The Boston Red Sox got a few steps closer to clinching a spot in the MLB playoffs Tuesday night, thanks to a win over the Toronto Blue Jays and a loss by the Houston Astros.

Boston remains in the second Wild Card spot in the American League following the team's 4-1 win over the AL East-leading Blue Jays in Toronto . But the Red Sox got an extra boost with the Astros losing to the Athletics in Sacramento, 5-1, which dropped Houston two games behind Boston.

With those two results, the chances of the Red Sox missing the playoffs dropped drastically Tuesday night. Boston now owns a 96 percent chance at seeing the postseason, according to FanGraphs .

Boston is one game up on the Detroit Tigers, who now occupy the third and final AL Wild Card spot after losing to the red shot Cleveland

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