Rangers 3–1 already ran. Yankees 6–4 already ran. White Sox 9–1 already ran. This is Friday’s unused Fenway.
AP, Kyle Hightower, Friday 5:07 p.m. ET: Boston 4, Chicago 3 in a doubleheader opener. Connor Wong a tiebreaking double in the seventh. That clinched the No. 5 seed in the American League playoffs. The Red Sox will open the Wild Card at the Yankees for a second year in a row. Last year’s best-of-three was 2–1 New York. AP: it will be the seventh Red Sox–Yankees postseason series. A seed is not a series we have played.
Roman Anthony two doubles, a triple, and three runs scored. Trailing 3–1 in the fifth, Adley Rutschman a single that scored Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Anthony. Greg Weissert 4–2, 1⅓ innings. Raymond Burgos two innings, his second save. Boston’s bullpen allowed no hit after the sixth. Chicago starter Alec Gamboa three runs, four hits, two innings. Aaron Civale 6–8 took the loss after Anthony’s triple and Wong’s double in a three-pitch span. Cubs 88–72. Red Sox 86–74. Alex Bregman 0-for-4 in his first game since face fractures last Sunday in Cincinnati. Mickey Gasper left in the sixth with right biceps discomfort. We will not invent Friday’s nightcap, and we will not invent Yankees–Orioles.
What this means for you
If you needed this afternoon’s unused 3–1, it still stands. If you needed tonight’s unused sports, it is 4–3, fifth seed, Game 1 only. Not a sweep.
Bottom line: Red Sox 4–3. Fifth seed. Not 3–1. Not Game 2.
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