and working to return, with his postseason availability still uncertain.