Ceddanne Rafaela tripled to drive in the game-ending run in the ninth inning Friday night, giving the Red Sox a 4-3 victory over the Tigers and clinching Boston’s first postseason berth since 2021.
BOSTON — Ceddanne Rafaela tripled off the center-field wall to drive in the game-winning run in the ninth inning Friday night, giving the Red Sox a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers and clinching Boston’s first postseason berth since 2021.
The Red Sox are the first team since at least 1920 to clinch a playoff spot via walk-off triple, according to ESPN Research.
Boston rallied from a 3-0 deficit to move two games ahead of the Tigers and 2½ ahead of Houston in the race for the last two American League wild-card berths, with two games left to play.
