The Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers have each clinched a playoff berth, but their final game of the regular season still has postseason implications for both sides.

Red Sox fans won’t watch Sunday’s matchup at Fenway Park too anxiously. The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees are fighting for the American League East, and whoever falls short will host a first-round matchup as the top wild-card seed.

That leaves Boston vying for either the No. 5 or 6 seed. The Red Sox would wrap up the higher spot with a win over Detroit.

Boston could still maintain that spot with a loss. The Red Sox hold a one-game advantage over the Tigers and Cleveland Guardians with the tiebreaker over Cleveland, so they would only fall to No. 6 if the Tigers and Guardians both win, giving Detroit the head-to-he

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