"Boston secured another win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday, with eight shutout innings for Garrett Crochet pacing Boston en route to a 7-1 victory at Rogers Centre. As a result of Boston's win - the fourth in the team's last five games - the Red Sox could clinch a playoff berth as soon as Thursday afternoon, depending on how both Alex Cora's team and the Houston Astros fare in their respective series."
"Boston's magic number to clinch a postseason berth is now just one - with either a Red Sox win against Toronto or an Astros loss to the A's on Thursday securing a playoff spot for Boston. Boston lowered its magic number to two with Wednesday's win in Toronto, while Houston's loss to the Athletics later that night bringing that magic number down to one."
"With the Red Sox defeating Toronto on Wednesday, Boston (87-71) continues to hold steady in second place in the American League Wild Card standings - two games ahead of the third-place Tigers (85-73) and now three games ahead of the Astros (84-74), who currently are on the outside looking in at the playoff picture. All things considered, the Red Sox have a four-game cushion over the Astros with just four games left in the season, considering that Boston holds the tiebreaker over Houston."
The Red Sox can clinch a playoff spot with either a win over the Blue Jays or an Astros loss on Thursday. Garrett Crochet delivered eight shutout innings in a 7-1 victory at Rogers Centre, marking Boston's fourth win in five games. Boston's magic number to clinch a postseason berth has dropped to one after Wednesday's result and Houston's loss to the Athletics. Boston sits 87-71 in second place in the AL Wild Card standings, two games ahead of the Tigers and three ahead of the Astros, holding the tiebreaker over Houston with four games remaining.
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