"BOSTON -- Ceddanne Rafaela tripled off the center field wall to drive in the game-ending run in the ninth inning on Friday night, giving the Red Sox a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers and clinching Boston's first postseason berth since 2021. 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."
"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. Closer Aroldis Chapman (5-3) pitched the ninth for the win."
Ceddanne Rafaela tripled off the center field wall in the ninth inning to drive in the game-ending run, giving the Red Sox a 4-3 victory and clinching Boston's first postseason berth since 2021. Boston rallied from a 3-0 deficit to move two games ahead of Detroit and 2 1/2 games ahead of Houston with two games remaining. Boston tied the game in the eighth, Romy Gonzalez singled with one out in the ninth, and Rafaela's 1-0 pitch ricocheted off the center-field wall. Masataka Yoshida had three hits and Aroldis Chapman closed the game for the win. The walk-off marked Boston's major league-leading 12th of the season, tying for the second-most in franchise history.
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