Overview
- Boston lost 6-1 to the Blue Jays on Thursday, and the Astros beat the Athletics 11-5, delaying any postseason clinch.
- The Red Sox sit at 87-72, one game ahead of the Tigers (86-73) and two ahead of the Astros (85-74), with Boston owning the head-to-head tiebreaker over Houston.
- Thursday’s results eliminated Boston from winning the AL East and from overtaking Toronto or New York for the top wild-card seed.
- Friday’s game at Fenway features Kyle Harrison versus Casey Mize and will stream on Apple TV+, while Houston plays the Angels later in Anaheim.
- If the season ended today, Toronto and Seattle would earn byes and the Yankees would host the Red Sox in a three-game Wild Card series at Yankee Stadium.