Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
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Red Sox clinch first playoff berth since 2021 on Rafaela's walk-off triple to beat Tigers
Boston rallied from a 3-0 deficit to move two games ahead of the Tigers and 2 1/2 ahead of Houston in the race for the last two American League wild-card berths, with two games left to play. Detroit, which has lost 12 of its last 14 games, can still reach the playoffs and even win the AL Central with help from Cleveland.
Boston tied the game in the eighth inning and then Romy Gonzalez singled to center with one out in the ninth. Rafaela, who missed clearing the Green Monster in the seventh by about a foot, sent a 1-0 pitch off the wall in center.
Gonzalez, who held up to make sure it wasn't caught, raced around to score as his teammates streamed out of the dugout and nearly beat him to the plate.
Masataka Yoshida had three hits for Boston. Closer Aroldis Chapman (5-3) pitched the ninth for the win. Tommy Kahnle (1-5) got just one out in the bottom of the ninth.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Rafaela tripled to right, González scored. |
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9th Inning | González singled to center. |
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9th Inning | Yoshida grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Kahnle relieved Finnegan |
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9th Inning | McKinstry as designated hitter. |
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9th Inning | Torkelson struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 DET |
 BOS |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 12 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 10 | Hits | 10 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 4 | Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 4 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 36 | At Bats | 32 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 24 | Runners Left On Base | 9 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 3 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 161 | Pitches | 107 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 12 | Total Bases | 15 |
| 40 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 4.2 | Runs Created | 4.0 |
| .278 | Batting Average | .313 |
| .500 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .333 | Slugging Percentage | .469 |
| .167 | Secondary Average | .188 |
| .350 | On Base Percentage | .303 |
| .683 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .772 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 4.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.4 |
| 26.0 | Batter Rating | 35.5 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.03 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.24 |
| .056 | Isolated Power | .156 |
| 0.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
| .100 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
| -.111 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.125 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 78.5 | MLB Rating | 84.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 37,052 | Capacity: