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When will the Red Sox clinch a playoff spot?

Published by SB Nation on September 19, 2026 at 9:42 AM ET

Throughout the course of last night’s game, the NESN broadcast intently followed the Blue Jays-Rangers game, telling us that if the Rangers won that game, combined with a Red Sox win, Boston’s magic number would drop from 3 to 1. I woke up this morning and came across this tweet. Magic Number of 2. Got […]

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