Ceddanne Rafaela of the Boston Red Sox reacts after hitting a run-scoring triple that clinched a walk-off victory over the Detroit Tigers and secured the Red Sox' Major League Baseball playoff berth

Ceddanne Rafaela of the Boston Red Sox reacts after hitting a run-scoring triple that clinched a walk-off victory over the Detroit Tigers and secured the Red Sox' Major League Baseball playoff berth

 Brian Fluharty

The Boston Red Sox clinched their first Major League Baseball post-season berth since 2021 on Friday as Ceddanne Rafaela belted a walk-off triple to seal a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

The Red Sox erased a 3-0 deficit to move two games ahead of the Tigers and 2.5 games ahead of the Houston Astros in the race for the last two American League wild card berths with two games remaining in the regular season.

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